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NYC 9/11 Public Portal Document

i' i w DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION The major functions of the Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) include the collection, storage and delivery of the City’s water; the conveyance and treatment of stormwater and sanitary How; the enforcement of air, noise and water use regulations; water use billing, revenue collection and customer service; the management of environmenta,! issues and natural resource protection; and the construction and reconstruction of the related infrastructure. The City is reimbursed for the costs of operating the water and sewer system by the New York City Water Board and ihe Department’s capital program is financed through the New York City Municipal Water I Finance Authority.

Financial Review ' i The Department of Environmental Protection’s 2002 Executive Budget provides $677.7 million in operating expenses, an increase of $27.2 million from the amount forecast in 2001. It also provides capital commitments 6f $2.1 billion in Water Finance Authority Funds, $8.7 million in City funds and $76.6 million in Stale funds for a total of $2.23 billion.

Revenue Forecast

The Department collects Revenue from environmental quality permits, the sale of hydro-energy to upstate power utilities, property rentals, summonses adjudicated before the Environmental Control Board (ECB), and other fees. The revenue estimate from these sources for 2002 is $46.9 million. DEP also collects the data used to generate bills for customers and collects water and sewer fees for the New York City Water Board.

The Bureau of Environtnental Compliance, which deals with air, noise and hazardous materials, performs ffi inspections, issues licenses and permits, and reviews technical plans related to asbestos control, air quality, and noise abatement laws. Combined, the 2002 revenue from these sources is projected at $8.4 million. The

f Ii Environmental Control Board will collect $33.8 million in 2002, a decrease of $8.2 million from 2001. This increase in 2001 is attributable to the clearing of a temporary'backlog of non-compliance cases.

Expense Budget Highlights

Budgetary firiorities: Providing Core Services i

the Department will add thirteen new positions under Water and Sewer Operations to help maintain and improvp operations of facilities that chlorinate the City’s water supply ($1.0 million). I • six positions will be added for cross connection inspections. These positions will provide blackflow inspectibns at high-risk facilities as a proactive measure to prevent waste from entering the water distribution system ($0.2 million).

• an additional seven DEP Police! Officer positions have been added for the purpose of patrol and protection ' of New York City’s upstate watersheds and facilities ($0,2 million). S' • as a continuance of DEP’s program for acquiring land around the upstate watersheds, the agency will extend the term of four positions on the Land Acquisition Team for three years and add two positions for ' the stewardship of newly acquired land ($0.3 million).

• the Bureau of Water Supply will add a total of eleven positions for Regulatory Compliance issues and mandates set forth by the USEPA and NYSDEC within the upstate watersheds. The positions will oversee contracts and compliance monitoring ($1.7 million). J

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