Comments for S.W.I.M. Coalition

Comment on NYC Council Hearing on Wetland Protection by Dorothea Poggi

Dorothea Poggi — Thu, 05 Mar 2009 16:08:27 +0000

We need a group of people on foot to clean the wetlands that can not be approached by the floatable skimmers.
Ferry Point Park has huge amounts of floatables that are to dangerous for our teenage volunteers to remove.

7 CSO’s enter into Westchester Creek.
Although the nets have been placed on the main cso under Lehman High School
the floatables from the past 35 years are stuck in the wetlands and can’t escape with the tides.

Comment on Define “recreation” by Gotham Gazette - The Wonkster » Blog Archive » A Plan to Keep Waste Out of the Water

Thu, 18 Dec 2008 23:17:54 +0000

[...] report is to open 90 percent of the city’s tributaries for recreational use. But some have criticized the mayor for not elaborating on what “recreational” means (does it mean people would [...]

Comment on Robert Moses calls for end to CSOs? by Gotham Gazette - The Wonkster » Blog Archive » This Week on the Web

Gotham Gazette - The Wonkster » Blog Archive » This Week on the Web — Fri, 07 Nov 2008 21:47:26 +0000

[...] Robert Moses wanted to stop dumping sewage into the water. (S.W.I.M.) [...]

Comment on Water Board to extend frontage billing? by Harry

Harry — Tue, 28 Oct 2008 16:38:57 +0000

Maybe put this elsewhere too:
Local Water Policy Innovation: A Road Map for Community Based Stormwater Solutions, a report to help you protect clean water and healthy streams in your community.

Read the report today so you can enact good stormwater policies in your community and solve this pervasive problem. Please also help us spread the word by telling your friends, family and neighbors about this report.

Stormwater is a leading cause of water pollution and the threats are caused locally, seen locally, and are best addressed locally. This toolkit explains how you can improve stormwater policies in your community and capture the attention of policy makers. Local governments already have the processes in place with zoning districts and ordinances, site plan reviews, and comprehensive plans — now it’s time to act.

Stormwater pollution begins when natural landscapes are altered, changing the way water moves over the land. Hard structures such as parking lots and rooftops prevent water from naturally soaking into the ground. The rain water picks up pollution from streets and runs off into local streams. A typical 10-acre parking lot will create 270,000 gallons of polluted stormwater runoff after only one inch of rain, while our paved surfaces and rooftops generate 16-times more runoff than the fields they replace.

http://www.americanrivers.org/site/DocServer/Local_Water_Policy_Innovation_Stormwater_Oct_2008.pdf?docID=8401&JServSessionIdr001=d7akmh9ox1.app14a

Comment on Tax Credits for New York City Green Rooftops by Bringing ‘Green Collar’ Jobs to the South Bronx « Going Coastal

Bringing ‘Green Collar’ Jobs to the South Bronx « Going Coastal — Tue, 19 Aug 2008 15:12:34 +0000

[...] SSBx joined over 40 environmental and community organizations from across all five boroughs to form Storm Water Infrastructure Matters (S.W.I.M). Created to ensure swimmable waters around New York City, S.W.I.M advocates for [...]

Comment on Governor Paterson Signs Green Roof Bill by Gotham Gazette - The Wonkster » Blog Archive » Green Roofs, Walls, and the Sewers

Wed, 13 Aug 2008 20:03:15 +0000

[...] foot green roof can capture between 6,000 and 12,000 gallons of water in each storm event,” said Paul Mankiewicz, Gaia Institute executive director. “This is rainfall that will never enter [...]

Comment on Governor Paterson Signs Green Roof Bill by teresa_crimmens

teresa_crimmens — Wed, 13 Aug 2008 13:51:54 +0000

Comment on Tax Credits for New York City Green Rooftops by sustaiNYC » Blog Archive » The Greening of New York’s Rooftops

sustaiNYC » Blog Archive » The Greening of New York’s Rooftops — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 05:49:02 +0000

[...] the rest of their coverage here, or check out the full press release from SWIM (StormWater Infrastructure Matters) after the [...]

