http://www.waterblogged.org Just another WordPress weblog Sat, 31 Dec 2011 05:44:47 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en December 29, 2011 | 1 comment POINT OF VIEW A road to nowhere By Kristin Hart Ladies and gentlemen of the Bronx, we’ve been had. When I moved with my family to Van Cortlandt Village years ago, innocent of local politics, one of the first things I did was look for the Croton Aqueduct Trail, ... http://www.waterblogged.org/riverdale-press-point-of-view-a-road-to-nowhere/ The Feasibility Study for the Pedestrian Bridge Report is below from a link on the CB 8 web page under the Croton Water Treatment Plant, Van Cortlandt Park, Pedestrian Bridge Feasibility Study Van Cortlandt Park Pedestrian Bridge Feasibility Study Part 1 Van Cortlandt Park Pedestrian Bridge Feasibility Study Part 2 http://www.waterblogged.org/croton-owed-vcto-van-cortlandt-park-docs/ As part of the 2003 State Legislation (Chapter 175 of the Laws of 2003, Assembly 8069C and Senate 4791C) that was passed, the city and the state entered into a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) which was signed by the Mayor, and the Assembly and Senate Leaders, and approved by the ... http://www.waterblogged.org/a8069c/ ----------------------------------------- New Yorkers will pay price for Croton Water Treatment Plant cost overruns The price tag of a new Bronx water treatment plant has skyrocketed to $3.4 billion - nearly three times what the Bloomberg administration announced when construction began in 2004, the city's Independent Budget Office says. The astounding cost overruns for ... http://www.waterblogged.org/daily-news-juan-gonzalez-92311-new-yorkers-will-pay-price-for-croton-water-treatment-plant-cost-overruns/ MOU scanned Sept 2004 This was passed by the City Council on September 28, 2004 - Communication from the Mayor ..... transmitting the memorandum of understanding entered into pursuant to chapter 175 of the laws of 2003 in connection with the Croton water filtration facility and the funding of certain eligible projects ... http://www.waterblogged.org/croton-funding-mou-from-september-2004/ Some Photos: https://picasaweb.google.com/100517778964898530557/07_13_11JeromeParkReservoirAndFortIndependencePark DEC Report to the DEP in 2009 on the Earthen Berm DECDamSafety_to_DEPAug2009 Site of the 66 trees that have to be removed Fort Independence Park Trees kadraft 070511 NYS DEC page concerning the rules on Earthen Berms Dam Safety near Reservoirs: http://www.dec.ny.gov/lands/4991.html http://www.waterblogged.org/jpr-ft-ind-park-trees-dams/ Notes about what's in the FSEIS ................ CWTP Things that make you go hmmmmmmmmmm Notes from the WM11 CWTP Monthly Report 79 from April 2011. Here is 14 pages excerpted and I have two full reports form April 2011 and August 2010. Comments WM11 CWTP Mo Rept 79 April 2011 comments Monthly Report (excerpted) ... http://www.waterblogged.org/june-2011-notes-from-the-underground/ http://dl.dropbox.com/u/4278666/Water.ppt Also see the presentation in this pdf - Water For more information on the issues - The story of the Croton http://www.waterblogged.org/all-about-water-february-10-presentation/ ....................................................... ..........the DEP does it again!  Read the story from the NY Times today!  See EPA web page below ..... A yearlong investigation of the Gowanus Canal in preparation for its cleanup under the federal Superfund program has confirmed the severe extent of its contamination and the threat it poses to public health, ... http://www.waterblogged.org/gowanus-nytimes-canal-inquiry-underlines-severity-of-pollution/ Found this while looking through some old boxes of information I accumulated throughout the years.  Still very on point even though it is about six years ago. Water, Soil, & The Spirit of Place index fixprompt And for all you who do not have flash (apple people), here it is in pdf form: LafayGreenCBxRSSB4_12_04 http://www.waterblogged.org/water-soil-and-the-spirit-of-place/