The New York City Department of Environmental Protection and the Catskill Watershed Corporation have performed 5,000 septic system upgrades in the watersheds of the Catskill Mountains. Annually, three crews from the Bureau of Water Supply mow, trim, and clean the 55.5 mile cut-and-cover portion of the Catskill Aqueduct. The DEP has announced a long-term agreement with Delaware County to commit $24 million toward road repairs near Cannonsville and Pepacton Reservoirs. The DEP has provided $210,000 toward biofilter and recirculation components in the water garden at the Brooklyn Botanic Garden.
Repair work by the Bureau of Water and Sewer Operations (BWSO) was recently completed at the site of the Sunset Park sewer collapse at the intersection of 64th Street and 5th Avenue in Brooklyn. The Dividing Weir at Ashokan Reservoir has been returned to operation following a $14.1 million project to replace the four cast iron gates and install bar racks. Family Fishing Day will be held on Sunday, September 18 at the Woodstock Dike on Ashokan Reservoir.