CITYWIDE — Water quality improvement projects across New York State, including one encompassing New York City, have been awarded a total of $110 million through two grant programs, Governor Kathy Hochul announced on Monday, March 6. The New York City Department of Environmental Protection is receiving $2 million as part of a Nonpoint Source Abatement Project for Green Infrastructure Practices on city-owned street medians, which will be upgraded with green infrastructure practices to protect local water quality and address inland flooding challenges.
The grant programs support projects that will help protect drinking water, combat contributors to harmful algal blooms, update aging water infrastructure, and improve aquatic habitat in communities statewide, with more than $90 million of the funding supporting water quality improvements in Environmental Justice communities that have been disproportionately impacted by environmental pollution.
