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.
With the Riverbank State Park located atop of the North River Wastewater Resource Recovery Facility, the City has been monitoring formaldehyde levels in the Park for the past three years. The Ambient Air Formaldehyde Monitoring Report summarizes the findings.
This 2016 Annual Report provides updates on the New York City Department of Environmental Protection’s (DEP) Green Infrastructure Program (the “Program”).
DEP's strategy to reduce phosphorous discharges to East of Hudson water bodies within the Croton watershed is to continue emphasis on responsible maintenance protocol at our facilities and lands, as well as respond to, provide and oversee cleanup activities, and investigate any illicit discharges
TheNew York City Community Air Survey (NYCCAS) is the largest ongoing urban air monitoring program of any U.S. city. NYCCAS is a collaboration between the Health Department and Queens College of the City University of New York and tracks changes in air quality over time.
This report is responsive to Local Law 188 of 2018, which requires annual reporting on maternal mortality and severe maternal morbidity (SMM), recommendations to improve maternal health and reduce maternal mortalities, and an update on the implementation of recommendations from previous reports.
The New York City Community Air Survey: Neighborhood Air Quality 2008-2016 report fulfills the reporting requirement of Local Law 103 of 2015 which requires that the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene conduct community air quality surveys and publish the results annually.