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DEP's programs for implementing green infrastructure in schools

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Melissa Enoch, Assistant Commissioner at DEP, details the department's programs for implementing green infrastructure retrofits at schools across the city.

DEP has prioritized various CSO sheds for green infrastructure retrofits at schools.
Currently, $30 million worth of projects are in construction on school properties.
DEP has funded 54 projects with the Trust for Public Land, which focuses on creating more green and play spaces in communities.
The department also works with the School Construction Authority, integrating green infrastructure into upcoming capital projects and playground redevelopments.

Melissa Enoch

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Great, So to answer the question about our partnership with schools, so we have prioritized a lot of different CSO sheds across the city for implementation of green infrastructure retrofits at schools.

1:55:26

We've identified those.

1:55:28

We have $30,000,000 worth of projects in construction on those properties right now.

1:55:34

That's in addition to the projects that Angela mentioned with Trust for Public Land where we've funded them for 54 projects already.

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They have a really great formula.

1:55:46

Theirs is such that they look around at you know if there's adequate green space in communities and how they might be able to get more play spaces in for community members.

1:55:55

So we like to partner with them because it results in a much bigger project.

1:56:00

So that is an ongoing partnership.

1:56:02

It's citywide, that's combined sewer and MS4.

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We fund them as much as they have capacity for.

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Then on this other side of the program, we work with the school construction authority.

1:56:13

They give us their upcoming capital projects, we like to integrate green infrastructure that way.

1:56:19

As they redevelop some of their playgrounds, we also provide funding that way as well.

Lincoln Restler

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We will try and do a better job of integrating into SEA projects.

1:56:27

I think we have a couple potential opportunities there.

1:56:29

And then just with parks, is there anything more we can do?

1:56:33

American Playground, Greenpoint Playground are examples of like sites that we're putting some funding into those sites, would really love to maximize DP investments as well.

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Any advice on how we'd get that to happen?

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