In 2016, the New York City Department of Environmental Protection (DEP)'s accomplishments included the activation of the new water delivery tunnel to Staten Island, continued work on the Rondout-West Branch Bypass Tunnel, and the installation of an oyster bed in Jamaica Bay. Watershed maintainers in the Bureau of Water Supply have received additional training on climbing and trimming trees. A composting program has been launched at the DEP's Lefrak City headquarters.
This is a monthly newsletter published by the Training & Edcucation Unit. It typically contains a plain language article that discusses an aspect of the law, and also contains summaries of recent enforcement cases.
New York City has committed $1.7 billion toward a comprehensive drainage system for southeast Queens currently under development by the Department of Environmental Protection (DEP). Thanks are extended to DEP employees who worked critical jobs through the holidays. The DEP's involvement in blood donation through the New York Blood Center has reached a milestone with its 23,000th donor.
This report cites that access to fruits and vegetables, as measured by the prevalence of adults who could walk from home in five minutes or less to purchase fruits and vegetables, increased between 2008 and 2014. While trends in fruit and vegetable consum
Holiday greetings from Acting Commissioner Vincent Sapienza. Thanks are extended to those who participated in holiday toy drives in New York City and upstate. The Department of Environmental Protection is assisting students at DeWitt Clinton High School in the Bronx in creating a stormwater swale with recycled porcelain. Work is finished on a $7 million project to replace two bridges at the upper end of Rondout Reservoir in Sullivan County.
This report details data from the Community Health Survey and the Heart Follow Up Study on the prevalence of hypertension and unhealthy lifestyle behaviors, as well as the prevalence of hypertension among those with other health conditions such as diabetes or a history of depression.