On September 22, 1995, Mayor Giuliani signed Local Law 74 authorizing the Department of Environmental Protection to conduct a 21- month pilot program to study the potential effects of permitting the use of FWDs in combined sewer areas.
This report, along with the attached table, summarizes the New York City Department of Environmental Protection's (DEP) fulfillment of the requirements for a flood mitigation plan in Queens Community Districts 12 and 13.
This plan outlines the steps DEP takes to manage sewer backups and reduce their occurrence, from responding to and resolving complaints to educating all New Yorkers about actions they can take
The State of the Sewers report provides an overview of how the City’s sewer system works, DEP’s approach to inspection, cleaning, and repair of the system, a breakdown of the most recurrent causes of sewer blockages, a look at the new employee training facility and safety programs...
In agreement with the First Amended Nitrogen Consent Judgment (FANCJ), this feasibility study is designed to evaluate the available nitrogen-removal technologies, and optimization techniques for existing infrastructure, to identify potential measures to reduce nitrogen discharges
The New York City Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) has recently completed a $42 million project to build four subsurface litter capture devices designed to improve the health and aesthetics of Newtown Creek.
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.