NYC 9/11 Public Portal Document
Department of Environmental Protection
Executive Offices
59-17 Junction Boulevard-19th floor
7Jie .,
Corona, New York 11368-5107
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— Vl Joel A. Miele Sr., P.E., Commissioner
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E-mail: [email protected]
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To: Mayor Rudolph W. Giuliani
From: Commissioner Joel A. Miele Sr., P
Re: Bi-weekly Report - M 2 to March 1 , 2001
Date: March 30, 2001
Emerging Issues
Millennium Gas Pipeline
DEP has been reviewing the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission's (FERC's) Supplemental
Draft Environmental Impact Statement (SDEIS) on the Millennium gas pipeline. DEP has been
reviewing plans for this proposed new pipeline for more than a year. Throughout the process, DEP
has consistently voiced concerns regarding the pipeline's proximity to water supply aqueducts and,
in particular, a proposed crossing of the Catskill Aqueduct at the Bryn Mawr Siphon (near Yonkers,
NY). DEP will be generating comments on the SDEIS in order to update and clarify the City's
concerns. FERC, in response to DEP's earlier comments, has recommended an independent
engineering assessment of the proposed aqueduct crossing. A public hearing on the pipeline will
be held on April 9th in Ossining, NY. DEP staff will attend the hearing and plans to read comments.
Water Power: Conference for Educators
On Thursday, March 22nd, I provided the welcome address to over 100 New York City and
watershed educators who participated in "Water Power," the first-ever conference on the New York
City water supply system and watershed issues. "Water Power" was made possible by a grant to the
City Parks Foundation (CPF) from the Catskill Watershed Corporation's (CWC) Public Education
Grants Program.
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