NY State DEC Proposes Rollback of Important Protections for NYC Waters Waterway Stewards Oppose!
The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) is proposing to remove protections for primary contact recreation in...
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- Oct 31, 2019
SWIM's Fall 2019 Public Meeting on the Anniversary of Superstorm Sandy
SWIM's quarterly public meeting was hosted by Waterfront Alliance on October 29th, the 7th anniversary of Superstorm Sandy. An...
- Oct 22, 2019
City’s Upcoming Water Rate Study
We’ve been blogging about the City’s water rate study for quite some time now and calling on the NYC DEP for many years to conduct a...
- Oct 9, 2019
Once in A Generation Opportunity to Provide Public Input on Citywide Sewer Overflow Plan!
On Tuesday October 15th, the New York City Dept. of Environmental Protection will hold a public meeting to receive input on the future...
- Oct 9, 2019
NYC City Council Calls for a Five Boro Coastal Resilience Plan
New Legislation Calls for Five Borough Coastal Resilience Plan Intro 1620 was introduced to the City Council on June 26th, 2019 by...
- Jul 23, 2019
New Legislation Introduced Calling on the NYC DEP to Rethink Its Flawed CSO LTCP's
On June 26, 2019, NYC City Council Member Costa Constantinides, Chair of the City Council Committee for Environmental Protection,...
- Jul 17, 2019
SWIM Participated in a Panel Discussion on The Future of Flushing Bay & Creek
On July 2nd, SWIM, Guardians of Flushing Bay, Riverkeeper, Waterfront Alliance, and NY League of Conservation Voters participated in a...
- Jul 17, 2019
State Renews and Revises Green Roof Tax Abatement Program
New York State lawmakers recently passed legislation that renews and revises the State’s current Green Roof Tax Abatement. The law became...
- Jul 10, 2019
Getting to Zero in Dutch Kills Community Action Plan Summer Picnic
On Saturday, June 29th, as part of our Community Action Plan for improving water quality in the Dutch Kills branch of Newtown Creek,...
- Jun 25, 2019
NYC Water Board pushes DEP to move on rate study & stormwater fees, citing SWIM's Advocacy Work
In New York City, the Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) budget is funded by revenue it collects through water and sewer rates....
- Jun 6, 2019
Public Art Projects for Getting to Zero in Dutch Kills Community Action Plan!
We are getting excited about the next phase of the Getting to Zero in Dutch Kills Community Action Plan and our launch event on June 29th...
- May 31, 2019
2018 Was One of the Rainiest Years on Record in NYC
New York City just experienced its fourth-wettest year on record. In 2018, 65.55 inches of precipitation fell in Central Park, according...
- May 23, 2019
NYC 2019 Water Rates/Water Rate Study: How Water Rates Impact NYC Waterways
In New York City, the Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) budget is funded by revenue it collects through water and sewer rates....
- Apr 23, 2019
The City's Largest and Most Complex CSO Long Term Control Plan is Finally Underway!
After postponing the Citywide Open Waters CSO Long Term Control Plan twice in recent years, the City is finally getting the plan...
- Apr 22, 2019
City Council passes legislation requiring green roofs in NYC!
Just in time for Earth Day, the New York City Council passed a package of legislation called the Climate Mobilization Act on April 18th....
- Apr 15, 2019
Join SWIM in asking DEP these questions at the April 16th LTCP meeting
On April 16th, the NYC Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) is hosting a Citywide & East River/Open Waters Long Term Control Plan...
- Mar 6, 2019
Important NYC Storm Barriers Public Meetings in March/April 2019!!
The Army Corps of Engineers Storm Barrier Study: Interim Report has just been released. Here is a link to the report. The report contains...
- Mar 6, 2019
NY Dept. of Environmental Conservation Issues Request for Public Comment on their Revised Rule Chang
Last year, New York Dept. of Environmental Conservation (NYS DEC) introduced and held public hearings for public comment on their...
- Mar 6, 2019
Getting to Zero (CSO) in Dutch Kills Community Workshop!
SWIM, Green Shores NYC, Newtown Creek Alliance, Riverkeeper, and NYC Soil and Water Conservation District have teamed up to develop a...
- Mar 4, 2019
EPA and Army Corps Propose Roll Backs on Federal Protections in the Clean Water Act. Public Comments
Currently, under the Clean Water Act, all the waters that are defined as “Waters of the United States” are federally protected against...
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