The NYC Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) has a longstanding commitment to managing stormwater. This is a brief progress report on this ongoing work.
Each year, the City prepares an MS4 annual report to inform NYSDEC and the public of the City’s progress in implementing the Stormwater Management Program (SWMP) and the status of compliance with the Municipal Separate Sewer Systems (MS4) permit.
In accordance with Section VIII of the State Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (SPDES) permits for the 14 New York City municipal wastewater treatment plants the New York City Department of Environmental Protection reports annually on its ongoing program related to the Best Management Practices
The Annual Report provides an update on the NYC Green Infrastructure Program including all of the achievements and advancements through 2023 and outlines what is in store for 2024.
In accordance with the CSO Order on Consent, the New York City Department of Environmental Protection submits quarterly reports on its actions toward complying with the Order's milestones. See: DEC Case No. CO2-20110512-25, modification to DEC Case No. CO2-20000107-8.
Local laws 38, 39 (amended by LL 73 of 2013), 40, 41 and 42 of 2005 and 43 of 2010 (amended by LL 119 of 2016) require NYC DEP to report the use of ultra-low sulfur diesel fuel, compliance with biodiesel requirements, and control technologies used to reduce particulate matter and nitrogen oxides.
The report evaluates the City’s storm operations, interagency coordination,
public communications, community preparedness, and long-term projects and plans to manage
stormwater.
It’s been a year since the Mayor’s Office of Climate & Environmental Justice(MOCEJ) released PlaNYC: Getting Sustainability Done, the first climate plan of the Adams administration and the fifth in the city’s history. In that time,MOCEJ has achieved many of its goals and sub-goals.
New York City, a longtime leader when it comes to climate action, has made significant progress over the last 12 months on the ambitious climate goals laid out in PlaNYC: Getting Sustainability Done, its strategic climate plan. This Progress Report highlights that progress.
Pursuant to Local Laws 60 and 64 of 2017, the EJNYC Report studies environmental burdens affecting communities of color and low-income communities and disparities in environmental benefits. The report also looks at how City processes meaningfully involve key stakeholders.