In accordance with the CSO Order on Consent (DEC Case No. CO2-20000107-8 as modified by DEC Case No. CO2-2007-0101-1), the New York City Department of Environmental Protection submits quarterly reports on its actions toward complying with the Order's milestones.
In accordance with the CSO Order on Consent (DEC Case Nos. CO2-20000107-8, CO2-2007-0101-1, CO2-20090318-30, CO2-20110512-25), the New York City Department of Environmental Protection submits quarterly reports on its actions toward complying with the Order's milestones.
In accordance with the CSO Order on Consent (DEC Case Nos. CO2-20000107-8, CO2-2007-0101-1, CO2-20090318-30, CO2-20110512-25), the New York City Department of Environmental Protection submits quarterly reports on its actions toward complying with the Order's milestones.
In accordance with the CSO Order on Consent (DEC Case Nos. CO2-20000107-8, CO2-2007-0101-1, CO2-20090318-30, CO2-20110512-25), the New York City Department of Environmental Protection submits quarterly reports on its actions toward complying with the Order's milestones.
In accordance with the CSO Order on Consent (DEC Case No. CO2-20000107-8 as modified by DEC Case No. CO2-2007-0101-1), the New York City Department of Environmental Protection submits quarterly reports on its actions toward complying with the Order's milestones.
In accordance with the CSO Order on Consent (DEC Case No. CO2-20000107-8 as modified by DEC Case No. CO2-2007-0101-1), the New York City Department of Environmental Protection submits quarterly reports on its actions toward complying with the Order's milestones.
In accordance with the CSO Order on Consent (DEC Case No. CO2-20000107-8 as modified by DEC Case No. CO2-2007-0101-1), the New York City Department of Environmental Protection submits quarterly reports on its actions toward complying with the Order's milestones.
In accordance with the CSO Order on Consent (DEC Case No. CO2-20000107-8 as modified by DEC Case No. CO2-2007-0101-1), the New York City Department of Environmental Protection submits quarterly reports on its actions toward complying with the Order's milestones.
In accordance with the CSO Order on Consent (DEC Case No. CO2-20000107-8), the New York City Department of Environmental Protection submits quarterly reports on its actions toward complying with the Order's milestones.
In accordance with the CSO Order on Consent (DEC Case No. CO2-20000107-8 as modified by DEC Case No. CO2-2007-0101-1), the New York City Department of Environmental Protection submits quarterly reports on its actions toward complying with the Order's milestones.
In accordance with the CSO Order on Consent (DEC Case No. CO2-20000107-8 as modified by DEC Case No. CO2-2007-0101-1), the New York City Department of Environmental Protection submits quarterly reports on its actions toward complying with the Order's milestones.
In accordance with the CSO Order on Consent (DEC Case No. CO2-20000107-8), the New York City Department of Environmental Protection submits quarterly reports on its actions toward complying with the Order's milestones.
In accordance with the CSO Order on Consent (DEC Case No. CO2-20000107-8), the New York City Department of Environmental Protection submits quarterly reports on its actions toward complying with the Order's milestones.
In accordance with the CSO Order on Consent (DEC Case No. CO2-20000107-8), the New York City Department of Environmental Protection submits quarterly reports on its actions toward complying with the Order's milestones.
In accordance with the CSO Order on Consent (DEC Case No. CO2-20000107-8), the New York City Department of Environmental Protection submits quarterly reports on its actions toward complying with the Order's milestones.
In accordance with the CSO Order on Consent (DEC Case No. CO2-20000107-8), the New York City Department of Environmental Protection submits quarterly reports on its actions toward complying with the Order's milestones.
In accordance with the CSO Order on Consent (DEC Case No. CO2-20000107-8), the New York City Department of Environmental Protection submits quarterly reports on its actions toward complying with the Order's milestones.
In accordance with the CSO Order on Consent (DEC Case No. CO2-20000107-8), the New York City Department of Environmental Protection submits quarterly reports on its actions toward complying with the Order's milestones.
In accordance with the CSO Order on Consent (DEC Case No. CO2-20000107-8), the New York City Department of Environmental Protection submits quarterly reports on its actions toward complying with the Order's milestones.
