Learn About Water Quality Improvement Plans

The NYC Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) is launching its program to develop Long Term Control Plans (LTCPs) for NYC water bodies impacted by combined sewer overflows(CSOs) with an Open House on Tuesday, June 26, 3pm to 8pm, at the Newtown Creek Wastewater Treatment Plant Visitor Center, 329 Greenpoint Avenue in Brooklyn. DEP representatives will give a brief presentation on the LTCP process at 4pm and again at 6:30pm. Poster displays will be open to the public between 3pm and 8pm.   

WHAT IS A LONG TERM CONTROL PLAN?
On March 8, 2012, the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) and DEP signed a groundbreaking agreement to reduce CSOs using a hybrid green and gray infrastructure approach. As part of this agreement, DEP will develop LTCPs, or comprehensive evaluations of long term solutions, to reduce CSOs and improve water quality in NYC's water bodies and waterways. The goal of each LTCP is to identify appropriate CSO controls necessary to achieve water quality standards consistent with the Federal CSO policy and the water quality goals of the Clean Water Act (CWA). 

To RSVP, please email Shane Ojar or call DEP's Community Partnerships Office at 718-595-3496.