MakingWaves - Watershed Poster Contest Winners

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MakingWaves - News from the Division of Water

  • "We All Live in a Watershed" Poster Contest Winners Announced
  • Annual Water Withdrawal Reporting
  • Applications Being Accepted for the Annual Trees for Tribs "Buffer in a Bag" Initiative
  • State Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (SPDES) Priority Ranking List 2020 Announced

We All Live in a Watershed Poster Contest Winners Announced

Winning watershed poster

DEC and the New York Water Environment Association (NYWEA) have announced the 2019 - 2020 winners of the annual "We All Live in a Watershed" Poster Contest for middle school students. The 14 winning posters will be featured in DEC's and NYWEA's 2021 annual calendar. This year's top winner is Astrid Rosario, a 7th grade student at P.S./I.S. 192 The Magnet School for Math and Science Inquiry in Brooklyn.

Photo: Astrid Rosario's winning poster 

 

Annual Water Withdrawal Reporting

DEC's Water Withdrawal Reporting Program is currently receiving water withdrawal reporting data for 2019. Reporting is required by March 31 each year for non-agricultural facilities that have a withdrawal capacity of 100,000 gallons or more per day and agricultural facilities that use more than 100,000 gallons or more per day (30 day average). Agricultural facilities that use less than 100,000 gallons per day can register by using the annual water withdrawal reporting form. For additional information, contact Water Withdrawal Reporting staff at 518-402-8182 or AWQRSDEC@dec.ny.gov. 

Applications Being Accepted for the Annual Trees for Tribs "Buffer in a Bag" Initiative

DEC has announced that the statewide Trees for Tribs "Buffer in a Bag" application period is open. This initiative is designed to increase riparian buffers statewide by engaging landowners in small-scale plantings. Qualifying private and public landowners may apply for a free bag of 25 tree and shrub seedlings for planting near streams, rivers, or lakes to help stabilize banks, protect water quality, and improve wildlife habitat. Applications are due by 3 p.m. on April 10, 2020. 

State Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (SPDES) Priority Ranking List 2020 Announced

DEC has announced the Environmental Benefit Permit Strategy (EBPS) priority rankings for 2020. You can find the 2020 SPDES permit lists and additional information about the EBPS process on the Division of Water's SPDES webpage.