In accordance with the CSO Order on Consent (DEC Case No. CO2-20000107-8), the New York City Department of Environmental Protection submits quarterly reports on its actions toward complying with the Order's milestones.
In accordance with the CSO Order on Consent (DEC Case No. CO2-20000107-8), the New York City Department of Environmental Protection submits quarterly reports on its actions toward complying with the Order's milestones.
In accordance with the CSO Order on Consent (DEC Case No. CO2-20000107-8), the New York City Department of Environmental Protection submits quarterly reports on its actions toward complying with the Order's milestones.
In accordance with the CSO Order on Consent (DEC Case No. CO2-20000107-8), the New York City Department of Environmental Protection submits quarterly reports on its actions toward complying with the Order's milestones.
In accordance with the CSO Order on Consent (DEC Case No. CO2-20000107-8), the New York City Department of Environmental Protection submits quarterly reports on its actions toward complying with the Order's milestones.
In accordance with the CSO Order on Consent (DEC Case No. CO2-20000107-8), the New York City Department of Environmental Protection submits quarterly reports on its actions toward complying with the Order's milestones.
In accordance with the CSO Order on Consent (DEC Case No. CO2-20000107-8), the New York City Department of Environmental Protection submits quarterly reports on its actions toward complying with the Order's milestones.
In accordance with the CSO Order on Consent (DEC Case No. CO2-20000107-8), the New York City Department of Environmental Protection submits quarterly reports on its actions toward complying with the Order's milestones.
In accordance with the CSO Order on Consent (DEC Case No. CO2-20000107-8), the New York City Department of Environmental Protection submits quarterly reports on its actions toward complying with the Order's milestones.
In accordance with the CSO Order on Consent (DEC Case No. CO2-20000107-8), the New York City Department of Environmental Protection submits quarterly reports on its actions toward complying with the Order's milestones.
In accordance with the CSO Order on Consent (DEC Case No. CO2-20000107-8), the New York City Department of Environmental Protection submits quarterly reports on its actions toward complying with the Order's milestones.
In accordance with the CSO Order on Consent (DEC Case No. CO2-20000107-8), the New York City Department of Environmental Protection submits quarterly reports on its actions toward complying with the Order's milestones.
In accordance with the CSO Order on Consent (DEC Case No. CO2-20000107-8), the New York City Department of Environmental Protection submits quarterly reports on its actions toward complying with the Order's milestones.
In accordance with the CSO Order on Consent (DEC Case No. CO2-20000107-8), the New York City Department of Environmental Protection submits quarterly reports on its actions toward complying with the Order's milestones.
In accordance with the CSO Order on Consent (DEC Case No. CO2-20000107-8), the New York City Department of Environmental Protection submits quarterly reports on its actions toward complying with the Order's milestones.
In accordance with the CSO Order on Consent (DEC Case No. CO2-20000107-8), the New York City Department of Environmental Protection submits quarterly reports on its actions toward complying with the Order's milestones.
In accordance with the CSO Order on Consent (DEC Case No. CO2-20000107-8), the New York City Department of Environmental Protection submits quarterly reports on its actions toward complying with the Order's milestones.
In accordance with the CSO Order on Consent (DEC Case No. CO2-20000107-8), the New York City Department of Environmental Protection submits quarterly reports on its actions toward complying with the Order's milestones.
In accordance with the CSO Order on Consent (DEC Case No. CO2-20000107-8), the New York City Department of Environmental Protection submits quarterly reports on its actions toward complying with the Order's milestones.
In accordance with the CSO Order on Consent (DEC Case No. CO2-20000107-8), the New York City Department of Environmental Protection submits quarterly reports on its actions toward complying with the Order's milestones.
In accordance with the CSO Order on Consent (DEC Case No. CO2-20000107-8), the New York City Department of Environmental Protection submits quarterly reports on its actions toward complying with the Order's milestones.
In accordance with the CSO Order on Consent (DEC Case No. CO2-20000107-8), the New York City Department of Environmental Protection submits quarterly reports on its actions toward complying with the Order's milestones.
