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New York City Department of Environmental Protection

April 13, 2024

The New York City Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) is the department of the government of New York City[2] that manages the city's water supply and works to reduce air, noise, and hazardous materials pollution.

Department of Environmental Protection
Department overview
JurisdictionNew York City
Headquarters59-17 Junction Boulevard
Elmhurst, Queens
Employees6,210 (2020)[1]
Department executives
Key document
Websitewww.nyc.gov/dep
Tallman Island plant
Rockaway plant
Sludge boat passing under the Brooklyn Bridge on the East River

Under a 1.3 billion dollar budget, it provides more than 1.1 billion US gallons (4,200,000 m3) of water each day to more than 9 million residents (including 8 million in the City of New York) through a complex network of nineteen reservoirs, three controlled lakes and 6,000 miles (9,700 km) of water mains, tunnels and aqueducts. DEP is also responsible for managing the city's combined sewer system, which carries both storm water runoff and sanitary waste, and fourteen wastewater treatment plants located throughout the city. DEP carries out federal Clean Water Act rules and regulations, handles hazardous materials emergencies and toxic site remediation, oversees asbestos monitoring and removal, enforces the city's air and noise codes, bills and collects on city water and sewer accounts, and manages citywide water conservation programs. Its regulations are compiled in title 15 of the New York City Rules.

Facilities edit

Drinking water edit

Main article: New York City water supply system

NYCDEP manages three upstate supply systems to provide the city's drinking water: the Croton system, the Catskill system, and the Delaware system. The overall distribution system has a storage capacity of 550 billion US gallons (2.1×109 m3) and provides over 1 billion US gallons (3,800,000 m3) per day of water to more than eight million city residents and another one million users in four upstate counties bordering on the water supply system. The distribution system is made up of an extensive grid of water mains stretching approximately 6,600 miles (10,600 km).

Wastewater treatment edit

The city's wastewater is collected through an extensive grid of sewer pipes of various sizes and stretching over 7,400 miles (11,900 km). The Bureau of Wastewater Treatment (BWT) operates 14 water pollution control plants treating an average of 1.3 billion US gallons (4,900,000 m3) of wastewater a day; 96 wastewater pump stations: 8 dewatering facilities; and 490 sewer regulators. The bureau has a staff of 1,900 employees, with a $340 million annual operating budget, and an annual capital budget of $200 million.[3][4]

Wastewater Treatment Plants
Plant Service area Size ser day Discharges to
In millions
of gallons 		In thousands
of cubic
meters
26th Ward Eastern Brooklyn 85 320 Jamaica Bay
Bowery Bay Northeast Queens 150 570 Upper East River
Coney Island South Brooklyn, Central Brooklyn 110 420 Jamaica Bay
Hunts Point Eastern Bronx 200 760 Upper East River
Jamaica Southern Queens 100 380 Jamaica Bay
Newtown Creek Manhattan, Brooklyn, Queens 310 1,200 East River
North River Manhattan 170 640 Hudson River
Oakwood Beach Staten Island 40 151 Lower New York Bay
Rockaway Queens 45 170 Jamaica Bay
Owls Head Brooklyn 120 450 Upper New York Bay
Wards Island Bronx, Manhattan 275 1,040 Upper East River
Tallman Island Queens 80 300 Upper East River
Port Richmond Staten Island 60 230 Kill Van Kull
Red Hook Brooklyn, Governor's Island 60 230 Lower East River

Commissioners edit

The current commissioner Rohit Aggarwala was appointed by Mayor Eric Adams in January 2022. Other former Commissioners include:

Violation of federal environmental laws edit

The federal government began investigating the DEP in 1998. On August 29, 2001, the DEP pleaded guilty in federal court to criminal violations of the Clean Water Act and the Toxic Substances Control Act, and sentenced to probation. As a condition of probation, the DEP was required to implement an environmental, health and safety compliance program to prevent future environmental law violations and to improve employee safety working conditions.

In 2003, the Office of Environmental, Health and Safety Compliance (EHS) was formed to administer the DEP's comprehensive safety and compliance efforts, which included the EHS Employee Concerns Program.

In 2006, the term of probation was extended and the BWT was included under the federal monitor's oversight following a discharge of untreated sewage into the East River after emergency generators failed to operate during the August 2003 blackout.

On December 25, 2009, probation and federal oversight of the DEP ended.[5]

EHS Programs edit

Employee Concerns Program edit

Facilitates DEP employee reporting of observed environmental violations and unsafe employee conditions. Helps employees identify and prevent the harassment and intimidation of co-workers engaged in such activities. - 24/7 confidential employee concerns hotline - contract management plan to quicken execution of safety-related contracts - risk management program

Tiered Audit Program edit

Rates conditions by priority, enabling the agency to identify and address more than 44,000 specific workplace conditions

Compliance Action Plan edit

Ensures DEP follows all federal, state and local environmental, health and safety regulations by developing written policies, conducting training, and by purchasing and distributing safety equipment.

Since 2001, DEP has invested about $160 million in environmental health and safety programs.

