The Department of Environmental Protection is implementing a new program to track sewer and stormwater overflow into the city’s waterways.
A system of remote sensors will be installed to track sewer overflows at five different locations in the city, including one at Hunter’s Point in Long Island City. The sensors are part of a trial run to see if sewage flow into major waterways can be tracked accurately in real time.
In a statement issued to the press, DEP Commissioner Carter Strickland said the project is crucial to combat the issue of sewage overflow in the city and the ecological damage it causes.
“We need better data so we can accurately measure when sewer overflows happen in real time,” Strickland said. “These new sensors should give us that critical information so that we can better quantify the environmental impact and inform the public as soon as they happen.”
The move comes as activity along