In accordance with the CSO Order on Consent (DEC Case No. CO2-20000107-8), the New York City Department of Environmental Protection submits quarterly reports on its actions toward complying with the Order's milestones.
In accordance with the CSO Order on Consent (DEC Case No. CO2-20000107-8), the New York City Department of Environmental Protection submits quarterly reports on its actions toward complying with the Order's milestones.
As required by the State Pollutant Discharge Elimination System ("SPDES") Permit, SPDES Number NY-0287890, issued by the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC), the City of New York must "provide a written certification statement" that the City has developed "adequate authority to control pollutant discharges into and from its MS4."
This State Pollutant Discharge Elimination System ("SPDES") permit authorizes discharges of stormwater from the large municipal separate storm sewer systems ("MS4s") as defined in 40 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) 122.26(b)(4), currently existing within the jurisdictional boundaries of the City of New York ("urbanized area"), and limited to those MS4 outfalls owned or operated by New York City ("Permittee"), provided all of the eligibility provisions are met.
Since the 1990s, the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) has imposed certain stormwater-related requirements on Municipal Separate Storm Sewer System (MS4) infrastructure operated by the New York City Department of Environmental Protection (DEP), which were incorporated into the individual permits for DEP's 14 wastewater treatment plants. The City's MS4 permit requires the development by August 1, 2018 of a Stormwater Management Program (SWMP) Plan, the goal of which will be to reduce pollution that reaches waterbodies through the MS4.
As required by the Municipal Separate Storm Sewer System (MS4) permit, the Progress Report on the development of the Stormwater Management Program (SWMP) was presented to the public. The comments received on each Progress Report presented and published will be used to inform development of the SWMP Plan.
Since the 1990s, the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) has imposed certain stormwater-related requirements on Municipal Separate Storm Sewer System (MS4) infrastructure operated by the New York City Department of Environmental Protection (DEP), which were incorporated into the individual permits for DEP's 14 wastewater treatment plants. The City's MS4 permit requires the development by August 1, 2018 of a Stormwater Management Program (SWMP) Plan, the goal of which will be to reduce pollution that reaches waterbodies through the MS4.
As required by the Municipal Separate Storm Sewer System (MS4) permit, the Progress Report on the development of the Stormwater Management Program (SWMP) was presented to the public. The comments received on each Progress Report presented and published will be used to inform development of the SWMP Plan.
The City of New York's (City) Municipal Separate Storm Sewer System (MS4) Permit requires the development of a floatable and settleable trash and debris (herein referred to as "floatables") management program as part of the Stormwater Management Program (SWMP). In particular, the MS4 Permit requires the submission of a work plan "to determine the loading rate of floatable and settleable trash and debris discharged, including land-based sources, from the MS4 to waterbodies listed as impaired for floatables."
"Nora", the Tunnel Boring Machine (TBM) for the Delaware Aqueduct Bypass Tunnel, is being assembled 854 feet below ground in Newburgh, New York. A new covered soccer field for the FC Harlem Lions, a Harlem-based nonprofit youth development organization, will be built on property of the New York City Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) adjacent to the North River Wastewater Treatment Plant. DEP joined representatives from NYC Parks and the City Council to cut the ribbon on the newly constructed Seabury Park. DEP has opened access this year to 1,038 additional acres of water supply land for low-impact recreation.
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.
Testing confirms that New York Harbor is cleaner and healthier today than it has been in more than a century, following an ambitious andd aggressive infrastructure and wastewater upgrade program led by The New York City Department of Environmental Protection (DEP). Cecil McMaster, Deputy Commissioner/Chief Information Officer, shares tips to keep information safe from scammers. 960 batteries were replaced in an electric backup system for the Catskill-Delaware Ultraviolet Light Disinfection Facility. More than 200 scientists from around the world gathered in Ulster County for the 19th meeting of the Blobal Lake Ecological Observatory Network (GLEON), which seeks to understand, predict, and communicate the role and response of lakes in a changing global environment.
