Local Law Air Reports are required annually by Local Law 77 of 2003 and Local Laws 38, 39, 40, 41 and 42 of 2005. These reports document the use of ultra-low sulfur diesel fuel and the best available control technologies to redcue particulate matter and nitrogen oxides in the environment.
More than 460 children of employees of the New York City Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) participated in Take Our Daughters and Sons to Work Day. Charmaine Berry of the Bureau of Customer Services has been promoted to Chief Inspector of the Bronx Borough Office, the first woman to hold that role in the bureau. The DEP celebrates 30 years of operation of its Industrial Pretreatment Program (IPP), which has overseen multiple improvements to wastewater management including a reduction in toxic metal discharges into city sewers of more than 99 percent. Five DEP projects have been honored at the annual gala of the ACEC New York Engineering Excellence Awards.
Since the 1990s, the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) has imposed certain stormwater-related requirements on Municipal Separate Storm Sewer System (MS4) infrastructure operated by the New York City Department of Environmental Protection (DEP), which were incorporated into the individual permits for DEP's 14 wastewater treatment plants. The City's MS4 permit requires the development by August 1, 2018 of a Stormwater Management Program (SWMP) Plan, the goal of which will be to reduce pollution that reaches waterbodies through the MS4.
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.
In accordance with the CSO Order on Consent (DEC Case No. CO2-20110512-25, modification to DEC Case No. CO2-20000107-8), the New York City Department of Environmental Protection submits quarterly reports on its actions toward complying with the Order's milestones.
The Always Creating Excellence (ACE) program recognizes New York City Department of Environmental Protection staff members that have exhibited outstanding effort, and have gone above and beyond the call of duty to serve the people of New York City.