DEP Environmental Protection Invoices, 1999-2001

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Catskill Watersheds, are located in more surrounding communities; the others, the Delaware and Catskill and Delaware Watersheds so far have remote and less developed regions than Croton. The an area of 375 square miles, primarily been permitted to avoid filtration. The Croton Watershed has York State. It normally supplies approximately in Westchester, Dutchess and Putham Counties of New provide approximately thirty percent during a ten percent of the City's water requirements, but can

drought. trea'meat of water from the Croton Watershed In 1991, a City report concluded that filtration the City entered into a stipulation with the would eventually be required to ensure its safety. In 1992, the City acknowledged that it was required New York State Department of Health pursuant to which wavers of the Croton Watershed. On January by federal and state law to build a filtration plant for the the City to filter and disinfect water from the 13, 1993, the EPA issued a determination requiring 1992 stipulation or the 1993 EPA ruling, Croton Watershed. When the City failed to comply with the 1997, joined by the State and the State the United States commenced an action in this Court in federal and state laws and regulations Department of Health as intervenors, to compel compliance with Watershed. The parties entered into governing public water systems with respect to the Croton Judge Steven M. Gold, resulting in the settlement discussions tinder the supervision of Magistrate modification after allowing for public comment proposed Consent Decree which I approved without comments received. on the proposed settlement and carefully considering the City to finish the planning, The Consent Decree provides injunctive relief requiring the selected by the City after completing its designing, construction and operation of the WTP at a site environmental review must comply with the environmental review. Under state and local law, any ("SEQRA"), N.Y. Environmental requirements of the State Environmental Quality Review Act

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