http://sustainableflatbush.org/2007/04/30/swim-stormwater-infrastructure-matters/ Promoting sustainable living in our Brooklyn neighborhood. Wed, 20 Aug 2008 01:52:28 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 http://sustainableflatbush.org/2007/04/30/swim-stormwater-infrastructure-matters/#comment-639 Chris Neidl from Solar one « Tue, 11 Sep 2007 21:51:59 +0000 http://sustainableflatbush.org/?p=15#comment-639 [...] Untreated storm water and sewage into the east river ( S.W. I.M.) [...] [...] Untreated storm water and sewage into the east river ( S.W. I.M.) [...]

]]> http://sustainableflatbush.org/2007/04/30/swim-stormwater-infrastructure-matters/#comment-6 Renee S. Tue, 08 May 2007 17:19:27 +0000 http://sustainableflatbush.org/?p=15#comment-6 The Mayor's newly announced PlaNYC (one "n" is deliberately dropped -- it's very cute but no-one knows how to pronounce it now!) does include, I believe, plans to relieve some of the stormwater problems. But, interestingly enough, there is no mention of the vastly over-burdened sewage plants. Of course, reducing stormwater would reduce the volume flowing into these plants so it will help. But, with the thousands and thousands of new residents settling in New York, the problem is much more problematic -- the Upper Westside, alone, is getting 17 new 30 and 40-story new buildings (of Trump origin) along the waterfront. If you drive down the Westside Highway, by the way, keep your windows open as you drive past the sewage treatment plant (around 180th, I think), and you'll get a small whiff of the problems we're facing. (Actually, no , you don't need to have your windows open. On most days, you'll get a very good blast of sewage-scent, every if you'd rather not.) The Mayor’s newly announced PlaNYC (one “n” is deliberately dropped — it’s very cute but no-one knows how to pronounce it now!) does include, I believe, plans to relieve some of the stormwater problems. But, interestingly enough, there is no mention of the vastly over-burdened sewage plants. Of course, reducing stormwater would reduce the volume flowing into these plants so it will help. But, with the thousands and thousands of new residents settling in New York, the problem is much more problematic — the Upper Westside, alone, is getting 17 new 30 and 40-story new buildings (of Trump origin) along the waterfront. If you drive down the Westside Highway, by the way, keep your windows open as you drive past the sewage treatment plant (around 180th, I think), and you’ll get a small whiff of the problems we’re facing. (Actually, no , you don’t need to have your windows open. On most days, you’ll get a very good blast of sewage-scent, every if you’d rather not.)

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