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The New York City Department of Environmental Protection declined to comment on its plans to manage flooding. Across America, other cities are facing the same choices as Boston and New York ...
Brooklyn hardest hit by flooding, so far. Friday 29 September 2023 14:51, Oliver O'Connell. Per CBS News:. Emergency responders are on the scene of a partial roof collapse at a warehouse in ...
On September 29, 2023, heavy rainfall led to flooding across portions of the New York metropolitan area and surrounding areas in the United States. The floods were caused by a low-pressure area that had absorbed the remnants of Tropical Storm Ophelia, which then stalled over the New York City area.
06:30, Kelly Rissman. NYC’s flooding is linked to climate change. Three to six inches of rain have fallen with several more on the way in the next 24 hours, according to the National Weather ...
The rainfall was coming down at a rate of one to 2.5 inches an hour in some places. From 8am- 9am, the Brooklyn Navy Yard received 2.58in of rain, said Rohit Aggarwala, Commissioner of New York ...
The city's wastewater is collected through an extensive grid of sewer pipes of various sizes and stretching over 7,400 miles (11,900 km). The Bureau of Wastewater Treatment (BWT) operates 14 water pollution control plants treating an average of 1.3 billion US gallons (4,900,000 m 3) of wastewater a day; 96 wastewater pump stations: 8 dewatering facilities; and 490 sewer regulators.
The New York City Water Board was established in 1905. It sets water and sewer rates for New York City sufficient to pay the costs of operating and financing the system, and collects user payments from customers for services provided by the water and wastewater utility systems of the City of New York.
In New York City, the state's Department of Emergency Management issued a travel advisory, warning of 1 to 2 inches of rain as well as potential flash flooding, damaging winds and "brief tornadoes."