East Bronx Coastal Working Group
The Goals of the EBCWG are to Advocate for the development of greenway routes to and along the Hutchinson River, Westchester & Pugsley Creeks, with a goal of developing a continuous multi-use...
View ArticleUSGS Hurricane Sandy Storm Tide mapper
Click HERE to see the surge http://54.243.149.253/home/webmap/viewer.html?webmap=c07fae08c20c4117bdb8e92e3239837e
View ArticleClimate Central: Hurricane Sandy’s Untold Filthy Legacy: Sewage
Hurricane Sandy was one of the largest storms to hit the northeast U.S. in recorded history, killing 159, knocking out power to millions, and causing $70 billion in damage in eight states. Sandy also...
View Article2012 Green Infrastructure Pilot Monitoring Report
Monitoring analyses through 2012 have demonstrated that all pilot source control types are providing effective stormwater management, particularly for storms with depths of one-inch or less. In many...
View Article2012 NYC Green Infrastructure Report
As a followup to the first Annual Report in 2011, this second, 2012 Annual Report documents the accomplishments of the past year, in which : • Fully staffed the Offi ce of Green Infrastructure with...
View Article2013 Regional Open Space Advisory Committee Report – NYC Region 2
Excerpts from the draft report, there has been no hearings scheduled since June 2013. Presented below is only the Bronx notes. To read the full report, including the notes on the Bronx, please find...
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10.08 BCEQ Mini Water Conference & BCPGS Fall Event, 6:30 pm RCSP
Join the Bronx Council for Environmental Quality and the Bronx Coalition for Parks and Green Spaces for a Mini Water Conference at Roberto Clemente State Park on Wednesday, October 8, 2014 from 6:30...
View ArticleCANOEMOBILE IS COMING TO THE BRONX!!!
Here are some interesting documents for site managers and volunteers. Press Release Harlem River Celebration Press ALERT100114 – Google Docs Flyers for the Schools Students Explore Bronx Waterways...
View ArticleBCEQ holds 2 HEP Workshops during City of Water Week
PLEASE REGISTER /RSVP Bronx Council for Environmental Quality announces two Harbor Estuary Meetings during City of Water Week – July 12 evening and July 13 mid-day The Bronx Council for Environmental...
View ArticleWaterfront Walks 5/20 – not the Harlem, Hudson, Hutchinson Rivers or...
CPC Waterfront Walks, 5/20 (Editor: Bronx 1, New York 1, Queens 2, Richmond 1, Kings 2 – but who is counting?) New York City has 520 miles of waterfront—more than Miami, Boston, Los Angeles, and San...
View Article10-25-2017 Karen Argenti at the Water Conference
The time has come for the Bronx Council for Environmental Quality (BCEQ) to move in a different direction. Over the last 47 years, we have had many highlights. We fought to save parks: the Pelham Bay...
View Article10.19.18 DEP requests another extension on CSO LTCP Milestone Modification
Here is the letter: 20181019_CSO-LTCP_Citywide_LTCP_Mod_Request_(002) Keep an eye out for updates on where we go from here. Also, let us know your thoughts about this. Comment to harlemriver@bceq.org...
View Article10.12.2018 BCEQ Comments to the ACOE on Storm Barriers Environmental Review
we wrote: “Sometime in the Fourth Grade, we learned about the interaction of land, water and air. It is a simple lesson that begins with the basics of the water cycle — the essence of all life on...
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East Bronx LearnUp to SpeakUp 12.6.2018
“Learning How to be Good Stewards of Our Water and Land” You are invited to participate in the Bronx Council for Environmental Quality environmental pre-SpeakUp workshops EAST BRONX Thursday, December...
View ArticleLiving Shoreline Green Infrastructure Project
“When beavers make a series of dams and ponds within a drainage basin, the water cycle in the entire watershed is affected. Wetlands act like a sponge, soaking up water during storms and releasing it...
View Article01.04.19 BCEQ Comments to NYSDEC on NYCDEP extension request to March 31, 2020
Here are our comments on the New York City Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) request for a modification to the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation on the milestone to...
View Article4.10.2019 Save the Date Learn about Nature’s Green Infrastructure & Water...
Save the Date Wednesday, April 10, 2019 from 6 to 9 pm ~~~@~~~ You are invited to the Bronx Council for Environmental Quality (BCEQ) 18th Annual Environmental Conference & 48th Annual Membership...
View ArticlePhase II Green Infrastructure and Short Circuits
Adapting Green Spaces to Capture Rain, Carbon, and the remaining untreated CSO volume Karen Argenti, February 2020
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