2001 Press Releases

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• 01-66 DEP Announces Groundbreaking for Expedited Construction of City Water Tunnel No. 3 in Manhattan (12/28/01)
• 01-64 Drought Watch Declared For New York City Water Supply (12/27/01)
• 01-63 Drought Conditions Cause DEP to Call a Moratorium on Percolation and Deep Soil Tests in Watershed (12/21/01)
• 01-62 DEP Announces Police Department Promotions (12/20/01)
• 01-56 City To Hold Exam For Enviromental Police Officer Title Assignments At DEP's Watershed Precincts (11/8/01)
• 01-55 Owners Should Make Appointments To Bring Boats Up To High-Water Mark At City Reservoirs (11/7/01)
• 01-54 New York City Water Supply Below Normal (11/7/01)
• 01-53 Batavia Kill Restoration Project Seeks Volunteers (11/1/01)
• 01-52 DEP and Margaretville Central School District Sign Agreement For Use of Flood Lands (11/1/01)
• 01-50 New York City Acquires 123-Acre Tract Near New Croton Reservoir In Westchester County (10/29/01)
• 01-48 DEP Recommends Steps For Homeowners To Ensure Proper Identification Of Employees (10/23/01)
• 01-47 New York City Acquires 509-Acre Tract Near West Branch Reservoir In Putnam County (10/23/01)
• 01-45a Emergency Repairs Completed At 26th Ward Wastewater Treatment Plant (10/15/01)
• 01-45 Commissioner Miele Leads Army Corps Tour of WTC (10/12/01)
• 01-44 26th Ward Wastewater Treatment Plant To Shut Down For Emergency Repairs (10/9/01)
• 01-43 DEP Cancels 2001 Deer Hunting Season All Public Access To City's Water Supply Lands Suspended (10/2/01)

• 01-42 Americorps Workers Team Up With Department Of Environmental Protection and Soil and Water Conservation Districts (10/4/01)

• 01-41 New York City Contracts For Conservation Easement and Land In Kensico and New Croton Reservoir Watersheds (10/2/01)
• 01-40 Wastewater Treatment Plant Upgrades Moving Ahead (10/2/01)
• 01-38 Permitted Watershed Recreational Activities Suspended (9/12/01)
• 01-35 DEP Police Arrest Kensico Reservoir Angler (8/10/01)
• 01-32 DEP Issues Hydrant Safety Advisory (8/2/01)
• 01-31 DEP Emergency Phones Connect With Delaware County Sheriff Office (7/30/01)
• 01-30 City To Hold Rowboat Auction (7/25/01)
• 01-29 City Welcomes EPA Proposal To Provide Relief From Designing Filtration Plant For Catskill/Delaware Drinking Water (7/25/01)
• 01-28 Kensico Dam Plaza Display Panels Unveiled (7/12/01)
• 01-27 New York City Water Essential Ingredient For Bagel & Pickle Makers At Smithsonian Folklife Festival (7/5/01)
• 01-26 DEP and DEC Secure Funding For Esopus Creek Restoration (7/3/01)
• 01-25 Construction Schedule Set For North Bushkill Bridge On 28A (6/29/01)
• 01-24 New York City DEP and Kensico Environmental Enhancement Program Celebrate Opening of New Kensico Reservoir Information Display At Kensico Dam Plaza (6/28/01)
• 01-23 Illegally Opened Hydrants Cause Dangerously Low Water Pressure At Hospital (6/28/01)
• 01-22 DEP Issues Hydrant Safety Advisory (6/26/01)
• 01-21 New York City Department of Environmental Protection Announces Results of Annual Harbor Water Quality Survey (6/25/01)
• 01-18 New York City Acquires Conservation Easement In Ashokan Reservoir Watershed (6/18/01)
• 01-17 New York City Continues to Open More Watershed Lands for Hiking (6/6/01)
• 01-16 City Land Acquisition Pays Off For Forest Research (5/30/01)
• 01-12 New York City Department of Environmental Protection Celebrates Water Week May 5 - May 12, 2001 (5/2/01)
• 01-11 City Announces New Boat Pumpout Facilities For Sewage Waste From Recreational Vessels (5/1/01)
• 01-10 Students From New York City And Watershed Work Together On Stream Restoration In Greene County (4/27/01)
• 01-08 New York City Purchases 178 Acres In Yorktown For Watershed Protection (4/3/01)
• 01-07 DEP-Funded "Water Power" Conference At NYU (3/19/01)
• 01-06 Progress Report On Watershed Model Forest Program (3/19/01)
• 01-04 Added Acres Contribute to Successful Deer Hunting Season on DEP Water Supply Lands in 2000 (2/22/01)
• 01-02 DEP Appoints New Manager of Environmental Enforcement Units (2/7/01)
• 01-01 Croton Watershed Management Strategy To Be Developed (1/16/01)

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