A detailed description of the New York City Department of Environmental Protection's approach to water demand management planning, focused on cost-effective approaches while providing clean, safe, and reliable drinking water.
The Demand Management Unit within DEP is tasked with development of a citywide strategy that will outline DEP's plan for implementation of water demand management projects between now and 2021. The Water Demand Management Plan identifies six key strategies for managing water demand in New York City in light of the Water for the Future program, and details 21 specific initiatives to be implemented over the next eight years in order to achieve targeted water demand reductions.
The Use and Standards Attainment Project being conducted by the New York City Department of Environmental Protection aims to define specific and comprehensive long-term beneficial use goals for each waterbody; develop the support needed to attain these goals; and provide additional support to the regulatory process needed to define water quality standards.
Reports on the development, progress and achievements of the New York City Department of Environmental Protection's source water protection programs established to maintain the Filtration Avoidance Determination (FAD) for the Catskill/Delaware portion of the New York City water supply.
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