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know l e dge
Protecting
Urban
Waterways:
NYC's Green
Infrastructure Plan
New York City's Green Infrastructure Plan proposes $2.4 billion over the next 20 years to improve water quality in New York
Harbor. Dewberry Assistant Department Manager Ozlen Ozkurt, Ph.D., PE, CFM, is currently overseeing design of green
infrastructure systems in the Borough of Queens, a project led by the New York Department of Design + Construction in
coordination with the city's Department of Environmental Protection (DEP). In this Dimensions® Q&A, Ozkurt discusses the
goals of the ambitious plan.
What is the goal of the
NYC Green Infrastructure Plan?
and native plants. The bioswales absorb runoff and can
Ultimately, the plan will enhance water quality in New
into nearby bodies of water.
York Harbor and surrounding waterways. The green
significantly decrease combined sewer overflow (CSO)
infrastructure improvements will reduce or delay
Where are the ROWBs being installed?
stormwater runoff and keep it from entering the city's
Most will be constructed in CSO tributary areas that DEP
combined sewer system. This will ease pressure on the
considers a priority, and many will be located in Queens,
city's water treatment plants and lower the amount
Brooklyn, and the Bronx. The ROWBs are each about
of pathogens entering the harbor. DEP is targeting
20 feet long , five feet wide, and five feet deep; and can
management of 10 percent of the runoff from impervious
hold well over 2,000 gallons of stormwater at a time. The
surfaces by 2030.
bioswale areas look like simple street gardens and will serve
as community amenities. DEP anticipates installing about
What green infrastructure is a priority?
5,500 ROWBs by 2015. This initiative should help make
DEP is focusing largely on the installation of Right-of-Way
critical improvements in the water quality of the city's
Bioswales (ROWBs). These are tree pits that are engineered
rivers, streams, and bays, as well as New York Harbor.
with curb cuts; layers of permeable soil, sand, and gravel;
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