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Development of a comprehensive stormwater master plan for New York City
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Deputy Commissioner Licata outlines the development of a comprehensive stormwater master plan for New York City, aimed at creating a more resilient system overall. The plan will assess necessary upgrades, engineer amended drainage plans, and set funding priorities.
- The 2024 stormwater analysis, released as the first building block for the master plan, highlighted the city's challenges with managing stormwater in a changing climate.
- The planning process will take years but will result in targeted approaches to capital investments, including nature-based solutions.
- Coordination among various city agencies will be crucial, and fundamental policy decisions will need to be made regarding acceptable levels of service and flooding.
Angela Licata
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Stormwater master plan in 2024 stormwater analysis.
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DEP's green and gray infrastructure teams are coordinating to develop a stormwater master plan for the city that will lead to a more resilient system overall.
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This comprehensive stormwater master plan that will assess necessary upgrades, engineer amended drainage plans, and set funding priorities.
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This planning process will take years, but the results will be targeted approaches to capital investments, including nature based solutions where it could help manage surface flooding and longer term gray infrastructure upgrades.
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In 2024, DEP released the 2024 stormwater analysis, which is the first building block for the master plan.
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The stormwater management update highlighted the city's challenges with managing stormwater in a changing climate and examined stormwater challenges and solutions in four case study locations.
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Of course stormwater management cannot be done by DEP in a silo.
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Work will need to be coordinated among the city agencies mentioned.
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Fundamental policy decisions will need to be made, in particular the acceptable levels of service and the level of acceptable flooding in our environment.
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And DEP will work to inform these decisions.