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	Mayor Bloomberg, Environmental Protection Commissioner Holloway Launch New Program to Relieve Water Debt and Help Prevent Mortgage Foreclosures Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg and Department of Environmental Protection Commissioner Cas Holloway today launched the Water Debt Assistance Program, a new initiative that will temporarily relieve homeowners at risk of foreclosure of past-due water and sewer debt. Read the press release Learn more


		DEP Expands Bill Payment Options to Include Direct Debit NYC Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) Commissioner Cas Holloway today announced the launch of an on-line payment feature that will make it easier for DEP’s customers to pay and track their bills. Starting this week, water and sewer customers can now schedule their bills to be paid by direct debit so they can better manage their payments. Read the press release Pay Your Water and Sewer Bill


		DEP, DDC Complete Clove Road Water Main Restoration DEP and the NYC Department of Design and Construction (DDC) have put back into service a crucial 48-inch water main on Clove Road in Staten Island, marking the completion of a two-and-a-half year, $27 million water main restoration project that ensures a more reliable water supply system for Staten Island. Read the press release


		DEP and DOF Announce Intent to Sell Tax and Water Liens Unless Debt is Resolved by May 7 Department of Finance will send notices to 24,963 owners at risk of having a lien sold on their property to a private collector. A list of all at-risk properties has been published in the New York Post as well as community newspapers throughout the City. Learn more


		DEP Meets Wastewater Treatment Performance Standard Ahead of Requirement DEP has announced that significant investments have dramatically increased performance at the Newtown Creek Wastewater Treatment Plant. Read the press release


		NYC Submits Permit Application to Continue to Acquire Lands for Watershed Protection DEP has submitted its application for a permit to continue to acquire land to protect the watersheds, the sources of clean drinking water for half the residents of New York State. Read the press release


		Clear Waters Magazine Honors DEP’s Staten Island Bluebelt Program Environmental Protection Commissioner Cas Holloway congratulated the Agency’s Staten Island Bluebelt staff on the Bluebelt program being recognized in the latest quarterly issue of Clear Waters magazine, a New York Water Environment Association (NYWEA) publication. Read the press release


		DEP Expands Initiative To Better Measure Snowpack, Mitigate Flooding The snow pillow is a device that measures the amount of water in snowpack for a watershed area. Snowpack is a crucial indicator of overall water supply because melting snow drains into reservoirs. Read the press release


		DEP Launches Backflow Prevention Enforcement Initiative DEP has launched a new initiative to ensure more vigorous protection of the City’s water supply system from properties that fail to install backflow prevention devices. Backflow prevention devices prevent contaminated water or chemicals from flowing back into the public drinking water supply system. Read the press release


		DEP Launches New Initiative To Help Streamside Landowners DEP has launched the Catskill Streams Buffer Initiative (CSBI) to help residential landowners protect their property and preserve natural habitats along stream banks in the Catskill/Delaware watershed areas. DEP is providing $3.6 million in funding and partnering with county Soil and Water Conservation Districts for the Initiative. Read the press release


		DEP Begins Enforcement of New Denial of Access Charges DEP has begun enforcing a new regulation that allows it to impose a fee of $250 and a special rate on customers who repeatedly fail to provide access to their property to perform water meter inspections. Read the press release


		81-Count Pollution Indictment Against Greenpoint Property Owner Announced Kings County District Attorney Charles J. Hynes, New York State Department Of Environmental Conservation Commissioner Pete Grannis, And New York City Department Of Environmental Protection Commissioner Cas Holloway Announce 81-Count Pollution Indictment Against Greenpoint Property Owner District Attorney press release


		DEP To Perform Work on Rondout-West Branch Tunnel DEP has announced a planned shutdown of the Rondout-West Branch Tunnel (RWBT) portion of the Delaware Aqueduct in support of activities related to the long-term repair of the Tunnel. Read the press release


		Gowanus and Flushing Watershed Initiative (GFWI) Grant Program DEP is soliciting stormwater best management practice (BMP) and low impact development (LID) proposals for the Gowanus Canal and Flushing Bay watersheds. A total of $2,900,000 will be available for potential projects. Learn more about GFWI GFWI grant application and information


		DEP Advances Stimulus-Funded Paerdegat Basin Restoration Project DEP has announced the registration of a $15 million contract to restore 38 acres of wetlands and natural grasslands adjacent to the Paerdegat Basin Combined Sewer Overflow (CSO) Facility located on the shores of Jamaica Bay in Brooklyn. This project will improve water quality, create an ecology park and restore the Jamaica Bay Wetlands. Read the press release


		DEP Announces Activation of the Ashokan Reservoir Waste Channel DEP has announced that it will activate the Ashokan Reservoir Waste Channel and release 250 million gallons per day (MGD) from the Ashokan Reservoir for the next few weeks, depending on circumstances. The releases will improve water quality and enhance flood prevention protection. Read the press release


		Mayor Bloomberg Announces the End of Federal Probation and Federal Monitoring for DEP Mayor Bloomberg has announced the end of Federal probation and Federal monitoring that began in 2001 for the DEP. The Mayor made the announcement while visiting DEP employees working the Christmas Day shift at the Newtown Creek Wastewater Treatment Plant. Read the press release


		Department of Environmental Protection Calls for Prohibition on Drilling in the New York City Watershed Natural gas drilling and exploration are incompatible with the operation of NYC's unfiltered water supply system and pose unacceptable risks for more than nine million New Yorkers in the City and State. Read the press release


		Comprehensive Study of Water Rates Presented to New York City Water Board DEP has presented the Final Report on the comprehensive water rate study it commissioned from consulting firm Booz Allen Hamilton to the New York City Water Board. Read the press release Water Rate Study Final Report (PDF)


		Mayor Bloomberg Appoints Caswell F. Holloway As Commissioner of the Department of Environmental Protection Read the press release


		PlaNYC: A Greener, Greater New York PlaNYC is designed to achieve the City's sustainability goals while building a greener, greater New York. The PlaNYC Web site now includes details of the City's greenhouse gas inventory, which sets the benchmark from which the City's 30 percent reduction target is based. Visit PlaNYC 2030

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