Comment on Green Roof Alliance of the Metropolitan Area NYC by Barbara Britton

Barbara Britton — Thu, 19 Jun 2008 01:05:32 +0000

Am not exactly sure how this group/membership works –but am extremely interested in the topic, and would like to be included in e-mails, notification of meetings, etc.

I recently installed a 750 sq. ft green roof for a penthouse client on Central Park West, using a modular system of 4×4 ft. square “cells”.

Sorry to have missed the June 12 Bar Assn. seminar, which I’d not previously known about, but hope to hear through you about other similar events in future.

Thx ! Barbara Britton, NYC

Comment on Earth Day/Week Events? by The Urban Diver Estuary Conservancy

The Urban Diver Estuary Conservancy — Wed, 02 Apr 2008 19:14:52 +0000

The Urban Divers Estuary Conservancy’s- Earth Day Celebrations!- GET ON THE WATER NYC! One World Connected By WATER.

UPSTREAM:
HARLEM RIVER ECOLOGY CENTER SAT APRIL 19th, 11am- Celebrate Earth Day on the Harlem River- PADDLE UP! SWIM UP for a Clean-up! Spruce-Up and Beautify! Harlem River’s Waterfront Parks. Shore line and Coastal Clean-up. Visit this unique urban nature center and hidden little gem along the harlem river. Tour its modest estuarium, aviary and reptarium and get inspired about the living nature of our urban estuary and our urban watershed. Meet some of its amdassadors and see for yourself what clean-water, clean air and clean soil is a human and animal right.

Program is collaboration with Friend of Brook Park, see above about how you join a paddle trip up the Harlem River and be part of this eco-stewardship event on Earth Day Weekend

And with the support of Green Apple Corp and JP Morgan Chase Volunteers.

Refreshments will served at the Harlem River Ecology Center.

DOWNSTREAM:
The 9th Annual Gowanus Earth Day Flotilla Clean-up. SUN APRIL 20th 11am (sharp) to 4pm
Calling on All Paddlers!. Join us for the this annual historic flotilla to raise awareness for ecological restoration of the Gowanus Canal. Armed with landing nets, gloves and garbage bags. Paddlers are guided on eco-cruise to help pick floatable debris along the historic, notorious and controversial little estuarine tributary that flows in the heart of Brooklyn. Debris is assorted and data collected.
Come learn about how what floats and lives on the Gowanus can end up on dinner plates.

DON’T HAVE WATER CRAFT… That’s ok, come aboard our unique giant family size 32ft indian shipping canoe. Vessel comfortably accommodates 21 paddlers at time or aboard our fleet of rowing skiffs. Everyone is required a life preserver. All our vessels offer PFDs. All boats launch or meet at 2nd and Bond Street and Canal. SORRY.. WE DO NOT RECOMMEND RECREATIONAL DIVING, SWIMMING, or LIVING…YET.. ON THE GOWANUS CANAL.

CLEAN IT UP FIRST!…
PAY HIGH RENT or MORTGAGE for a CLEAN, HEALTHY, & SUSTAINABLE ENVIRONMENT…NYers DEMAND YOUR MONEYS WORTH.

By Train: F train to Carroll Street, exit at Second Place, make left on Smith, right on 2nd Street, and walk down straight to Canal.

For more info to register call UDEC’s HARLEM RIVER ECOLOGY CENTER at 718-901-3331 or 347-224-5687 ( Upstream) or contact Harry Bubbins at Friends of Brooke Park for the Harlem River Paddle Up.

and The GOWANUS/RED HOOK SOUTH BROOKLYN HARBOR MARINE FIELD STATION at 718-802-9874, or 347-224-5828 ( Downstream). Please leave a detail message with description of your human powered vessel and how many participants.