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Council calls for 10‑year stormwater capacity plan and dashboard to address inland flooding
Summary
Council member Jim Gennaro introduced Intro 11‑50 to require DEP to develop a 10‑year plan and online dashboard to increase stormwater conveyance capacity citywide; sponsors cited climate change and multiple recent extreme storms and noted varying baseline capacities across neighborhoods.
Council member Jim Gennaro introduced legislation and accompanying resolutions aimed at increasing New York City’s capacity to convey stormwater and addressing inland (pluvial) flooding.
Gennaro said the city’s earlier efforts to reduce combined sewer overflow relied heavily on green infrastructure such as bioswales and rain gardens; the new bill, Intro 11‑50, would require the Department of…
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