Q&A
Timeline and expectations for the DEP-USGS groundwater study partnership
1:25:58
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Council Member Avilés inquires about the timeline and milestones for the DEP's partnership with the US Geological Survey (USGS) on groundwater studies. Commissioner Aggarwala provides details on the project's progress and expected outcomes.
- The partnership is a multi-year effort that took about 1.5 years to establish the contract
- Initial results are expected in 1 to 1.5 years
- Aggarwala offers to provide more precise information later
Alexa Avilés
1:25:58
In terms of the partnership with USGS, is there are there particular time frames related to that study and kind of milestones you're hoping to meet?
Rohit T Aggarwala
1:26:12
It is a multiyear effort.
1:26:13
It did unfortunately take about a year and a half to to get the contracting done.
1:26:19
The contract is now underway, and I believe we should expect our first results in a year or a year and a half.
1:26:26
But I would get back to you to be more precise and and more confident in that.