The New York City Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) hosted its fourth annual Reservoir Cleanup Day, with a record 418 volunteers participating. A team from the Bureau of Wastewater Treatment (BWT) won second place at the National Operations Challenge at the Water Environment Federation Technical Exhibition and Conference (WEFTEC) in Chicago. A newly reconstructed playground with green infrastructure elements, one of the first in Manhattan under the Community Parks Initiative (CPI), has been opened on the Lower East Side. Staff from BWT and the Bureau of Public Affairs and Communications (BPAC) recently hosted several community organizations on an informational tour of the Hunts Point Wastewater Treatment Plant.
A pedestrian bridge between the neighborhoods of Old Howard Beach and Hamilton Beach was renamed in honor of former New York City Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) Commissioner Joel Miele. DEP is collecting essential supplies to contribute to the Hurricane Maria relief effort. A new playground featuring green infrastructure elements has opened at P.S. 120Q in Flushing, Queens. DEP Commissioner Vincent Sapienza recently toured the Wards Island Wastewater Treatment Plant to inspect progress on capital improvement projects at the 80 year old A $19 million project is in progress to upgrade the drinking water supply connection to Randall's Island and Wards Island in the East River. More than 50 educators from various organizations participated in a tour to learn about the New York City water supply system.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Eleven parks have been added to the Community Parks Initiative (CPI), a major project to revitalize community parks which have received less than $250,000 in funding over the past 20 years. The New York City Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) has committed $50 million in funding for adding green infrastructure elements to these parks. A $25 million infrastructure upgrade funded by DEP and managed by the Department of Design and Construction (DDC) to sewers and water mains in Far Rockaway has been completed. DEP will be holding its fourth Reservoir Cleaning Day on Sunday, October 1, at several reservoirs in watersheds both west and east of the Hudson River. A team from DEP will compete in the National Operations Challenge at the Water Environment Federation Technical Exhibition and Conference (WEFTEC) in Chicago.
The New York City Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) has published Innovative & Integrated Stormwater Management, a report examining national and international stormwater programs to enhance the agency's understanding and refine New York City's approach to its stormwater program. The DEP has reduced its greenhouse gas emissions by more than 20% since fiscal year 2006, with a goal of an 80% reduction by 2050. DEP Education staff conducted a three-day professional development workshop for New York City middle and high school teachers on water resources and climate change. DEP has quantified the greenhouse gas impacts of its sustainability programs, including water conservation, green infrastructure, and wetland restoration, with the Water-Energy Nexus Tool, developed by the Bureau of Environmental Planning and Analysis in coordination with the Bureau of Wastewater Treatment.
To develop and create the most effective stormwater management program possible, DEP looked to its peers in other municipalities to understand which methods have been successful in implementing stormwater management programs and meeting regulatory requirements. This report provides DEP with baseline knowledge to make informed and effective decisions for our community as we continue to develop and implement our stormwater management program.
The New York City Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) marks the beginning of the tunneling phase of the Delaware Aqueduct Bypass Tunnel program, a $1 billion repair project to address two areas of leakage within the 85-mile long Delaware Aqueduct. The tunnel will be driven by an advanced boring machine dedicated in honor of Nora Stanton Blatch Deforest Barney, the first woman in the United States to earn a college degree in civil engineering and a contributor to the city's Catskill water system. The Downtown Far Rockaway Redevelopment Project, which aims to revitalize the area as part of the neighborhood's first rezoning since 1961, has been approved by the New York City Council.
The New York City Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) has accomplished many significant milestones since the first issue of its Weekly Pipeline Newsletter in 2010, including the activation of the Croton Water Filtration Plant and the Manhattan portion of City Tunnel 3, and the initiation of a major repair to the Delaware Aqueduct. In the wake of Hurricane Harvey, New York City employees are able to directly donate a portion of their paychecks to hurricane relief efforts. DEP has announced a number of new initiatives and updated rules and regulations aimed at improving air quality. A $15 million project to upgrade sewer infrastructure and water mains along Bloomingdale Road in Staten Island has been completed three months ahead of schedule.
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)'s Bureau of Engineering, Design and Construction (BEDC) is engaged in several large capital projects to improve the city's water supply infrastructure, including the replacement of gates and valves in the New Croton Dam, and a permanent water release tunnel from Schoharie Reservoir around the Gilboa Dam. Gardeners from the Bureau of Water & Sewer Operations (BWSO) have discovered monarch catterpillars and chrysalides for the second year in a row in Queens rain gardens. DEP will be hosting an annual Family Fishing Day on Sunday, September 17 at the Woodstock Dike on Ashokan Reservoir.