In the Energy Edition of the Weekly Pipeline Newsletter, the New York City Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) highlights some of its ongoing and future projects and successes in energy and sustainability. The BEDC Sustainability Section seeks to proactively implement energy-saving and greenhouse gas reduction strategies into DEP's Capital Program. The DEP visited the Camden Solar Center in New Jersey to learn about their innovative application of solar power installed over wastewater treatment process tanks. The Bureau of Environmental Planning and Analysis has developed the Wastewater Treatment Plant Water-Energy Nexus (WWTP-WEN) study, an Excel-based tool to better understand the carbon footprint benefits of DEP's sustainability programs.
The former Brookfield Landfill on Staten Island has been transferred to NYC Parks and is officially open to the public after years of remediation. New York City Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) Commissioner Vincent Sapienza joined with Mayor Bill de Blasio to applaud the New York Court of Appeals decision to uphold the Water Board's issuance of credits to homeowners. A total of 1,646 boats were used in 2017 through DEP's recreational boating program, the most of any year since rentals began in 2014. NY1 News produced a feature on the Delaware Aqueduct Bypass Tunnel, with comments by Commissioner Sapienza and Deputy Commissioner Paul Rush.
Newsletter of the New York City Department of Environmental Protection's Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) office. The City's EEO Policy was created to provide equal opportunity for all employees and applicants for employment by ensuring that all workplaces in city agencies are free of illegal discrimination and harassment.
The New York City Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) has received a ten year waiver from the New York State Department of Health (DOH), known as a Filtration Avoidance Determination (FAD), which will allow the city to continue delivering unfiltered drinking water from its Catskill and Delaware water supply systems. These systems comprise the largest unfiltered water supply in the United States, delivering about 90 percent of New York City's water on a typical day. DEP employees generously donated toys for needy children during this year's holiday season. This year's DEP holiday party was held on December 20th at Russo's on the Bay in Howard Beach, Queens.
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.
Personnel from the New York City Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) worked to ensure that critical services operated without significant interruptions during the recent historic cold spell. A team from the Bureau of Water and Sewer Operations helped to administer humanitarian aid in Puerto Rico following damage caused by Hurricane Maria. 2017 figures for water supply and analysis from the City's watersheds are summarized.
New York City Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) Commissioner Vincent Sapienza reviews several of the agency's accomplishments from the past year, including the Delaware Aqueduct Bypass Tunnel project and green infrastructure enhancements. Drilling has commenced on the tunnel section of the Delaware Aqueduct Bypass Tunnel. Shotcrete, a unique form of concrete, is applied to rock excavations such as the shafts of the Delaware Aqueduct Bypass Tunnel to prevent rock from falling off the walls and potentially striking workers.
On the 25th anniversary of the Filtration Avoidance Determination for New York City's water supply, the New York Times publishes a piece on the system and the agreement. Entries for the 32nd annual Water Resources Art and Poetry Contest are now being accepted. New York City Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) Deputy Commissioner Pam Elardo sat down with actor Alec Baldwin on his WNYC podcast, "Here's the Thing," to discuss the city's wastewater treatment system. Mayor Bill de Blasio signed legislation into law aimed at reducing overnight and weekend construction noise. DEP police officers conducted ice rescue training during recent simulation exercises held at the Ashokan Reservoir.
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.
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.
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.
The New York City Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) is developing a strategic plan and has appointed Diana Jones Ritter in the new role of Chief Strategy Officer. DEP donated a fossil from the oldest fossilized forest in the world to the Bilboa-Conesville Central School. The Newtown Creek Wastewater Treatment Plant will once again be opened February 10th to the public for special Valentine's Day tours. Earlier this month, DEP hosted 9th and 11th grade AP Environmental Science students from George Westinghouse High School in Brooklyn at the Newtown Creek Wastewater Treatment Plant for a field trip.
The New York City Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) has teamed up with the Office of Emergency Management (NYCEM) to combat water-related emergencies through Community Emergency Response Teams (CERTs). DEP has begun a $35 million project to improve drainage and enhance Jack's Pond in Staten Island's Great Kills neighborhood. The hydroelectric turbine at the Neversink Tunnel Outlet recently underwent maintenance and repairs. The West of Hudson Tree Task Force was recently called out to the Shandaken Tunnel Intake Chamber to assist the Bureau of Engineering Design and Construction (BEDC) with hazardous tree removal. Current DEP executives and employees went on a tour of the North River Wastewater Treatment Plant with the plant's original Chief Engineer, Joseph T. Miller.
