New York State has proposed the biggest rewrite of New York City’s stormwater program in a decade — and it comes with a $3.5 billion price tag. The Department of Environmental Conservation and the city’s Department of Environmental Protection announced the plan in May: a modification to the 2012 consent order that has governed the city’s fight against combined sewer overflows. The proposal is open for public comment through June 16. At its heart is a trade: the city gets more time and more room to build, and in exchange it commits to spending far more, everywhere. What Changes The … Continued
