Mayor de Blasio announced the launch of PUREsoil NYC, an innovative initiative that recycles clean soil from construction projects in NYC to community uses, where it improves soil quality and increase resilience to the effects climate change.
The New York City Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) joined environmental groups, educators, and elected officials to celebrate the installation of tidal wetlands in Newtown Creek. DEP has joined the FDNY in its water saving initiatives.
The Voluntary Local Review (VLR) highlights NYC’s sustainable development achievements since 2015. It uses the common language of the Global Goals to translate NYC’s local actions to a global audience, with a focus on the five priority Goals for the 2018 HLPF.
Mayor de Blasio and Commissioner of the Mayor’s Office for International Affairs Penny Abeywardena announced that New York City had submitted an innovative review of its local progress toward the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to the United Nations
The New York City Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) is working on a project of ecological improvements for Flushing Bay, including wetland construction, dredging, and sewer optimization. 37 new DEP Police officers were sworn in at the Ulster Performing Arts Center in Kingston.
The New York City Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) has announced a $400 million project to improve the ecological health of Jamaica Bay, including wetland restoration, environmental dredging, and installation of ribbed mussel beds.
The New York City Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) released its 2018 Strategic Plan document, outlining seven goals and numerous initiatives to guide the agency's efforts to provide high quality drinking water, manage wastewater, and reduce pollution.
Local Law Air Reports are required annually by Local Law 77 of 2003 and Local Laws 38, 39, 40, 41 and 42 of 2005. These reports document the use of ultra-low sulfur diesel fuel and the best available control technologies to reduce particulate matter and nitrogen oxides in the environment
Mayor de Blasio announced that the City’s styrofoam ban will go into effect by January 1, 2019, advocating for the widespread use of reusable alternatives.
The New York City Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) has kicked off its 2018 summer internship program with an orientation at the Newtown Creek Wastewater Treatment Plant.
Building on a strong history of strategic planning spanning more than two centuries, this plan outlines seven goals and forty-three specific initiatives that the New York City Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) will use to achieve its vision to be a world class water and wastewater utility
The New York City Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) has released "One Water NYC: 2018 Water Demand Management Plan", a five-year plan to conserve 10 million gallons per day over the next five years.
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 making significant investments to its infrastructure, including the $1 billion project to construct a bypass tunnel for the Delaware Aqueduct under the Hudson River.
Mayor Bill de Blasio and Commissioner of the Mayor’s Office for International Affairs Abeywardena announced that NYC will publish its progress toward the Sustainable Development Goals on the status of efforts to achieve the global benchmarks to address poverty, inequality and climate change by 2030.
This report fulfills the reporting requirement for Local Law 37 of 2005, which requires a summary of the changes to the carcinogen and developmental toxin list since it was established in April 2005.
Annual Progress Report on the City's Long-Term Planning and Sustainability Efforts, OneNYC. The report includes the city's progress made to implement and undertake policies, programs and actions included in the sustainability plan or updated sustainability plan.
Mayor de Blasio announced thw 3-year update for his administration's program "One NYC," showing that unemployment levels reached new lows, City water was cleaner than ever, and crime is down.
The New York City Community Air Survey: Neighborhood Air Quality 2008-2016 report fulfills the reporting requirement of Local Law 103 of 2015 which requires that the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene conduct community air quality surveys and publish the results annually.
Proposed changes to the land acquisition plan developed in support of 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.
Revised NYC DEP Standard Sewer and Water Specifications - Revised definitions in Section 10.01, new Section 10.37 - CORROSIVE SOILS for testing prior to polyethylene wrapping ductile iron pipe.
New York City Department of Environmental Protection newsletter for the recreational users who enjoy the lands and waters of the New York City water supply.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Final 2017 Filtration Avoidance Determination prepared by the New York State Department of Health in consultation with the United State Department of Environmental Protection, outlines a long-term watershed protection plan for 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 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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
"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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Mayor Bill de Blasio announced a new phase of WildlifeNYC – a campaign launched to teach New Yorkers how to live responsibly alongside the wild animals that inhabit the city.
The New York City Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) is working to improve the water quality of New York's waterbodies through planning, investment, innovative technologies, and stakeholder participation focused on controlling "combined sewer overflow" or CSO.
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.
A report on the outstanding debt for base penalties, default penalties, and default judgments issued for notices of violations returnable to the Environmental Control Board (ECB). As mandated by Intro 489-B (2015) and Local Law 11 of 2015.
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.
In accordance with the CSO Order on Consent (DEC Case No. CO2-20110512-25, modification to 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.
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.
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.
The Mayor's Press Office releases information about notable events and actions taken by the Mayor, as well as transcripts of all media conferences, radio shows, and ceremonies that the Mayor attends.