The New York City Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) has received its sixth out of a total eleven shipments of steel liners for repairing the Delaware Aqueduct between Newburgh and Wappinger on the Hudson River. Nesting boxes for peregrine falcons on the towers of three NYC bridges are monitored by DEP research scientist Christopher Nadareski, who proceeds to place identifying bands on any new hatchlings. Three DEP teams competed in the Operations Challenge statewide competition held at the New York Water Environment Association's conference in Rochester, New York. Construction has been completed on a $5.5 million sewer installation project in West Brighton, Staten Island.
The New York City Department of Environmental Protection (DEP), in partnership with the New York Aquarium, NYC Department of Sanitation and NYC Parks Department, had launched a public awareness campaign called Don't Trash Our Waters which aims to reduce litter and improve the health of the city's waterbodies. Chief Operator Tim Daly of the Croton Water Filtration Plant has been honored with the Operator of the Year Award by the New York State American Water Works Association (NYSAWWA). The DEP's 2017 Water-on-the-Go Program is underway, offering portable public drinking water fountains to promote the city's tap water. DEP has completed a new Bluebelt in Staten Island's Pleasant Plains neighborhood.
The first neighborhood playground in New York City to be fully reconstructed under the Community Parks Initiative (CPI) has been opened, including $500,000 of green infrastructure elements allocated by the Department of Environmental Protection (DEP). DEP distributed rain barrels to about 100 homeowners from several neighborhoods of Queens. Director of Stormwater Management Outreach Mikelle Adgate has been honored with an award by the Stormwater Infrastructure Matters (SWIM) Coalition. DEP's Catch Basin Inspection Unit celebrates the completion of the first year of a new program to inspect stormwater basins annually, as opposed to every three years.
The New York City Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) is currently undertaking multiple projects to address flooding in eastern Queens neighborhoods, as part of a $1.7 billion commitment by the City's Mayor, Bill de Blasio. DEP recently worked to clear debris in the waters of Sheepshead Bay. As part of a statewide effort to educate the public about invasive species, DEP has set up an education tent at the Pakatakan Farmers Market in Delaware County for the duration of New York Invasive Species Week.
The New York City Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) partnered with Mayor Bill de Blasio to announce a $115 water and sewer bill credit to more than 53,000 low-income homeowners. An education team from DEP participated in and sponsored part of the City of Water Day event recently held on Governor's Island. Acting Commissioner Vincent Sapienza gave welcoming remarks at the 25th Annual ReLeaf Conference at St. John's University in Jamaica, Queens. The New York City Green Infrastructure Grant Program is now offering funding for projects citywide. DEP employees, friends, and family participated in the third annual NYC Disability Pride Parade in Manhattan.
The Always Creating Excellence (ACE) program recognizes New York City Department of Environmental Protection staff members that have exhibited outstanding effort, and have gone above and beyond the call of duty to serve the people of New York City.
July marks the 175th anniversary of the first delivery of water through New York City's Old Croton Aqueduct. The New York City Deparment of Environmental Protection (DEP) will begin a new groundwater drainage feasibility study in southeast Queens. Also in Queens, the DEP's Bureau of Water and Sewer Operations recently completed several drainage and flooding alleviation projects in the neighborhoods of St. Albans, Jamaica, South Jamaica, Laurelton and Rosedale. The New York City Chapter of Trout Unlimited planted nearly 150 native trees along Muscoot Reservoir, which will improve environmental quality and stream bank stability.
The New York City Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) announces the Ashokan Century Program, a comprehensive $750 million project to upgrade infrastructure and facilities at the Ashokan Reservoir in Ulster County. Work will be performed on the main dam and dikes, spillway channel, and dividing weir bridge, as well as the Catskill Aqueduct headworks and chambers and a monument to J. Waldo Smith, the Chief Engineer of the original construction. Work continues on the Delaware Aqueduct Bypass Tunnel, with preparations in place for the start of tunnel boring. DEP joined local elected officials to distribute rainbarrels to around 320 homeowners on the South Shore of Staten Island.
After 10 years of outreach through the Hydrant Education Action Team (HEAT) program, reports of illegally opened hydrants have fallen by more than 60 percent. The New York City Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) joined with Council Member Andy King to distribute rain barrels to approximately 100 Bronx homeowners from the Wakefield, Olinville, Edenwald, Eastchester, Williamsbridge, Baychester, and Co-op City neighborhoods. Ground was broken on a project to convert an asphalt schoolyard at JHS 189Q in Flushing, Queens, to a playground with green infrastructure elements.
