WATERSHED RECREATION | NEW YORK CITY DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION (NYC DEP)
1250 Broadway, 8th Floor, New York, NY 10001
Eligibility
New York residents
Hours
Agency requests client call for details
212-639-9675
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Main
800-575-5263
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Main
888-426-7433
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Toll Free - (Report Water Quality or Suspicious Acticity in Watershed Areas)
212-504-4115
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TDD
Websitehttp://www.nyc.gov/html/dep
Application process
Call for information or Check Website
Fees
Call for details
Service area
NY
Provides access permits to fish, hunt, boat or hike on NYC Watershed Areas. These recreation areas are in various locations throughout the state.
What's Here
Providing organization
NEW YORK CITY DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION (NYC DEP)
The DEP manages the city’s water supply, including various other counties throughout New York State through a complex network of reservoirs, lakes, pipes, tunnels and aqueducts. This agency also manages the city's combined sewer system, which carries both storm water runoff and sanitary waste. The DEP carries out federal Clean Water Act rules and regulations, handles hazardous materials emergencies and toxic site remediation, oversees asbestos monitoring and removal, enforces the city's air and noise codes, bills and collects on city water and sewer accounts, and manages citywide water conservation programs.