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Press Releases

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  • 13-70 Department of Environmental Protection Opens Catskill Lands and Reservoirs for Certified Guided Tours (06/19/2013)
  • 13-69 Department of Environmental Protection Seeks Engineering Team to Assist in Green Infrastructure Research and Development Program (06/14/2013)
  • 13-68 Department of Environmental Protection and Lenox Hill Neighborhood House Announce Completion of 2,400 Square Foot Green Roof and Garden (06/12/2013)
  • 13-67 Department of Environmental Protection Installs State-of-the-Art Odor Control and Air Monitoring Systems at North River Wastewater Treament Plant in Manhattan (06/12/2013)
  • 13-66 Whippoorwill Club Reaches Agreement with NYC Department of Environmental Protection to Place Conservation Easement on More than 100 Acres (06/10/2013)
  • 13-65 Department of Environmental Protection Completes Green Infrastructure Projects in Brooklyn That Will Improve Water Quality in Newtown Creek (06/03/2013)
  • 13-64 Department of Environmental Protection Begins Project to Connect Catskill and Delaware Aqueducts (05/29/2013)
  • 13-63 Department of Environmental Protection Announces Reopening of Walkway Atop Cross River Dam for Recreation (05/24/2013)
  • 13-62 Department of Environmental Protection Completes Green Infrastructure Project in the Bronx That Will Improve Water Quality in the Hutchinson River (05/23/2013)
  • 13-61 Department of Environmental Protection Announces Recreational Boating Season Begins Friday on Four City Reservoirs in the Catskills (05/23/2013)
  • 13-60 Department of Environmental Protection Announces Reopening of All 40 Boat Launch Areas That Were Closed Because of Damage from Hurricane Sandy (05/22/2013)
  • 13-59 Department of Environmental Protection Takes “Stop Idling” Campaign and Stepped Up Enforcement to City Schools and Neighborhoods with High Numbers of Trucks and Buses (05/16/2013)
  • 13-58 Recreation Area Atop Kensico Dam Closed Temporarily While DEP Performs Routine Maintenance (05/16/2013)
  • 13-57 Department of Environmental Protection Honors Students from New York City and the Upstate Watershed for the 27th Annual Water Resources Art & Poetry Awards Ceremony (05/14/2013)
  • 13-56 Department of Environmental Protection Invites Tourism Destinations in Catskill/Delaware Watershed to Participate in Event at Brooklyn Bridge Park (05/10/2013)
  • 13-55 New York City Water Board Adopts Fiscal Year 2014 Water and Sewer Rates (05/10/2013)
  • 13-54 Department of Environmental Protection Announces Program for Watershed Businesses to Store Rental Kayaks and Canoes at New York City Reservoirs (05/9/2013)
  • 13-53 Department of Environmental Protection Awards $4.7 Million in Grants to Community-Based Projects That Will Improve the Health of Local Waterways (05/1/2013)
  • 13-52 Department of Environmental Protection Holds 26th Annual Operations Challenge (04/25/2013)
  • 13-51 Department of Environmental Protection to Temporarily Suspend Stream Releases from Cannonsville Reservoir to Repair Water Service Line (04/24/2013)
  • 13-50 Department of Environmental Protection Conducts Second Annual Eel Count at Staten Island’s Richmond Creek Bluebelt With Local Students and Cub Scouts (04/23/2013)
  • 13-49 City Department of Environmental Protection Celebrates Earth Day by Joining With Trout Unlimited and New York City Students to Release Trout Into Watershed Streams (04/22/2013)
  • 13-48 Department of Environmental Protection Distributes 675 Rain Barrels at Giveaway Event in Southeast Queens (04/20/2013)
  • 13-47 Department of Environmental Protection Donates 19th Century Wooden Water Mains to New-York Historical Society (04/19/2013)
  • 13-46 Commisioner Strickland Promotes Nine Veteran Members of Department of Environmental Protection Police Force (04/18/2013)
  • 13-45 City Completes $38 Million Water Main Installation in Manhattan Five Months Ahead of Schedule (04/17/2013)
  • 13-44 Departments of Citywide Administrative Services and Environmental Protection Announce Innovative Pilot Program to Triple Solar Generation on City Buildings, Support Green Energy and Reduce Carbon Emissions (04/15/2013)
  • 13-43 Department of Environmental Protection Announces Residential Toilet Replacement Program to Begin This Fall and Save Millions of Gallons of Water (04/12/2013)
  • 13-42 Department of Environmental Protection Announces Nitrogen Reduction Project Given top Honors at American Council of Engineering Companies of New York’s 2013 Engineering Excellence Awards (04/11/2013)
  • 13-41 Department of Environmental Protection Announces Temporary Partial Closure of Public Areas Near Ashokan Reservoir Fountain for Removal of Trees Damaged by Hurricane Sandy (04/11/2013)
  • 13-40 Department of Environmental Protection Successfully Completes Underwater Repair of Water Main Buried 21 Feet Below the East River (04/9/2013)
  • 13-39 Department of Environmental Protection Presents Fiscal Year 2014 Water Rate Proposal (04/5/2013)
  • 13-38 New York City to be Recognized With Water Utility Employee Safety Award by Amercian Water Works Association (04/4/2013)
  • 13-37 Department of Environmental Protection Tours Gilboa Dam Reconstruction With Local, State, and Federal Officials (04/2/2013)
