Testimony of Jordan Paige, Lead Budget and Policy Analyst New York City Independent Budget Office To the New York City Council Committee on Environmental Protection, Resiliency, and Waterfronts
on the Water Board Rental Payment and the Multi-Family Conservation Program
Local Law 26 of 1988 and Local Law 92 of 1993, also known as the “Community Right-to-Know Laws” require annual reporting by the DEP's comprehensive Right-to-Know Program, including about the storage and use of hazardous substances by businesses and facilities throughout the five boroughs.
Local law 12 of 2019 requires agencies to prepare quarterly reports describing efforts to implement their Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Equal Employment Opportunity Plan.
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.
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.
As an enhancement and modification of the two-year cycle of surveying the City’s coastal waters under the Shoreline Survey Program, a Sentinel Monitoring Program was designed, with NYSDEC, to monitor specific sampling areas for fecal coliform (a raw sewage indicator) in water bodies throughout NYC.
The Demand Management Program is critical towards reducing water consumption and improving water efficiency across New York City. This report will take a deeper dive into the holistic nature of One Water and highlight example projects that encompasses its core values.
The NYC Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) has a longstanding commitment to managing stormwater. This is a brief progress report on this ongoing work.