NYC Department of Environmental Protection (NYC DEP)

DEP in the News Commissioner Rohit Aggarwala spoke last week with the Associated Press regarding the new, comprehensive study showing rising salinity levels in the City’s water supply. “The conclusion of this study is that if we don’t change our ways, in 2100 the Croton Water System becomes a nice recreational facility, but it ceases to be a water supply,” Aggarwala told the news outlet. “And that will directly impact everybody who drinks New York City water.” Read more here: https://on.nyc.gov/4iM0d5Q

NYC's got real SIP! Everyone knows our tap water is delicious, and now you can read all about it in the 2024 Water Quality Report: https://on.nyc.gov/2tN1XoX. Now that's news worth cheers-ing about!🥂 #NYCWater

📣We are hiring entry-level Water Use Inspectors across NYC, so kickstart your career and apply today! https://on.nyc.gov/3Xz0mBc #NYCWater #WaterCareers

Field Highlights: Engineering Design & Construction Project Manager Sibel Ozbek says collaboration makes challenges manageable, & having a supportive work environment allows her to perform her best! Sibel also loves working in Coney Island because of its rich history & energy! #NYToughest💪 #NYCWater #WaterCareers

Working with volunteers from Queens Botanical Garden we collected 16 bags of trash and 6 bags of leaves to compost from 15 rain gardens in #Flushing yesterday. Now, that's some 🟩 teamwork! 🤝 #NYCWater #RainGarden #SpringTime

For this trained aerospace engineer, the sky's the limit, even when she's standing in a tunnel 600 feet deep! Thanks to Lauren and the staff here at DEP, our city keeps flowing like it should! #NYCWater https://lnkd.in/ez-syvNQ

📣Calling all engineering grads and undergrads! TOMORROW, 3/28, DEP is hosting an in-person Technical Open House to give YOU the chance to contribute to NYC's world-famous water infrastructure! Register here: https://on.nyc.gov/4knjw6V #NYCWater #WaterCareers #Internships

Out of the Archives: When they weren’t working to bring clean Catskill water to New York City, these Board of Water Supply employees represented their agency in the Municipal Baseball League. Champions of the 1911 season, they secured first place by defeating the Brooklyn Borough President’s office in the final game. The team: Bartley, 1b. ; Griffin, 2b.; Forbes: 3b.; Craven, ss., Tafel, If., Young, rf., McCarthy, cf.; Coakley, If.; Feth, utility fielder; Bourke, substitute; Knobloch, (captain), catcher; Treutler, Cahill, Bartley and Griffin, pitchers; L. J. Hanley and C. F. Bell, Managers. J. Donohue, trainer. J. V. Cunneen. score-keeper. E. McManus, mascot. On June 10, 1911, when this photo was taken at the Navy Yard, they played the Tenement House Department. For more NYCDEP history, click: http://bit.ly/2tKkvDE. #NYCWater #tbt #baseball #MunicipalEmployees

We can dig it! DEP has safely finished excavating—ahead of schedule—an 8-million-gallon storage tank that’ll keep combined sewage out of the #GowanusCanal when it rains. When done, this project will improve water quality and create public open space for residents to enjoy! #NYCWater #ConstructionProjects #Schedule #Upgrades

We finished 6 months AHEAD of schedule with excavation for a huge underground 8-million-gallon tank that will keep combined sewage out of the #GowanusCanal when it rains. When done, the project will improve the canal’s health and provide much-need public open space atop the tank. Read more here: https://on.nyc.gov/4c2wcMZ #NYCWater #Construction #Engineering