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DEP Signs Project Labor Agreement on Construction of Rondout-West Branch BypassEnvironmental Protection Commissioner Carter Strickland has announced that DEP has signed a Project Labor Agreement (PLA) with the Hudson Valley Building and Construction Trades Council for construction of the Rondout-West Branch Water Bypass, affording the lowest cost to the city while helping to complete the project on time and on budget.  Read the press releaseLearn more about the project | |
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 Statement of Environmental Protection Commissioner Strickland and Finance Commissioner Frankel Reminding Homeowners of May 17 Deadline to Avoid Lien Sale By Entering Into Payment Agreement Read the press releaseLearn more at www.nyc.gov/liensale |
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Videos for Water and Sewer Services in NYC Now Online DEP now offers online videos that answer the most frequently asked question regarding water and sewer services in New York City. Browse informNYC videos |
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Environmental Protection Commissioner Carter Strickland Testifies Before the New York City Council Committees on Environmental Protection and Finance on Fiscal Year 2013 Executive Budget Read the testimony |
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Statement of Environmental Protection Commissioner Carter Strickland On Water Board Vote to Adopt Fiscal Year 2013 Water Rate "One of New York City's most precious resources is its world-class supply of drinking water. As one of only five large cities in the nation permitted to have an unfiltered water supply, the one billion gallons of NYC Water DEP provides every day is some of the best water in the world." Read the press release |
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Divers Complete Installation of Critical Mechanical Plug In Delaware Aqueduct Shaft to Ensure Stability Ahead of Repair Environmental Protection Commissioner Carter Strickland today announced the completion of work to strengthen a critical shaft of the Delaware Aqueduct, helping to lay the groundwork for repair of the aqueduct leaks. The work is part of DEP's Water for the Future program, a $2.1 billion initiative that will ensure clean, reliable and safe drinking water for nine million New Yorkers for decades to come. Read the press release |
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DEP Announces New Agreement with National Weather Service to Provide Up to $1M to Develop State-of-the-Art Streamflow Forecasts Environmental Protection Commissioner Carter Strickland today announced a new agreement with the National Weather Service in which DEP will provide the Weather Service with up to $1 million to help speed up the development of state-of-the-art forecasts of water flows through streams in the watershed. Streamflow forecasts enable DEP water supply operators to better predict the amount of water that will enter reservoirs and as a result more accurately predict reservoir levels and water quality in the future. Read the press release |
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DEP Holds 25th Annual Operations Challenge Environmental Protection Commissioner Carter Strickland today kicked off the 25th Annual Operations Challenge competition, a test of skill and speed for teams of wastewater treatment workers who compete in timed events for the chance to represent DEP at the New York State and national competitions that take place later this year. Read the press release |
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Mayor Bloomberg and Environmental Protection Commissioner Strickland Award $4.6 Million to Projects That Will Protect New York Waterways Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg and Department of Environmental Protection Commissioner Carter Strickland today awarded $4.6 million in grants to community-based green infrastructure projects that will improve the water quality of New York Harbor by reducing combined sewer overflows. Read the press releaseGreen Infrastructure Grant Program |
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Mayor Bloomberg and Port Authority Executive Director Foye Launch $250 Million Infrastructure Project to Spur Economic Development in New York Harbor Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg and Port Authority Executive Director Pat Foye today launched a $250 million construction project to boost economic development in New York Harbor. The project involves digging a new water transmission main – called a siphon – between Staten Island and Brooklyn that will allow for the removal of two existing tunnels that are currently at a much shallower depth. Read the press release |
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26 New Environmental Police Officers Are Sworn In Environmental Protection Commissioner Carter Strickland today presided over a graduation ceremony for 26 Environmental Police Officers (EPOs) from DEP's Environmental Police Academy. The academy, launched in 2002, is the first-of-its-kind in the nation to provide training, experience and concentrated course work in advanced environmental laws. Read the press release |
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DEP Presents Fiscal Year 2013 Water Rate Proposal Environmental Protection Commissioner Carter Strickland has proposed a 7% increase in the Fiscal Year 2013 (FY13) water rate to the New York City Water Board. The 7% rate increase proposed for FY13 is a 25% reduction from the 9.3% rate increase that was projected at the time the FY12 rate was proposed. It is the lowest such increase in seven years and the third year in a row that the increase has come in significantly below the previous year's projection. Read the press releaseWater rate proposal presentation (PDF) |
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