After one year of implementation of the 2018 Water Demand Management Plan, DEP has continued to build on past success, using established partnerships to implement and identify new conservation projects, and to continue ongoing programs to ensure that we reach our water conservation goals.
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.
Beginning June 1, 2019, a Stormwater Construction Permit can be obtained from the NYC Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) under certain conditions.
New York City has committed $1.9 billion to address flooding in neighborhoods in southeast Queens. The Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) is working on several projects toward this end.
The New York City Department of Environmental Protection celebrated the winners of its annual Water Resources Art and Poetry Contest for city and watershed students.The DEP ranks #1 in customer satisfaction among water utilities in the Northeast Region.
"Experts have added new substances to the list of emerging contaminants over the past decade,
prompting DEP scientists to begin a new study in 2019. The latest study focuses on more than
140 materials, the vast majority of which were not detected in our reservoirs or the stream,
creeks and rivers