Focus on transparency as one of the New York City Department of Environmental Protection (DEP)'s core values. DEP celebrates the 80th anniversary of the commissioning of the Tallman Island Wastewater Treatment Plant. April was the 75th anniversary of the first water through the Delaware Aqueduct.
An independent review by the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine, strongly endorsed the Operations Support Tool (OST) for guiding the operation of New York City's drinking water supply.
The New York City Department of Environmental Protection (DEP)'s Bureau of Sustainability has launched the New York City Water Challenge to Universities, engaging six participating colleges to work to reduce their campus-wide average water consumption by five percent.