The New York City Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) and Department of Design and Construction (DDC) have completed the largest ever expansion of the Staten Island Bluebelt, an artificial wetland system which helps manage stormwater and reduce localized flooding. The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation has accepted DEP's Certification of Completed Construction for the $5 billion Newtown Creek Wastewater Treatment Plant upgrade. NYC tap water was awarded the top prize at the 2017 Regional Tap Water Taste Contest held at the American Museum of Natural History. Water-saving automatic shut-off timers and activation buttons have been installed on 400 spray showers at City playgrounds.
Integral pieces of the $30 million tunnel boring machine (TBM) that will be used to repair a leak in the 85-mile-long Delaware Aqueduct have begun to arrive in Newburgh. Earlier this year, the machine was named Nora after trailblazing suffragist and engineer Nora Stanton Blatch Deforest Barney. 135 young people participated in the 2017 Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) summer internship program. Sheep have been deployed to Rondout Reservoir to help maintain the facility's grassy fields after peviously having been stationed at Neversink Dam.
After 10 years of outreach through the Hydrant Education Action Team (HEAT) program, reports of illegally opened hydrants have fallen by more than 60 percent. The New York City Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) joined with Council Member Andy King to distribute rain barrels to approximately 100 Bronx homeowners from the Wakefield, Olinville, Edenwald, Eastchester, Williamsbridge, Baychester, and Co-op City neighborhoods. Ground was broken on a project to convert an asphalt schoolyard at JHS 189Q in Flushing, Queens, to a playground with green infrastructure elements.
The New York City Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) announces the Ashokan Century Program, a comprehensive $750 million project to upgrade infrastructure and facilities at the Ashokan Reservoir in Ulster County. Work will be performed on the main dam and dikes, spillway channel, and dividing weir bridge, as well as the Catskill Aqueduct headworks and chambers and a monument to J. Waldo Smith, the Chief Engineer of the original construction. Work continues on the Delaware Aqueduct Bypass Tunnel, with preparations in place for the start of tunnel boring. DEP joined local elected officials to distribute rainbarrels to around 320 homeowners on the South Shore of Staten Island.
As required by the Municipal Separate Storm Sewer System (MS4) permit, the Progress Report on the development of the Stormwater Management Program (SWMP) was presented to the public. The comments received on each Progress Report presented and published will be used to inform development of the SWMP Plan.
The City of New York's (City) Municipal Separate Storm Sewer System (MS4) Permit requires the development of a floatable and settleable trash and debris (herein referred to as "floatables") management program as part of the Stormwater Management Program (SWMP). In particular, the MS4 Permit requires the submission of a work plan "to determine the loading rate of floatable and settleable trash and debris discharged, including land-based sources, from the MS4 to waterbodies listed as impaired for floatables."
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.
The Always Creating Excellence (ACE) program recognizes New York City Department of Environmental Protection staff members that have exhibited outstanding effort, and have gone above and beyond the call of duty to serve the people of New York City.
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.
The New York City Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) partnered with Mayor Bill de Blasio to announce a $115 water and sewer bill credit to more than 53,000 low-income homeowners. An education team from DEP participated in and sponsored part of the City of Water Day event recently held on Governor's Island. Acting Commissioner Vincent Sapienza gave welcoming remarks at the 25th Annual ReLeaf Conference at St. John's University in Jamaica, Queens. The New York City Green Infrastructure Grant Program is now offering funding for projects citywide. DEP employees, friends, and family participated in the third annual NYC Disability Pride Parade in Manhattan.
July marks the 175th anniversary of the first delivery of water through New York City's Old Croton Aqueduct. The New York City Deparment of Environmental Protection (DEP) will begin a new groundwater drainage feasibility study in southeast Queens. Also in Queens, the DEP's Bureau of Water and Sewer Operations recently completed several drainage and flooding alleviation projects in the neighborhoods of St. Albans, Jamaica, South Jamaica, Laurelton and Rosedale. The New York City Chapter of Trout Unlimited planted nearly 150 native trees along Muscoot Reservoir, which will improve environmental quality and stream bank stability.
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.
The first neighborhood playground in New York City to be fully reconstructed under the Community Parks Initiative (CPI) has been opened, including $500,000 of green infrastructure elements allocated by the Department of Environmental Protection (DEP). DEP distributed rain barrels to about 100 homeowners from several neighborhoods of Queens. Director of Stormwater Management Outreach Mikelle Adgate has been honored with an award by the Stormwater Infrastructure Matters (SWIM) Coalition. DEP's Catch Basin Inspection Unit celebrates the completion of the first year of a new program to inspect stormwater basins annually, as opposed to every three 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.
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.