Integral pieces of the $30 million tunnel boring machine (TBM) that will be used to repair a leak in the 85-mile-long Delaware Aqueduct have begun to arrive in Newburgh. Earlier this year, the machine was named Nora after trailblazing suffragist and engineer Nora Stanton Blatch Deforest Barney. 135 young people participated in the 2017 Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) summer internship program. Sheep have been deployed to Rondout Reservoir to help maintain the facility's grassy fields after peviously having been stationed at Neversink Dam.
The New York City Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) and Department of Design and Construction (DDC) have completed the largest ever expansion of the Staten Island Bluebelt, an artificial wetland system which helps manage stormwater and reduce localized flooding. The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation has accepted DEP's Certification of Completed Construction for the $5 billion Newtown Creek Wastewater Treatment Plant upgrade. NYC tap water was awarded the top prize at the 2017 Regional Tap Water Taste Contest held at the American Museum of Natural History. Water-saving automatic shut-off timers and activation buttons have been installed on 400 spray showers at City playgrounds.
The New York City Department of Environmental Protection (DEP)'s Bureau of Engineering, Design and Construction (BEDC) is engaged in several large capital projects to improve the city's water supply infrastructure, including the replacement of gates and valves in the New Croton Dam, and a permanent water release tunnel from Schoharie Reservoir around the Gilboa Dam. Gardeners from the Bureau of Water & Sewer Operations (BWSO) have discovered monarch catterpillars and chrysalides for the second year in a row in Queens rain gardens. DEP will be hosting an annual Family Fishing Day on Sunday, September 17 at the Woodstock Dike on Ashokan Reservoir.
The New York City Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) has accomplished many significant milestones since the first issue of its Weekly Pipeline Newsletter in 2010, including the activation of the Croton Water Filtration Plant and the Manhattan portion of City Tunnel 3, and the initiation of a major repair to the Delaware Aqueduct. In the wake of Hurricane Harvey, New York City employees are able to directly donate a portion of their paychecks to hurricane relief efforts. DEP has announced a number of new initiatives and updated rules and regulations aimed at improving air quality. A $15 million project to upgrade sewer infrastructure and water mains along Bloomingdale Road in Staten Island has been completed three months ahead of schedule.
The New York City Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) marks the beginning of the tunneling phase of the Delaware Aqueduct Bypass Tunnel program, a $1 billion repair project to address two areas of leakage within the 85-mile long Delaware Aqueduct. The tunnel will be driven by an advanced boring machine dedicated in honor of Nora Stanton Blatch Deforest Barney, the first woman in the United States to earn a college degree in civil engineering and a contributor to the city's Catskill water system. The Downtown Far Rockaway Redevelopment Project, which aims to revitalize the area as part of the neighborhood's first rezoning since 1961, has been approved by the New York City Council.
The New York City Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) has published Innovative & Integrated Stormwater Management, a report examining national and international stormwater programs to enhance the agency's understanding and refine New York City's approach to its stormwater program. The DEP has reduced its greenhouse gas emissions by more than 20% since fiscal year 2006, with a goal of an 80% reduction by 2050. DEP Education staff conducted a three-day professional development workshop for New York City middle and high school teachers on water resources and climate change. DEP has quantified the greenhouse gas impacts of its sustainability programs, including water conservation, green infrastructure, and wetland restoration, with the Water-Energy Nexus Tool, developed by the Bureau of Environmental Planning and Analysis in coordination with the Bureau of Wastewater Treatment.
Eleven parks have been added to the Community Parks Initiative (CPI), a major project to revitalize community parks which have received less than $250,000 in funding over the past 20 years. The New York City Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) has committed $50 million in funding for adding green infrastructure elements to these parks. A $25 million infrastructure upgrade funded by DEP and managed by the Department of Design and Construction (DDC) to sewers and water mains in Far Rockaway has been completed. DEP will be holding its fourth Reservoir Cleaning Day on Sunday, October 1, at several reservoirs in watersheds both west and east of the Hudson River. A team from DEP will compete in the National Operations Challenge at the Water Environment Federation Technical Exhibition and Conference (WEFTEC) in Chicago.
A pedestrian bridge between the neighborhoods of Old Howard Beach and Hamilton Beach was renamed in honor of former New York City Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) Commissioner Joel Miele. DEP is collecting essential supplies to contribute to the Hurricane Maria relief effort. A new playground featuring green infrastructure elements has opened at P.S. 120Q in Flushing, Queens. DEP Commissioner Vincent Sapienza recently toured the Wards Island Wastewater Treatment Plant to inspect progress on capital improvement projects at the 80 year old A $19 million project is in progress to upgrade the drinking water supply connection to Randall's Island and Wards Island in the East River. More than 50 educators from various organizations participated in a tour to learn about the New York City water supply system.
