New York City Mayor Eric Adams today broke ground on the first of two underground storage tanks that will have the combined capacity to prevent up to 12 million gallons of sewer overflow during rainstorms, stopping it from polluting the Gowanus Canal.
I know this community so well as the borough president, we had the opportunity to be in this area and see how, not only sewage overflow, but how this community has been impacted. And you cannot have a plan of operation that requires you to cross your fingers after every storm.
This is a summary of the Waterfront Management Advisory Board (WMAB) and its activity in 2022. The WMAB advises the City of New York on matters related to its waterfront and waterways, and guides the Department of City Planning (DCP) on the development of the Comprehensive Waterfront Plan.
New York City Mayor Eric Adams and New York City Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) Commissioner Rohit T. Aggarwala launches a temporary water bill amnesty program to help New Yorkers save up to $150 million of interest when they pay their overdue water bills.
NYC DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION standard Sewer and Water Specifications for August 2022. Information includes specifications that are governed as well as provisions.
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, with NYSDEC, to monitor specific sampling areas for fecal coliform (a raw sewage indicator) in water bodies throughout NYC.