The Department of Environmental Protection assisted in banding ten peregrine falcon chicks nesting on Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) bridges. The DEP's summer internship program is underway, and provides future professionals with experiences across the agency's bureaus and activities. Two teams from the Bureau of Wastewater Treatment (BWT) competed successfully at the Operations Challenge 2016 in Mystic, Connecticut, and will go on to a national competition in New Orleans.
Several thousand curbside gardens are being installed across the city as part of the Department of Environmental Protection's Green Infrastructure Plan, in cooperation with the Department of Design and Construction, the Economic Development Corporation and the Parks Department. Odor control upgrades have been completed on the Bowery Bay Wastewater Treatment Plant. Two Family Fishing Day evnts will be held at the Ashokan and Cannonsville Reservoirs, on June 12 and June 18th respectively.
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.