The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (NYSDEC) issued New York City its first citywide Municipal Separate Storm Sewer System (MS4) permit, as required under the Clean Water Act, effective August 1, 2015.
The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (NYSDEC) issued New York City its first citywide Municipal Separate Storm Sewer System (MS4) permit, as required under the Clean Water Act, effective August 1, 2015.
While lead paint is the primary source of exposure to lead in New York City, tap water can also be a source of lead—and many privately owned small residential buildings in the city have plumbing that contains a much higher level of lead than is allowed in new construction today.
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, in cooperation with NYSDEC, to monitor specific sampling areas for fecal coliform (a raw sewage indicator) in water bodies.
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, in cooperation with NYSDEC, to monitor specific sampling areas for fecal coliform (a raw sewage indicator) in water bodies.
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 prepared this Jamaica Bay and CSO Tributaries Waterbody/Watershed (WB/WS) Facility Plan Report as required by the Administrative Order on Consent between the DEP and the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC).