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The New York City Department of Parks and Recreation, also called the Parks Department or NYC Parks, is the department of the government of New York City responsible for maintaining the city's parks system, preserving and maintaining the ecological diversity of the city's natural areas, and furnishing recreational opportunities for city's residents and visitors.
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 Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) manages the city's water supply. The Department of Finance (DOF) is the revenue service, taxation agency and recorder of deeds. The Sheriff's Office (Sheriff) is the primary civil law enforcement agency of New York City and the enforcement division of the New York City Department of Finance.
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The Passaic Valley Sewerage Commission (PVSC) is a regional wastewater public utility located in Newark, New Jersey.Established in 1902, PVSC provides sewage treatment services to 1.5 million people, consisting of 48 municipalities, in Bergen, Essex, Hudson, Union and Passaic Counties.
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.
LIWSCo. = Long Island Water Supply Company; MRCoNY = Manhattan Refrigerating Co. [Gansevoort Market area] NY&NJTCo. = New York & New Jersey Telephone Company; NY&QEL&PCo = New York & Queens Electric Light & Power Company; NYCTA = New York City Transit Authority; NYCTS = New York City Transit System; NYC & HRRR = New York Central & Hudson River ...
The New York City Department of Environmental Protection Police, also known as DEP Police, and formerly known as the Bureau of Water Supply Police and the Aqueduct Police, is a law enforcement agency in New York City whose duties are to protect and preserve the New York City water supply system maintained by the New York City Department of ...