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Protection and Partnership Programs What
are the Watershed Protection and Partnership Programs?
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| What are the Watershed Protection & Partnership Programs?
In order to maintain and enhance water quality in the Watershed while at the same time preserving the economic and social character of the Watershed communities, certain Watershed Protection and Partnership Programs have been established under the terms of the Watershed Agreement with funding from the City. A new not-for-profit corporation -- the Catskill Watershed Corporation -- has been formed to manage many of the programs in the Catskill/Delaware Watershed, and this group will be responsible for making decisions on the disbursement of funds for many of the partnership programs. Other programs will be implemented by the City itself. The table on the following pages summarizes the major Watershed Protection and Partnership Programs, including information such as the amount of funding that will be made available, the organization and/or agency that will be responsible for implementing the program, and any deadlines or actions that may be required by local communities in order to participate in these programs. In all, the City of New York will be providing over $270 million in funding over the next ten to fifteen years for partnership programs geared toward state-of-the-art water pollution infrastructure and education and economic development programs to protect water quality and improve quality of life in the Watershed. |
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Municipalities Recover Costs for Consultants and Administration?
In addition to
the Watershed Protection and Partnership Programs, funding will also be
provided to help communities prepare for the work that is to come in
connection with the Watershed Agreement. Examples include:
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| What
Has the State Committed to as Part of the Agreement?
New York State has committed to spending over $53 million to foster partnership initiatives in the Watershed and to aid in the implementation of the Watershed Agreement. Over the next year, the State has committed to spending $2.1 million dollars to aid in the implementation of the Agreement, including up to $600,000 in assistance to new WWTPs constructed under the Phosphorus Off-Set Pilot Program, $1.24 million for enforcement, monitoring and technical assistance programs within NYSDOH and NYSDEC, $150,000 for master plan and zoning incentive awards to municipalities in the Watershed, and $110,000 to establish the Watershed Inspector General's Office. In addition to this preliminary funding allocation, the State has also committed to spend over $51 million over the next 14 years for various Watershed protection programs. State-funded protection efforts include the establishment of a "Coordinator of State Partnership Programs," additional funding for increased enforcement, monitoring and technical assistance for the NYSDEC and NYSDOH, the establishment of a "one-stop shopping" permit program, the establishment of a pesticide and fertilizer hotline, and the creation of a workers training and skills development program tailored to the Watershed labor market. In addition, the State will fund several programs which are of particular interest to local officials in the Catskills, including:
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