http://www.waterblogged.org Just another WordPress weblog Wed, 11 Aug 2010 16:29:42 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Can you believe it? This could not happen in NYC.  The full speech is here in this pdf - EPA Administrator Emphasizes Green Infrastructure in Milwaukee Speech Check out this excerpt: “.......................One of the most prevalent and fasted growing challenges is dealing with storm water runoff which carries chemicals and other ... http://www.waterblogged.org/epa-head-promotes-partnership-and-green-infrastructure-in-millwaukee/ Many of you may remember the Waterblogged discussion in November 2009 about the promise to link the east-west passage way in Van Cortlandt Park over I-87.   Link:  http://www.waterblogged.org/pedestrial-bridge-connecting-van-cortlandt-park-east-to-west/ Finally the report was provided in April, and discussion will follow in May at the FMC meeting on the 20th.  Report is on ... http://www.waterblogged.org/pedestrian-bridge-links-west-to-east/ New York City to Acquire 685 Acres of Land for Watershed Protection City Has Purchased Land or Easements on More than 105,000 Acres of Upstate Land Environmental Protection Commissioner Cas Holloway today announced the purchase of 685 acres of upstate land for $3.1 million. read more ......... http://www.nyc.gov/html/dep/html/press_releases/10-20pr.shtml http://www.waterblogged.org/finally-the-dep-spends-3-million-to-buy-watershed-land/ As of this past weekend at the end of March, we watched as the last part was taken down, but it is not completely finished. In March, Joyce Hogi and Karen Argenti wrote again. State_OPRHP_02162010 response 033110 In March, the OPRHP Commissioner responded with this note:  fax-6088808 In February, BCEQ wrote to ... http://www.waterblogged.org/yankee-stadium-still-stands-2010/ Water, water everywhere .........where could it be coming .......not from the mother of all leaky basements .........the extra water they are putting into the storm drain? ------------------ Soccer woes Soggy fields at the Van Cortlandt Park Parade Grounds may have contributed to the ongoing sod and grass problems that have rendered the fields ... http://www.waterblogged.org/in-the-riverdale-press-soggy-soccer-grounds-in-vcp-242010/ Interesting how the NY Post can get this exclusive, but the community can not get any answers. Below is the article.  Here is the PDF for the article: Harris Park $14 M Jan 2010 ------------------------ New York Post - Updated: Thu., Jan. 28, 2010, 1:16 PM Bronx field now city's $14M blunder land By RICH CALDER, ... http://www.waterblogged.org/harris-park-costs-rising-to-14-million/ MINDS IN THE GUTTER call for submissions seeks designs for stormwater management in the public right-of-way for juried exhibition and resource guide. Minds in the Gutter, a project of the Stormwater Infrastructure Matters (SWIM) Coalition, is currently accepting submissions for innovative design solutions that manage runoff from roadways within the public right of way ... http://www.waterblogged.org/minds-in-the-gutter/ This was discussed at the last FMC meeting on Nov 5, 2009.  It seemed to catch many by surprise.  The history of the bridge is repeated here for information: In 1999, the New York City Council passed the ULURP resolution approving the site selection to build a filter plant in Van ... http://www.waterblogged.org/pedestrial-bridge-connecting-van-cortlandt-park-east-to-west/ The next Croton Facilities Monitoring Committee (CFMC) meeting will be held on Thursday, November 5, 2009 at 7 PM in the DEP's Contractor's community office on 3660 Jerome Avenue, Bronx NY 10467 (across from the CWTP between 213th and Bainbridge) Welcome, Call Meeting to Order Consider, Adopt Minutes of    ... http://www.waterblogged.org/getting-ready-for-the-dep-meeting-11509-same-time-and-place/ (Editor’s note:  We started the category of Guest Pens.  Just send the info in on any one of our comment section (it is always monitored), and I will post.  Some people do not want to use their name, but I have to verify that they are credible. ) Assemblyman Jeffrey Dinowitz 3107 ... http://www.waterblogged.org/from-guest-pens-assemblyman-jeffrey-dinowitz-croton-is-one-of-the-mayors-worse-failure/