The New York City Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) is contributing to the City's requirements according to the State Pollutant Discharge Elimination System Municipal Separate Storm Sewer System (MS4) permit, granted in 2015 by the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation.
The New York City Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) has concluded construction on a $71 million infrastructure upgrade project in Flushing, Queens, to improve roadway drainage and help mitigate flooding during rainstorms. Ground was broken on a new green playground at P.S. 33 in Chelsea.