The New York City Department of Environmental Protection (DEP), in partnership with the New York Aquarium, NYC Department of Sanitation and NYC Parks Department, had launched a public awareness campaign called Don't Trash Our Waters which aims to reduce litter and improve the health of the city's waterbodies. Chief Operator Tim Daly of the Croton Water Filtration Plant has been honored with the Operator of the Year Award by the New York State American Water Works Association (NYSAWWA). The DEP's 2017 Water-on-the-Go Program is underway, offering portable public drinking water fountains to promote the city's tap water. DEP has completed a new Bluebelt in Staten Island's Pleasant Plains neighborhood.
The New York City Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) has received its sixth out of a total eleven shipments of steel liners for repairing the Delaware Aqueduct between Newburgh and Wappinger on the Hudson River. Nesting boxes for peregrine falcons on the towers of three NYC bridges are monitored by DEP research scientist Christopher Nadareski, who proceeds to place identifying bands on any new hatchlings. Three DEP teams competed in the Operations Challenge statewide competition held at the New York Water Environment Association's conference in Rochester, New York. Construction has been completed on a $5.5 million sewer installation project in West Brighton, Staten Island.
The New York City Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) has released its 2017 Water Conservation Report, detailing the progress made under various programs to advance water use efficiency. One of DEP's sludge vessels, the M/V Hunts Point, has been repaired and retrofitted at the Caddell Drydock on Staten Island. A workshop will be hosted at Civic Hall on June 14 to explain eligibility and application details for funding available through the DEP's Green Infrastructure Grant Program.
The New York City Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) is currently undertaking multiple projects to address flooding in eastern Queens neighborhoods, as part of a $1.7 billion commitment by the City's Mayor, Bill de Blasio. DEP recently worked to clear debris in the waters of Sheepshead Bay. As part of a statewide effort to educate the public about invasive species, DEP has set up an education tent at the Pakatakan Farmers Market in Delaware County for the duration of New York Invasive Species Week.
The New York City Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) 2017 Summer Intern Program is underway, with over 150 participants from across the country. The first official class of DEP participants has graduated from the Lean Six Sigma Green Belt Certification Program , which aims to reduce waste and/or errors in business processes. The Children's Museum of Manhattan is once again featuring Dynamic H2O, an outdoor water exhibit housed in the Sussman Environmental Center that allows children and their families to better understand how New York City's complex water supply system works.
A Climate action Executive Order to protect our residents and all human beings from the effects of climate
change, New York City will adopt the principles and goals of the Paris Agreement.
The Demand Management Unit within DEP is tasked with development of a citywide strategy that will outline DEP's plan for implementation of water demand management projects between now and 2021. The Water Demand Management Plan identifies six key strategies for managing water demand in New York City in light of the Water for the Future program, and details 21 specific initiatives to be implemented over the next eight years in order to achieve targeted water demand reductions.
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) has been awarded the #1 rank in customer satisfaction among water utilities in the Northeast Region by the J.D. Power 2017 Water Utility Residential Customer Satisfaction Study. DEP and the Department of Design and Construction have begun work on a $95 million project to clean Pugsley Creek in the South Bronx. An asphalt lot at Public School 120Q in Flushing, Queens, will be renovated into a green playground. DEP hosted a Family Fishing Day, co-sponsored by the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation, at Pepacton Reservoir in Delaware County.
The New York City Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) celebrated the 31st annual Water Resources Art and Poetry Contest at the LaGuardia Performing Arts Center in Long Island City, Queens, honoring the contributions of more then 1,800 students from New York City and watershed communities. Representatives from DEP participated in the Great Water Cities Summit 2017 conference hosted by the Water Environment Federation and the New York Water Environment Association. Four veteran DEP K-9 police officers have been promoted in a ceremony held at the Staff Sgt. Robert H. Dietz DEP Police Academy.
City, state and local representatives were on site at the Schoharie Reservoir to view a tunneling machine that will begin work soon as part of a $400 million project to construct a modern release works for the reservoir. The New York City Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) has been presented with a special recognition by the Public Design Commission for its thoughtful design of green infrastructure in the watershed to help protect the city's water supply. The DEP is hosting a wetlands exploration event at Ashokan Reservoir on May 26 in celebration of American Wetlands Month. Free rain barrels have been distributed to almost 100 homeowners in the Bronx as part of the agency's rain barrel giveaway program.
The New York City Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) has released its Fiscal Year 2018 Executive Budget. Priorities outlined for the next several years include the completion of shafts for City Tunnel 3, reconstruction of the Catskill Aqueduct from Kensico to Hillview Reservoirs, the completion of the Rondout-West Branch Tunnel repair, and investment into wastewater treatment and sewer projects. A $13.4 million project to upgrade the release works at the New Croton Dam is entering its testing phase. A delegation of environment, forest and climate change experts from India toured the Catskill and Delaware watersheds and met with officials from the DEP as well as the Catskill Watershed Corporation, Watershed Agricultural Council, and the Ashokan Watershed Stream Management Program.