  • 13-36 Department of Environmental Protection Hosts Teens from Bronx and Ulster County as Part of Watershed Education Program (03/27/2013)
  • 13-35 Department of Environmental Protection Welcomes Anglers as Trout Fishing Season Begins (03/25/2013)
  • 13-34 Department of Environmental Protection to Present Wetlands Survey at Clearpool Model Forest (03/22/2013)
  • 13-33 In Celebration of 20th Anniversary of World Water day Department of Environmental Protection Brings Water-On-the-Go to United Nations (03/22/2013)
  • 13-32 Department of Environmental Protection Completes $237 Million Upgrade to Wards Island Wastewater Treatment Plant That Will Improve East River and New York Harbor Water Quality (03/20/2013)
  • 13-31 Department of Environmental Protection Releases 2013 Watershed Recreation Newsletter (03/19/2013)
  • 13-30 City Hosts “Grow our Grassroots!” Community Workshop & Roundtable (03/18/2013)
  • 13-29 Department of Environmental Protection and American Water Resources Announce More Than 56,000 Homeowners Already Enrolled for Service Line Protection Program (03/14/2013)
  • 13-28 Department of Environmental Protection Begins Water Conservation Program at 500 City Schools (03/13/2013)
  • 13-27 New York City to Receive Source Water Protection Award from American Water Works Association (03/11/2013)
  • 13-26 Department of Environmental Protection Completes Installation of Green Infrastructure in East New York That Will Improve Water Quality in Fresh Creek and Jamaica Bay (03/11/2013)
  • 13-25 Department of Environmental Protection Announces Plans to Convert 1.2 Acres in Hunts Points Area of Bronx to Recreational Space (03/8/2013)
  • 13-24 City Completes Extension of Sewer System and Builds Out Bluebelt in Annadale Section of Staten Island (03/7/2013)
  • 13-23 Department of Environmental Protection Announces Substantial Progress Towards 100 Key Initiatives Set Forth in Strategic Plan (03/4/2013)
  • 13-22 Department of Environmental Protection to Host Information Session for Steam-Cleaning Vendors in Preparation for 2013 Boating Season (02/27/2013)
  • 13-21 Department of Environmental Protection Completes $41 Million in Improvements at Hillview Reservoir (02/26/2013)
  • 13-20 Department of Environmental Protection Announces Dry Cleaners to Better Inform Consumers by Disclosing Chemicals Used (02/25/2013)
  • PR- 070-13 Mayor Bloomberg Signs Executive Order to Waive Fees for Businesses Recovering from Hurricane Sandy (02/21/2013)
  • 13-19 City Completes $13.3 Million Upgrade to Water Delivery System in Lower Manhattan (02/21/2013)
  • 13-18 Department of Environmental Protection Completes $17.8 Million Upgrade to Cross River Pumping Station (02/20/2013)
  • 13-17 Department of Environmental Protection to Begin Removing Fallen and Weakened Trees Around Kensico Reservoir (02/15/2013)
  • 13-16 Department of Environmental Protection Completes Installation of Pollution Control Devices at Four Locations Along the Bronx River (02/13/2013)
  • 13-15 Department of Environmental Protection Announces Second Annual Valentine’s Day Tours of the Newtown Creek Wastewater Treatment Plant (02/11/2013)
  • 13-14 Department of Environmental Protection Announces Completion of Roadwork Projects in Delaware and Ulster Counties (02/7/2013)
  • 13-13 Departments of Health and Mental Hygiene and Environmental Protection Lift Boil Water Order for Breezy Point (02/6/2013)
  • 13-12 Statement of Department of Environmental Protection Commissioner Carter Strickland on the Economic Impact Study of Recreational Activities in the Catskills (02/1/2013)
  • 13-11 Department of Environmental Protection Announces 27th Annual Water Resources Art & Poetry Contest (01/31/2013)
  • 13-10 Department of Environmental Protection Installs Remote Technology to Help Guide Future Capital Investments and Further Improve Harbor Water Quality (01/25/2013)
  • 13-09 Department of Environmental Protection To Repair Lowes Corners Bridge in Grahamsville (01/23/2013)
  • 13-08 Department of Environmental Protection to Begin Site Work for Rondout-West Branch Bypass Tunnel (01/18/2013)
  • 13-07 Department of Environmental Protection Completes $280 Million Upgrade to Hunts Point Wastewater Treatment Plant in the Bronx to Further Improve Harbor Water Quality (01/17/2013)
  • 13-06 City, State, and Federal Government Along With Consolidated Edison Encourage New Yorkers to Use Watersense-Labeled Showerheads to Conserve Water and Reduce Costs (01/14/2013)
  • 13-05 Department of Environmental Protection Graduates 72 New Sewage Treatment Workers (01/11/2013)
  • 13-04 Department of Environmental Protection and American Water Resources Offer Homeowner Service Line Protection Programs (01/10/2013)
  • 13-03 Department of Environmental Protection Announces New Pilot Program that Will Allow for use of Electric Trolling Motors While Fishing (01/10/2013)
  • 13-02 Department of Environmental Protection Announces Croton Water Filtration Plant Project Receives Merit Safety Recognition by the U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration (01/09/2013)
  • 13-01 Department of Environmental Protection Opened More Than 6,100 Acres of Watershed Land for Recreation in 2012 (01/07/2013)

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