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.
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.
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.
The Jamaica Bay Watershed Protection Plan, established under local law 71 of 2005, outlines a multi-year, multi-agency and multi-faceted strategy to restore and maintain the water quality and ecological integrity of Jamaica Bay.
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.
This report by the New York City Department of Environmental Protection presents New York City's revised Long-Term Watershed Protection Program, submitted to the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) as the City's application for an extension of the 2002-2007 filtration waiver for the Catskill/Delaware systems. Although many of the programs described in this document are intended to form the basis of the next Filtration Avoidance Determination (FAD) for the years 2007-2012, the City anticipates that they will continue beyond 2012, and their institutionalization with community-based partners and local governments will ensure continued filtration waivers for the Catskill/Delaware systems for years to come.
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.
This report is compiled to satisfy requirements of the November 2002 United States Environmental Protection Administration (EPA) Filtration Avoidance Determination (FAD), which requires the New York City Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) to submit a comprehensive annual report on the status of the watershed protection program. Under the filtration avoidance waivers that have been in effect since December 27, 1991, DEP produces and provides an extensive schedule of other reports, data and documents to the EPA and the New York State Department of Health (DOH). Further information on the programs discussed here can be found in the reports submitted pursuant to the May 1997 and November 2002 FADs.
The New York Power Authority (NYPA) and Camp Dresser & McKee Inc. (CDM) conducated a Greenhouse Gas Mitigation Feasility Study for the New York City Department of Environmental Protection (DEP). This Feasility Study Report is the first phase of a larger project, of which Phase 2 will consist of developing a GHG emissions inventory for the agency and detailed greenhouse gas (GHG) emission management plans.