Students at Highland Middle School in Ulster County received a demonstration by the DEP Police Aviation Unit, including a helicopter landing and question-and-answer session. Pam Elardo, P.E., has been appointed Deputy Commissioner of the Bureau of Wastewater Treatment (BWT). Several BWT employees competed in the New Jersey Water Environmental Association (NJWEA) Spring Fling Operations Challenge 2016. The Department of Environmental Protection is hosting blood drives at several locations to help offset supply shortages at the New York Blood Center.
This is a monthly puzzle sent out to city employees via email. Each month presents a new ethics-related contest. One randomly selected winner receives a de minimis prize from the training & Education Unit.
The annual Child Fatality Review Advisory Team report summarizes data on child injury deaths. The 2016 report includes trends from 1999-2013 and examines deaths due to both unintentional and intentional causes, by area-based poverty and by race/ethnicity. Recommendations for reducing child injury deaths are included.
The 30th annual Water Resources Art and Poetry Contest, held at the Tribeca Performing Arts Center, hosted a record-breaking 1,800 participants from schools in New York City and Watershed communities. New York City bans the use of hands-free phones for all operators of city vehicles apart from emergency personnel. The Gilboa Dam rehabilitation project has earned its third major award, for engineering excellence from the American Council of Engineering Companies (ACEC).