According to a study by the United States Geological Survey (USGS), sediment deposition in New York City's water supply reservoirs has reduced total storage capacity of the system by 2.4 percent. However, the fact that sediment is primarily collecting in areas deeper than the lowest intakes means that the loss of capacity will not affect water supply operations or reliability. The New York City Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) once again offered its popular Valentine's Day tours of the Newtown Creek Wastewater Treatment Plant.
Drinking water for New York City is supplied from several large reservoirs, including a system of reservoirs west of the Hudson River. To provide updated reservoir capacity tables and bathymetry maps of the City's six West of Hudson reservoirs, bathymetric surveys were conducted by the U.S. Geological Survey from 2013 to 2015.
New York City has been collecting water quality data in New York Harbor since 1909. These data are utilzed by regulators, scientists, educators and citizens to assess impacts, trends and improvements in the water quality of New York Harbor. Today the Harbor Survey Program is managed by the New York City Department of Environmental Protection.
Watershed Annual Reports provide summary information about the watersheds, streams and reservoirs that are the sources of New York City's drinking water. They provide a general overview of the city's water resources, their condition during the year, and report on the Department of Environmental Protection's compliance with regulatory standards or guidelines. These reports are complementary to the New York City Drinking Water Supply and Quality Reports, also published annually.
The forest management plan is the first comprehensive plan developed for all City-owned watershed forest land. It provides the framework for management actions to occur now and into the future. Revisions and refinements of the plan will occur at regular intervals. Revisions may be enhanced with expansion or refinement of available data, including wetland mapping, additional stand delineation, and stand-level forest inventory data collection. This plan establishes criteria and guidelines for current forest management activities, and provides a solid foundation upon which increasingly robust plans can be developed in the future.
In 2013 the New York City Department of Environmental Protection certified completion of three Neighborhood Demonstration Area projects and met the three 2012 CSO Consent Order milestones, oversaw the completion of four Green Infrastructure Grant projects in the Bronx, Brooklyn and Manhattan, worked with other City agencies to initiate Area-wide design and construction contracts, launched the BioswaleCare Program to support community stewardship of green infrastructure, accepted a NYC Public Design Commission Award for Excellence in Design for the first green infrastructure design standards, worked to support the extension of the NYC Green Roof Tax Abatement, and much more.
Green infrastructure collects and manages stormwater runoff from impervious surfaces, such as streets and sidewalks. The New York City Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) is building Right-of-way Bioswales, Stormwater Greenstreets, and other stormwater management practices to reduce combined sewer overflow (CSO) discharges into New York City's waterbodies. Green infrastructure is a more cost-effective way to improve water quality in New York City, and will save New Yorkers billions of dollars. Green infrastructure also helps create a more sustainable city. Benefits of green infrastructure include neighborhood beautification, improved air quality, and reduced air temperature during hot weather.
Drinking Water Supply and Quality Reports are prepared annually by the New York City Department of Environmental Protection in accordance with the New York State Sanitary Code and the National Primary Drinking Water Regulations of the United States Environmental Protection Agency, which require all drinking water suppliers to provide the public with an annual statement describing the sources and quality of its water supply.
In response to the de Blasio administration's commitment to strengthening infrastructure in the City of New York and to improving operational coordination between City and utility actors, the City convened a working group of City agencies responsible for underground infrastructure and emergency response. This group helped develop a series of recommendations that can inform plans for ongoing coordination and operational improvements.
New York City Department of Enviromental Protection. A newsletter for the recreational users who enjoy the lands and waters of the New York City water supply.
The Comprehensive Annual Financial Report (CAFR) of the New York City Water and Sewer System reports the financial activities of the New York Water and Sewer System (the "System") for the fiscal year ending June 30. The System is a joint operation consisting of two legally separate and independent entities, the New York City Municipal Water Finance Authority and the New York City Water Board. The System is a component unit of the New York City Department of Environmental Protection.