While doing the sewer-shed project i learned that most NYC sewer-sheds are moving towards sustainablility. Newtown Creek sewer-shed is a priority watershed for DEP’s Green Infrastructure Program. According to the program, DEP has installed, or plans to install, approximately 1,300 GI assets. these assets include right-of-way practices, public property retrofits, and GI implementation on private properties (nyc.gov).
With these new implementations, annual CSO levels are projected to reduce by 83 million gallons. With this we can see that other sewer-sheds should follow the same plan. By reducing CSO levels water quality and bio diversity increases.