OpX Program edit

In 2011, the New York City Water Board appointed Veolia Water to partner with DEP in an effort to identify opportunities to make improvements in every aspect of New York City's drinking water, sewage collection, and wastewater treatment operations. Veolia teamed with McKinsey & Company and Arcadis to acquire additional analytical and technical expertise, respectively. The initiative, branded "Operational Excellence (OpX): The Best Always Do Better," is an opportunity for DEP to take employee ideas and best practices from water utilities across the globe to achieve the agency's goal of being the "safest, most productive, cost-effective, and transparent water utility in the nation."[6]

Rather than responding to future financial pressures with budget cuts that might weaken critical services, the OpX initiative makes improvements that will increase the strength of DEP. The OpX program aims to streamline workflows, boost efficiency, and continuously identify opportunities for improvements that will allow DEP to maintain its level of customer service, safety, and productivity while minimizing rate increases for its roughly 836,000 rate-payers. To achieve this, the Commissioner set a goal for OpX to achieve operating benefits of $100–200 million by 2016.

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ "Fiscal Year 2020 New York City Government Workforce Profile Report". New York City Department of Citywide Administrative Services. Retrieved February 13, 2023 – via shinyapp.io.
  2. ^ New York City Charter § 1401; "There shall be a department of environmental protection, the head of which shall be the commissioner of environmental protection."
  3. ^ NYCDEP. "DEP Offices." Accessed 2015-08-20.
  4. ^ NYCDEP. "New York City's Wastewater Treatment System." Accessed 2015-08-20.
  5. ^ "Mayor Bloomberg Announces the End of Federal Probation and Federal Monitoring for DEP". Press release. NYCDEP. 2009-12-25.
  6. ^ http://www.nyc.gov/html/dep/pdf/reports/opx-phase-i-report.pdf/ OpX Phase I Report September 6, 2012, at the Wayback Machine

Further reading edit

  • Soll, David. Empire of Water: An Environmental and Political History of the New York City Water Supply. Ithaca: Cornell University Press, 2013.

