CDRPC Water Quality Planning

Ballston Lake Watershed Protection & Management Plan

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  Jump to Executive Summary {318 Kb PDF file}


Watervliet Reservoir Watershed Protection Study

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MS4 Program

The Storm Water Phase II Rule is the next step in the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's effort to preserve, protect, and improve the nation's water resources from polluted storm water runoff. Phase II is intended to further reduce adverse water quality and aquatic habitat conditions by instituting the use of controls on the unregulated sources of storm water discharges that have the greatest likelihood of causing environmental degradation.

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CSO Program

The Planning Commission has taken the lead in organizing a consortium to develop a comprehensive inter-municipal Phase I Long-Term Control Plan (LTCP) for Combined Sewer Overflows (CSO: overflows from combined storm & sanitary sewers) discharging into the Hudson River Estuary.

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NYSERDA Program

NYSERDA offers programs designed to assist municipalities in making sound energy decisions about processes and equipment cost-sharing opportunities. Choices can include energy studies, capital incentives for the installation of energy-efficient equipment and processes, and development and demonstration programs for innovative technologies for utility bill reduction. NYSERDA offers financial assistance to municipalities to identify opportunities and install new equipment for energy-efficiency upgrades in their water and wastewater treatment facilities.

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