The New York City Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) hosted its fourth annual Reservoir Cleanup Day, with a record 418 volunteers participating. A team from the Bureau of Wastewater Treatment (BWT) won second place at the National Operations Challenge at the Water Environment Federation Technical Exhibition and Conference (WEFTEC) in Chicago. A newly reconstructed playground with green infrastructure elements, one of the first in Manhattan under the Community Parks Initiative (CPI), has been opened on the Lower East Side. Staff from BWT and the Bureau of Public Affairs and Communications (BPAC) recently hosted several community organizations on an informational tour of the Hunts Point Wastewater Treatment Plant.
The New York City Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) partnered with the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) to sponsor public high students in the A Day in the Life of the Hudson & Harbor event. DEP and the City College of New York (CCNY) have completed a water conservation project which will realize a savings of nearly 11 million gallons of water a year. Students from the Gaynor McCown Expeditionary Learning High School on Staten Island participated in a clean-up event at the Wolfe's Pond Bluebelt in the Prince's Bay neighborhood.
Work has been completed on an expedited storm sewer extension project to help relieve flooding in Rosedale, Queens, in addition to an investment of $2.5 million in new catch basins and sewer extensions throughout southeast Queens. The New York City Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) participated in the 15th annual Open House NY (OHNY) weekend, offering public tours of the digester eggs at the Newtown Creek Wastewater Treatment Plant. Seasonal flu vaccinations are offered to all New York City Employees; this year, four dates are planned for DEP sites at Lefrak, Valhalla, and the Wards Island Wastewater Treatment Plant.
On the fifth anniversary of Hurrican Sandy's landfall in New York, the New York City Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) is investing approximately $400 million to safeguard equipment and minimize disruption in critical services at wastewater facilities. DEP joined the New York Road Runners and the Trust for Public Land to unveil a green playground at CS 54 Harriet Tubman Learning Center in Harlem. DEP hosted its first ever Safety Day at its Lefrak City Headquarters.
New York City and the states of Delaware, New Jersey, New York and Pennsylvania have signed a long-term pact governing the quantity and timing of water released from City reservoirs in the Delaware River Watershed. The 10-year agreement, known as the Flexible Flow Management Program 2017 (FFMP), was signed by all parties under the conditions of a 1954 United States Supreme Court decision regarding the river's use. The New York City Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) has announced the completion of a $2.2 million sewer line extension project in the Town of Shandaken, Ulster County, which will provide centralized wastewater collection and treatment to additional homes and businesses. DEP joined the Church of St. Luke & St. Matthew in Brooklyn's Clinton Hill neighborhood to celebrate a recently completed rain garden and permeable pavement project on the church's property.
The New York City Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) joined with officials from Delaware County, local historians and veterans to mark the completed restoration of Pepacton Cemetery. The first phase of the New Creek Bluebelt on Staten Island is nearing completion, containing two out of an eventual 19 Bluebelt wetlands that will receive and naturally filter the stormwater that falls in the area. Two employees from the Office of Information Technology were honored at the 20th annual New York City Technology forum on November 1st.
The New York City Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) has completed a $25 million sewer project in the Rosedale section of southeast Queens, which will improve drainage and help to mitigate flooding. Several United Nations officials toured the Newtown Creek Wastewater Treatment Plant as part of City Hall in Your Borough: Brooklyn, showcasing NYC's leadership on the UN's Global Goals agenda for sustainable development. Discounted tickets are available for DEP employees, family, and friends to see the Brooklyn Nets vs. Atlanta Hawks on December 2nd in the Barclays Center.
Releases from the Pepacton Reservoir into the East Branch Delaware River will be shut down for eight hours per day from December 6 - 8 to facilitate an underwater inspection of infrastructure at the reservoir, after which releases will be returned to the rate specified in the Flexible Flow Management Program. 44 new recruits have been welcomed to the Staff Sergeant Robert H. Dietz Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) Police Academy in the City of Kingston.
"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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
New York City Department of Environmental Protection public service announcement brochure about the investments in its water and wastewater systems supported by water and sewer fees
New York City Department of Environmental Protection public service announcement brochure about the investments in its water and wastewater systems supported by water and sewer fees
New York City Department of Environmental Protection public service announcement brochure about the investments in its water and wastewater systems supported by water and sewer fees
New York City Department of Environmental Protection public service announcement brochure about the investments in its water and wastewater systems supported by water and sewer fees
New York City Department of Environmental Protection public service announcement brochure about the investments in its water and wastewater systems supported by water and sewer fees