External links edit

April 13, 2024
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The New York City Department of Environmental Protection DEP is the department of the government of New York City 2 that manages the city s water supply and works to reduce air noise and hazardous materials pollution Department of Environmental ProtectionDepartment overviewJurisdictionNew York CityHeadquarters59 17 Junction BoulevardElmhurst QueensEmployees6 210 2020 update 1 Department executivesRohit T Aggarwala Commissioner of Environmental ProtectionVincent Sapienza Chief Operating OfficerKey documentNew York City CharterWebsitewww wbr nyc wbr gov wbr depTallman Island plantRockaway plantSludge boat passing under the Brooklyn Bridge on the East RiverUnder a 1 3 billion dollar budget it provides more than 1 1 billion US gallons 4 200 000 m3 of water each day to more than 9 million residents including 8 million in the City of New York through a complex network of nineteen reservoirs three controlled lakes and 6 000 miles 9 700 km of water mains tunnels and aqueducts DEP is also responsible for managing the city s combined sewer system which carries both storm water runoff and sanitary waste and fourteen wastewater treatment plants located throughout the city DEP carries out federal Clean Water Act rules and regulations handles hazardous materials emergencies and toxic site remediation oversees asbestos monitoring and removal enforces the city s air and noise codes bills and collects on city water and sewer accounts and manages citywide water conservation programs Its regulations are compiled in title 15 of the New York City Rules Contents 1 Facilities 1 1 Drinking water 1 2 Wastewater treatment 2 Commissioners 3 Violation of federal environmental laws 3 1 EHS Programs 3 1 1 Employee Concerns Program 3 1 2 Tiered Audit Program 3 1 3 Compliance Action Plan 4 OpX Program 5 See also 6 References 7 Further reading 8 External linksFacilities editDrinking water edit Main article New York City water supply system NYCDEP manages three upstate supply systems to provide the city s drinking water the Croton system the Catskill system and the Delaware system The overall distribution system has a storage capacity of 550 billion US gallons 2 1 109 m3 and provides over 1 billion US gallons 3 800 000 m3 per day of water to more than eight million city residents and another one million users in four upstate counties bordering on the water supply system The distribution system is made up of an extensive grid of water mains stretching approximately 6 600 miles 10 600 km Wastewater treatment edit The city s wastewater is collected through an extensive grid of sewer pipes of various sizes and stretching over 7 400 miles 11 900 km The Bureau of Wastewater Treatment BWT operates 14 water pollution control plants treating an average of 1 3 billion US gallons 4 900 000 m3 of wastewater a day 96 wastewater pump stations 8 dewatering facilities and 490 sewer regulators The bureau has a staff of 1 900 employees with a 340 million annual operating budget and an annual capital budget of 200 million 3 4 Wastewater Treatment Plants Plant Service area Size ser day Discharges toIn millions of gallons In thousands of cubic meters26th Ward Eastern Brooklyn 85 320 Jamaica BayBowery Bay Northeast Queens 150 570 Upper East RiverConey Island South Brooklyn Central Brooklyn 110 420 Jamaica BayHunts Point Eastern Bronx 200 760 Upper East RiverJamaica Southern Queens 100 380 Jamaica BayNewtown Creek Manhattan Brooklyn Queens 310 1 200 East RiverNorth River Manhattan 170 640 Hudson RiverOakwood Beach Staten Island 40 151 Lower New York BayRockaway Queens 45 170 Jamaica BayOwls Head Brooklyn 120 450 Upper New York BayWards Island Bronx Manhattan 275 1 040 Upper East RiverTallman Island Queens 80 300 Upper East RiverPort Richmond Staten Island 60 230 Kill Van KullRed Hook Brooklyn Governor s Island 60 230 Lower East RiverCommissioners editThe current commissioner Rohit Aggarwala was appointed by Mayor Eric Adams in January 2022 Other former Commissioners include Frank McArdle 1978 81 Ed Koch Joe McGough 1982 86 Ed Koch Harvey Schultz 1986 89 Ed Koch Albert Appleton 1990 93 David Dinkins Marilyn Gelber 1994 96 Rudy Giuliani Joel Miele 1996 2002 Rudy Giuliani Christopher O Ward 2002 05 Michael Bloomberg Caswell F Holloway 2009 2011 Michael Bloomberg Carter H Strickland Jr 2011 2014 Michael Bloomberg Emily Lloyd 2014 2016 Bill De Blasio Vincent Sapienza 2017 2022 Bill De Blasio Rohit Aggarwala 2022 present Eric AdamsViolation of federal environmental laws editThe federal government began investigating the DEP in 1998 On August 29 2001 the DEP pleaded guilty in federal court to criminal violations of the Clean Water Act and the Toxic Substances Control Act and sentenced to probation As a condition of probation the DEP was required to implement an environmental health and safety compliance program to prevent future environmental law violations and to improve employee safety working conditions In 2003 the Office of Environmental Health and Safety Compliance EHS was formed to administer the DEP s comprehensive safety and compliance efforts which included the EHS Employee Concerns Program In 2006 the term of probation was extended and the BWT was included under the federal monitor s oversight following a discharge of untreated sewage into the East River after emergency generators failed to operate during the August 2003 blackout On December 25 2009 probation and federal oversight of the DEP ended 5 EHS Programs edit This section may need to be rewritten to comply with Wikipedia s quality standards You can help The talk page may contain suggestions August 2015 Employee Concerns Program edit Facilitates DEP employee reporting of observed environmental violations and unsafe employee conditions Helps employees identify and prevent the harassment and intimidation of co workers engaged in such activities 24 7 confidential employee concerns hotline contract management plan to quicken execution of safety related contracts risk management program Tiered Audit Program edit Rates conditions by priority enabling the agency to identify and address more than 44 000 specific workplace conditions Compliance Action Plan edit Ensures DEP follows all federal state and local environmental health and safety regulations by developing written policies conducting training and by purchasing and distributing safety equipment Since 2001 DEP has invested about 160 million in environmental health and safety programs OpX Program editThis section needs to be updated Please help update this article to reflect recent events or newly available information March 2022 In 2011 the New York City Water Board appointed Veolia Water to partner with DEP in an effort to identify opportunities to make improvements in every aspect of New York City s drinking water sewage collection and wastewater treatment operations Veolia teamed with McKinsey amp Company and Arcadis to acquire additional analytical and technical expertise respectively The initiative branded Operational Excellence OpX The Best Always Do Better is an opportunity for DEP to take employee ideas and best practices from water utilities across the globe to achieve the agency s goal of being the safest most productive cost effective and transparent water utility in the nation 6 Rather than responding to future financial pressures with budget cuts that might weaken critical services the OpX initiative makes improvements that will increase the strength of DEP The OpX program aims to streamline workflows boost efficiency and continuously identify opportunities for improvements that will allow DEP to maintain its level of customer service safety and productivity while minimizing rate increases for its roughly 836 000 rate payers To achieve this the Commissioner set a goal for OpX to achieve operating benefits of 100 200 million by 2016 See also editEnvironmental issues in New York City New York City Department of Environmental Protection Police New York City Office of Administrative Trials and Hearings OATH for hearings conducted on summonses for quality of life violations issued by the DepartmentReferences edit Fiscal Year 2020 New York City Government Workforce Profile Report New York City Department of Citywide Administrative Services Retrieved February 13 2023 via shinyapp io New York City Charter 1401 There shall be a department of environmental protection the head of which shall be the commissioner of environmental protection NYCDEP DEP Offices Accessed 2015 08 20 NYCDEP New York City s Wastewater Treatment System Accessed 2015 08 20 Mayor Bloomberg Announces the End of Federal Probation and Federal Monitoring for DEP Press release NYCDEP 2009 12 25 http www nyc gov html dep pdf reports opx phase i report pdf OpX Phase I Report Archived September 6 2012 at the Wayback MachineFurther reading editSoll David Empire of Water An Environmental and Political History of the New York City Water Supply Ithaca Cornell University Press 2013 External links editNew York City Department of Environmental Protection Department of Environmental Protection in the Rules of the City of New York Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title New York City Department of Environmental Protection amp oldid 1170581082, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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