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Ten Ways to Save the DEP - #2: Introduce Stormwater Fees
Hershel wrote 5 days ago: Almost any effective CSO mitigation plan that the city can possibly come up with will involve the cr … more →
Ten Ways to Save the DEP
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Hershel wrote 2 weeks ago: One of the first actions of Mayor Bloomberg’s third term was to appoint Caswell F. Holloway as … more →
A Prediction
Hershel wrote 1 month ago: Now that New York City’s mayoral election is officially over (though, unofficially, it was ove … more →
Lindsey Ganson Appointed Acting Water Board Treasurer
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Hershel wrote 3 months ago: At a special meeting of the Water Board this morning, the Board members approved the appointment of … more →
Conservation or Economy?
Hershel wrote 6 months ago: At last Friday’s Water Board meeting, it was announced that the 6% drop in water consumption h … more →
DEP Lays Out Specifics on Amnesty Program
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Hershel wrote 6 months ago: We’ve been tracking the DEP’s new Denial of Access and Theft of Services regulations for … more →
Big Surprises at the Rate Approval Hearing
Hershel wrote 7 months ago: The Water Board held its annual meeting this morning (May 15, 2009) to approve the changes to the Wa … more →
The Delaware Aqueduct Leak
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Hershel wrote 7 months ago: The 85-mile long Delaware Aqueduct, which is the longest continuous tunnel in the world, provides Ne … more →
Does Conservation Equal Higher Water Bills?
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Hershel wrote 7 months ago: I would just like to quickly clarify something about the relationship between conservation, water ra … more →
The Blog Would Like to Recognize Council Member Vacca
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Hershel wrote 8 months ago: City Council Member James Vacca There was a lot of outrage directed toward the DEP and the Water Boa … more →
My Testimony to City Council
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Hershel wrote 8 months ago: The following is the text of the testimony I presented earlier today at the City Council hearing reg … more →
What No One Else is Telling You About Next Year's Water Rate
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Hershel wrote 8 months ago: Every year the Water Board raises our water rates at the request of the DEP. All the news outlets, e … more →
Another 14% Rate Increase... and That's Not All!
Hershel wrote 8 months ago: On Friday (April 3, 2009) the Water Board held its once-yearly meeting to discuss the upcoming year … more →
A Brief Overview of the Water Board
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Hershel wrote 8 months ago: The Water Board is one of three governmental bodies responsible for water and sewer in NYC. (The oth … more →
Guilty Until Proven Innocent? The DEP Thinks So!
Hershel wrote 10 months ago: A new feature to the water/sewer rate schedule was discussed at Friday’s (February 27) Water B … more →
New Acting DEP Commissioner Appointed
Hershel wrote 1 year ago: The DEP’s Deputy Commissioner, Steve Lawitts (who, if you remember, was biking through Amsterd … more →
The Lease Agreement Explained
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Hershel wrote 1 year ago: As a response to a comment by a loyal reader on a previous post, I would like to briefly explain wha … more →
Why the City Loves Frontage
Hershel wrote 1 year ago: Frontage billing is the enemy of anyone who cares about conservation or the environment. Charging pe … more →
A Closer Look at the Resignation of Jim Tripp
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Hershel wrote 1 year ago: Any New Yorker who has ever gotten a traffic ticket while Mike Bloomberg has been in office likely k … more →
