A three-year climate and stormwater management collaboration program with the City of Copenhagen has begun with a series of tours in Brooklyn and Queens. A sewer upgrade project has been presented to Bronx Community Board 11, which is designed to intercept 400 million gallons of annual pollution that would otherwise discharge into Westchester Creek. Approximately 80 metric tons of greenhouse gas emissions have been avoided by the Department of Environmental Protection's participation in the New York City Demand Response Program.
Local Law Air Reports are required annually by Local Law 77 of 2003 and Local Laws 38, 39, 40, 41 and 42 of 2005. These reports document the use of ultra-low sulfur diesel fuel and the best available control technologies to reduce particulate matter and nitrogen oxides in the environment.
The Department of Environmental Protection has published its annual Watershed Recreation Newsletter for the benefit of watershed residents and visitors. The Bureau of Public Affars & Communications has contacted 25,000 homes in southeast Queens to educate about improper grease disposal. DEP staff also performed a citywide affort to educate New Yorkers about water leaks and the means to repair them.
New York City Department of Environmental Protection newsletter for the recreational users who enjoy the lands and waters of the New York City water supply.
Despite the lack of snow in upstate watersheds, winter rains have ensured full reservoir levels. Furthermore, there is little historical connection between low snow levels and drought conditions. Rain barrels were distributed to about 200 homeowners in the Castle Hill neighborhood of the Bronx. Staff from the Bureau of Water Supply offered information and access permit registrations at the 39th Annual World Fishing & Outdoor Expo at Rockland County Community College.