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|  Using Green Infrastructure to Manage Stormwater
DEP has a broad citywide effort to better manage stormwater using a variety of innovative, sustainable green infrastructure. Improved stormwater management is an important component of Mayor Bloomberg's PlaNYC initiative and Sustainable Stormwater Management Plan. Green infrastructure, or source controls, are a set of techniques that detain or retain stormwater runoff through capture and controlled release, infiltration into the ground, vegetative uptake and evapotranspiration thereby reducing the need for end-of-pipe stormwater storage and treatment systems.  Profiles of DEP Green Infrastructure Pilot Projects | |
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 NYC Green Infrastructure Grant Up to $4 million will be provided in 2012 for green infrastructure projects within CSO drainage areas in New York City. Projects must be completed within a year from the construction start date. Learn more |
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NYC Green Infrastructure Plan In September 2010, New York City released the NYC Green Infrastructure Plan which presents an alternative approach to improving water quality that integrates “green infrastructure,” such as swales and green roofs, with investments to optimize the existing system and to build targeted, cost-effective “grey” or traditional infrastructure Learn more |
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Green Infrastructure Webmap View information on current Green Infrastructure projects and add your project to a growing list of Green Infrastructure initiatives being implemented throughout New York City. NYC Green Infrastructure Webmap |
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Public Outreach, Education and Engagement DEP outreach efforts involve community boards, stormwater advocacy and green job non-profit organizations, Citizens Advisory Committees (CACs), civic organizations and other City agencies. Learn more |
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Benefits of Green Infrastructure Green infrastructure substantially advances Mayor Bloomberg’s PlaNYC, a multi-pronged sustainability effort that will reduce the urban heat island effect, enhance recreational opportunities, improve quality-of-life, restore ecosystems, improve air quality, save energy, and mitigate and adapt to climate change. These goals, as well as improved water quality, are substantially advanced by green infrastructure in ways that traditional grey infrastructure cannot match. Learn more |
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Types of Green Infrastructure & NYC Demonstration Sites DEP collaborates with many city agencies to design, build, and monitor green infrastructure across the City. Learn more about the types of green infrastructure throughout the City and how DEP is collaborating with other City agencies. Learn more |
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NYC, Federal, State, and Other Green Infrastructure Resources Links to NYC, Federal, State, and Other Green Infrastructure Resources including PlaNYC 2030, designed to achieve the City's sustainability goals while building a greener, greater New York. Learn more |
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