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DEP commissioner urges science-led approach to prolong filtration avoidance determination, highlights $228 million agricultural pact
Summary
Commissioner Agrawala, New York City Department of Environmental Protection, told the Catskill Watershed Corporation annual meeting that DEP will follow science and cost-effectiveness to extend the Filtration Avoidance Determination and highlighted a $228 million, 10-year agreement with the Watershed Agricultural Council.
Commissioner Agrawala, New York City Department of Environmental Protection, told the Catskill Watershed Corporation's annual meeting in Arkville that DEP will base future watershed decisions on science and cost-effectiveness as it seeks to prolong the life of the Filtration Avoidance Determination (FAD).
"Doing so would avoid or at least postpone a multi, multibillion dollar infrastructure investment," Commissioner Agrawala said, describing the fiscal and environmental stakes tied to whether the city must build a filtration plant.
He outlined recent DEP actions and initiatives intended to reduce pressure on the FAD and to strengthen the agency's partnership with watershed communities. Agrawala highlighted a newly announced 10-year agreement with the Watershed Agricultural Council for $228,000,000 that he said will deliver…
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