Public Meeting on Citywide Long Term Control Plans: Green Infrastructure & Municipal Separate Storm Sewer Systems

When:

December 16, 2015: 5:00PM to 7:00PM

Where:

LaGuardia Community College, 31-10 Thomson Avenue, Long Island City, NY 11101 map

This public meeting is an oppertunity to learn more about, and comment on the Department of Environmental Protection’s Long Term Control Plans, Green Infrastructure, & Municipal Separate Storm Sewer Systems. At 6:30pm, the DEP will provide a brief presentation on the status of the CSO Long Term Control Plan (LTCP), updates on the Green Infastructure adn Municipal Storm Sewer System (MS4) Programs.

When the sewer system is at full capacity during a heavy rain event, a mixture of rain water and sewage (combined sewage) may overflow into local waterways as a Combined Sewage Overflow (CSO). The New York City Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) is developing a CSO Long Term Control Plan (LTCP) that aims to identify and evaluate alternatives to improve the water quality around New York City.