City Council Letter to Mayor Calls for Fishable Swimmable waterways in NYC!
On February 27th, a letter was sent from twenty City Council members to the Mayor calling for fishable, swimmable waterways in NYC ! Here...
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Feb 23, 2018
News From SWIM Coalition
In This Issue: SWIM’s Recent Public Meeting SWIM's 2018 Agenda NYC DEP Progress Report on the CSO Long Term Control Plans SWIM Members...
Feb 21, 2018
Calling All Waterway Advocates! Important DEP Public Meeting March 7,2018. for the East River LTCP
DEP is holding an important public meeting on Wednesday, March 7th to discuss the City's CSO Long Term Control Plan for the East River....
Feb 21, 2018
SWIM's meeting with DEP on City's Chlorination Plans
On February 14th, 2018, SWIM Coalition members had a long-awaited meeting with Commissioner Sapienza of the NYC Department of...
Feb 16, 2018
Coney Island Creek Community Update
SWIM Coalition, Coney Island Beautification Project, NYC Water Trails, Billion Oyster Project, NY Littoral Society, Partnerships for...
Feb 16, 2018
The City's CSO LTCP Quarterly Progress Report
Every quarter the NYC Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) submits a progress report to NY Department of Environmental...
Feb 16, 2018
SWIM and our Allies Call on NY State DEC NOT to Approve the City's Proposed Changes to CSO Order
SWIM Issued an Action Alert in late January to be sure that our members responded to DEC's call for public comment on their intention to...
Feb 16, 2018
SWIM's Recent Public Meeting
SWIM had our first public meeting of 2018 on January 31st at Pratt Institute. Our guest speaker for the meeting was professor Elizabeth...
Dec 15, 2017
Advocates Fill Every Seat at NYC City Council Public Hearing on DEP's Sewer Overflow Plans
Every seat on the floor of the City City Council chambers was filled on Wednesday, people even had to sit in the balcony! Waterway...
Nov 29, 2017
December 13th Public Hearing on Oversight of NYC Wastewater Systems
Please join SWIM Coalition and the NYC Council’s Environmental Protection Committee at a City Council public hearing on wastewater...
Nov 21, 2017
Big Turnout for Public Meeting on NYC's Plans to Reduce Combined Sewer Overflows in our Waters
SWIM Coalition members and supporters from all over the city turned out in large numbers on November 15th for the NYC DEP public meeting...
Oct 30, 2017
November 15th Citywide Meeting
Calling All Waterway Advocates! Mark your calendar for Nov. 15, 6 - 8 PM. NYC DEP’s Annual, Citywide CSO Meeting is our chance to sound...
Oct 30, 2017
Recent SWIM Actions
Over the summer, a delegation of SWIM Coalition member organizations met with NYC City Council members, Borough Presidents, and...
Oct 30, 2017
Green Infrastructure Plan: Missed Milestones
NYC is backing away from Green Infrastructure goals, with the State’s blessing! In July, the State approved two DEP reports on its green...
Oct 30, 2017
News Alert re: Westchester Creek LTCP Approval
On August 1, DEC approved yet another flawed LTCP. The city and state did not disclose this until very recently, when SWIM asked for a...
Oct 30, 2017
Coney Island Creek CSO Long Term Control Plan : Issues
As NYS DEC approves many of NYC DEP’s CSO ( Combined Sewer Overflow ) Long Term Control Plans, one remains in limbo: the Coney Island...
Oct 5, 2017
News from SWIM Coalition
SWIM Coalition’s Fall Public Meeting is being hosted by the Gowanus Canal Conservancy! Please join us on Tuesday, October 10th...
Sep 25, 2017
News From SWIM Coalition
The SWIM steering committee would like to hear from you! Please take a few minutes to Fill Out the SWIM Coalition Survey. SWIM Coalition...
Jun 25, 2017
SWIM's 10th Anniversary Celebration
The Stormwater Infrastructure Matters (SWIM) Coalition Steering Committee Cordially Invites You to Join Us for SWIM's 10th Anniversary...
Apr 8, 2017
News Alert: State Approves Flawed Plans for NYC Sewer Overflows
SWIM has just learned that on March 7th, the NY State Department of Environmental Conservation quietly approved five CSO Long Term...
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