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This map is intended for illustrative purposes only. Drainage areas and infrastructure may not be accurately depicted and should not be used for planning purposes. Miles regional soil may contaminate nearby
waterways with pathogens and nitrates.
 COMBINED AND SEPARATE SEWER SYSTEMS ALLEY CREEK & WATERSHED WATER QUALITY IMPAIRMENT
There are two types of sewer systems – combined sewer and municipally separated storm sewer &ŽƌƚdŽƩĞŶ WET WEATHER When untreated sewage flows into NYC
system (also called MS4). The Alley Creek wastershed is about half combined and half separate. Park
waterways, it brings excessive levels of nutrients
causing algal blooms. When the nutrient load
stops, the algae die and decompose, taking up

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COMBINED SEPARATE dissolved oxygen in the water column in the
process. Fish require oxygen to survive, so
In a combined sewer system, sewage and In separate sewer or MS4 areas, stormwater ^ĞƉƟĐ
waterbodies with low levels of dissolved oxygen
stormwater are conveyed to a WWTP through does not share the same pipe as household Clearview
Combined Sewer, drains to TI-007
the same system. sewage.
Park
Golf Course BAY are called deadzones because they cannot
sustain aqua�c life.
TERRACE Combined Sewer, drains to
CSO tank/TI-025

Combined and Separate Sewer,

drains to CSO tank/TI-025
Separate Sewer
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Parks & Open Space

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SEWAGE TO TREATMENT PLANT
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SEWAGE TO TREATMENT PLANT (no CSO discharge) WATER QUALITY IMPROVEMENT

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Crocheron To reduce the volume of CSO entering Alley
Park Creek, NYC Department of Environmental

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During rainstorms, combined sewer systems In MS4 systems, stormwater will never make it
to a wastewater treatment plant, and will DOUGLAS Protec�on (DEP) built a 5 million gallon CSO
can become inundated with stormwater. To
always discharge stormwater into the nearest
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>ŝƩůĞEĞĐŬ MANOR storage tank in 2011, which reduced CSO
prevent overwhelming the wastewater
treatment plant, excess flow was designed to waterway, even during small rainstorms. BAYSIDE Bay NASSAU discharge from 517 million gallons to 256 million

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COUNTY gallons a year. Other sewer improvements

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overflow into the nearest waterbody through Stormwater carries contaminants from the IVE
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street (li�er, pet waste, oils, metals) directly to 38 DR reduced annual CSO volume to about 132 million
an ou�all. These events are called Combined
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Sewer Overflow, or CSO. CSOs discharge raw the waterway. DEPEW
sewage and stormwater runoff into local AVE NECK CSO storage tank, which receives sewage and
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Capturing stormwater prior to entering the catch basin in either system will prevent the most Douglaston to wastewater treatment plant

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benefit to the environment. Green infrastructure (GI) uses natural systems, such as soil and plants,
to reduce water from entering the sewer and stormwater system. GI can capture stormwater runoff OAKLAND
from roo�ops, sidewalks and roads through green roofs, rain gardens, planters and other GARDENS In 2014, DEP proposed a plan to reduce bacteria
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constructed green spaces. GI has many addi�onal benefits, such as filtering the air, lowering the

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FRESH Alley Pond Park GLEN loads into Alley Creek by adding a chlorina�on
surrounding ambient air temperature, preven�ng urban heat island effect, energy savings, reduced facility at the CSO storage tank. While using
infrastructure costs, and providing habitat for wildlife. MEADOWS OAKS chlorine to disinfect bacteria is common prac�ce
Cunningham Park for wastewater treatment plants throughout the
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building while managing stormwater. barrel to use to water your plants. ground, instead of go into the sewer. CEN
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may enter the waterway where it would kill

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byproducts that are harmful to human health.
DŝůĞƐ Capturing CSO is a preferable approach, as it
would also reduce other pollutants in CSOs such
as nutrients, li�er, oils and heavy metals.
This map is intended for illustrative purposes only. Drainage areas and infrastructure may not be accurately depicted and should not be used for planning purposes.