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Opportunity to Learn and Comment

Public Meetings Discussing the Program that Protects the Delaware River's Headwaters and New York City's Water Supply

The New York State Department of Health is holding a series of Public Information meetings to provide an opportunity to learn about New York City’s watershed protection and partnership programs and the process for developing program requirements for the 2017 Filtration Avoidance Determination that protects New York City’s drinking water supplies and the headwaters of the Delaware River.  (See “learn more” below for additional information)

Verbal comments on NYC’s FAD will be welcome and should be limited to 3-5 minutes.  Public input from these meetings will help inform the development of the 2017 FAD.

Written comments may also be submitted during these meetings, or sent to NYC Watershed Section, NYSDOH Bureau of Water Supply Protection, Rm 1198 Corning Tower, Empire State Plaza, Albany , NY 12237 or, via email, to fadcomments@health.ny.gov.

 

The meeting schedule is as follows:

When: Wednesday, June 29, 2016   7PM – 9PM

Where: Hunter Mountain Ski Area, Hunter, NY

 

When: Thursday, July 7, 2016     7PM – 9PM

Where: Town of Somers Town Hall, 335 Route 202, Somers, NY

 

When: Wednesday, July 20, 2016  7PM – 9PM

Where: [Address TBD], Pace University, New York City, NY

 

Learn More:

New York City has one of the few unfiltered water supplies in the nation.  That is how healthy our Delaware River water is – it is unfiltered and still clean and healthy to drink.  We need your comments to help keep it that way.

Pursuant to state and federal law, surface water supplies must be filtered unless they can meet a strict set of standards that allow the avoidance of filtration.  The Delaware River water that is served to New York City meets those strict standards.  Your comments are needed to ensure the program which protects the quality and quantity of Delaware River water stays strong and grows stronger.  Because protecting the headwaters of the Delaware River for New York City also ensures the quality of the River is protected for all those who live and benefit from the Delaware River downstream.

The New York Department of Health is holding a series of public information and public comment sessions to launch the drafting of the next iteration of the permit necessary to support the Filtration Avoidance Determination that protects the drinking water supply for the City of New York. 

The public is invited to attend to learn and comment.

Date: 
Wednesday, June 29, 2016 - 07:00 PM