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.
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.
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.
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.
The New York City Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) has presented its 2016 Drinking Water Supply and Quality Report, in accordance with state and national regulations. During the year, the quality of the public water supply met or exceeded all applicable standards. DEP participated in the Teatown Hudson River EagleFest, an event to celebrate bald eagles in the Hudson Valley, at a time when agency biologists have counted the largest population since its surveys began in 2011.
The New York City Department of Environmental Protection (DEP)'s Green Infrastructure program has created two alternatives to the rain garden bioswales now in use, which will be offered to homeowners preferring flat grass cover or concrete. DEP staff have visited an Ohio factory to perform tests on the tunnel boring machine (TBM) for the Delaware Aqueduct Bypass Tunnel is being constructed. Bureau of Water Supply scientists sample surface water in watersheds to test for more than 200 parameters including nutrients, pathogens, metals, temperature, pH, conductivity, and turbidity.
The New York City Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) will offer more than 65 positions in its upcoming summer internship program. A record 116 bald eagles have been counted in a mid-winter survey conducted by DEP employees and contractors in the City's upstate watersheds, 29 higher than the previous year. DEP Police officers patrolling near the Amawalk Dam recently spotted a pet wallaby that has been missing since 2014.