Epilogue

The State ◽

Superstorm Sandy ◽

Minimal Damage ◽

This chapter recounts how the State Department of Environmental Conservation allowed the Parks Department to open the Floating Pool Lady at Barretto Point Park in the Bronx on June 27, 2018. It points out the appreciation that the author has received since the floating pool started its voyage, emphasizing how people enjoying and having fun provided proof that creating the swimming facility yielded many accomplishments. It also discusses how the Floating Pool Lady weathered two hurricanes and a formidable rainstorm, such as superstorm Sandy in 2012, which only caused minimal damage. The chapter mentions how children in the Bronx from a recreationally underserved neighborhood no longer have to swim in putrid waters now that the floating pool has become accessible. It notes how the Floating Pool Lady had a seasonal record of nearly fifty thousand swimmers in 2019, despite over twelve inches of rainfall in July and August.

Fire and Water

10.7591/cornell/9781501716010.003.0002 ◽

2021 ◽

pp. 7-22

Author(s):

Ann L. Buttenwieser

Keyword(s):

State Department ◽

The State ◽

The Political ◽

Municipal Governments ◽

Public Agency ◽

Jane Jacobs ◽

Influential Book ◽

Department Of Environmental Conservation ◽

American Cities

This chapter begins with the author's experience when she presented her proposal of the floating pool to the Waterfront Committee on July 29, 2004. It recounts her meeting with the State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) in 1998 and how she convinced regulators that a floating pool was a water-dependent use. It also details how the author presented the concept of a floating pool to a panel at a Waterfront Center Conference in 2001 and discussed methods to open up urban riverfronts for recreation. The chapter mentions the influential book The Death and Life of Great American Cities by Jane Jacobs, which argued that municipal governments were no longer able to govern effectively. It talks about Jacobs' recommendation of more inclusiveness in the political and administrative processes by creating a subdivision within every public agency whose portfolio affected a locality.

EFFECTIVENESS OF NEW YORK STATE DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION RESTORATION PLANTING REQUIREMENTS

10.1130/abs/2018am-320192 ◽

2018 ◽

Author(s):

Jenat Fahima ◽

Keyword(s):

New York ◽

New York State ◽

State Department ◽

York State Department ◽

York State ◽

Managing County and Local Environments, by Paul D. Marr New York State Department of Environmental Conservation, Albany, N.Y.: 100 pp., maps, diagrams, charts, 27.9 × 21.5 × 0.7 cm, [paper covers, no price indicated], 1977.

10.1017/s0376892900006111 ◽

1978 ◽

Vol 5 (3) ◽

pp. 237-237

Author(s):

Lyle S. Raymond

Keyword(s):

New York ◽

New York State ◽

State Department ◽

York State Department ◽

York State ◽

Local Environments ◽

DEVELOPING THE STATE ON-SCENE COORDINATORS' COURSE FOR ALASKA

International Oil Spill Conference Proceedings ◽

10.7901/2169-3358-1995-1-1019 ◽

1995 ◽

Vol 1995 (1) ◽

pp. 1019-1021

Author(s):

Harry Young ◽

Larry Dietrick ◽

Arthur Pilot ◽

Geoff Harben ◽

Mark Burger

Keyword(s):

The State ◽

Technical Aspects ◽

Incident Command System ◽

Incident Command ◽

Response Training ◽

Unified Command ◽

Department Of Environmental Conservation ◽

Synergistic Relationship

ABSTRACT Before the development of the state on-scene coordinators’ course, spill response training available to the Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation focused on technical aspects, safety, and the incident command system. To function in a unified command and carry out legislatively mandated tasks, a program was needed to instruct responders in the department's duties. As the course evolved, a synergistic relationship developed, which is redefining the response program.

Shoreline Surveys at the Exxon Valdez Oil Spill: The State of Alaska Response

International Oil Spill Conference Proceedings ◽

10.7901/2169-3358-1991-1-519 ◽

1991 ◽

Vol 1991 (1) ◽

pp. 519-529 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Erich Gundlach ◽

Eugene A. Pavia ◽

Clay Robinson ◽

James C. Gibeaut

Keyword(s):

Surface Coverage ◽

The State ◽

Exxon Valdez ◽

Database Queries ◽

Linear Extent ◽

Set Up ◽

Department Of Environmental Conservation ◽

Oil Penetration ◽

Oil Thickness

ABSTRACT The state of Alaska needs information on the shoreline impacts of the Exxon Valdez incident to determine the linear extent of affected shoreline and the degree of oil penetration into the beach versus surface coverage, to assist the shoreline treatment effort, and to monitor oil persistence. Three principal methods were used to obtain data. Low-altitude helicopter surveys were made repeatedly during the first months of the incident to define shoreline impacts as heavy, moderate, light, and “no observed oiling.” A total of 140 ground stations in Prince William Sound, and over 60 stations in the Kenai and Kodiak areas, were set up to make specific measurements of surface coverage, oil penetration, and oil thickness along a topographic profile. An extensive (more than 1,400 km) walking survey was mounted after the 1989 treatment season to determine the extent of oil remaining and to guide the 1990 cleanup effort. More than 160 km of shoreline remained moderately to heavily oiled in the three regions at the end of 1989. Collected data were entered into the Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation geographic information system to enable map production, database queries, and report creation. On an as-needed basis, data derived from these surveys were presented to the state on-scene coordinator, other state and federal agencies, and the cleanup operation.

Initial State of Alaska Response to the Exxon Valdez Oil Spill

International Oil Spill Conference Proceedings ◽

10.7901/2169-3358-1991-1-321 ◽

1991 ◽

Vol 1991 (1) ◽

pp. 321-323

Author(s):

Randolph Bayliss ◽

John H. Janssen ◽

Albert Kegler ◽

Marshal Kendziorek ◽

Daniel Lawn ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Oil Spill ◽

National Guard ◽

The State ◽

Exxon Valdez ◽

Air National Guard ◽

Initial State ◽

Exxon Valdez Oil Spill ◽

Salmon Fry ◽

ABSTRACT The first weeks of the Exxon Valdez oil spill were critical to the defense of state resources. The Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation (ADEC) implemented the state spill response plan upon notification in the early hours of March 24, 1989. A local ADEC representative boarded the vessel within three and one-half hours of grounding. Experienced ADEC spill response staff, other state agencies, and two cleanup contract firms were notified that morning and were arriving through the first day. The Governor of Alaska and the Commissioner of ADEC surveyed the wreck that same day. Within 33 hours, ADEC had 30 persons on site. The state notification procedure and plan functioned effectively. Key roles undertaken initially by the state were aerial and computer spill tracking; liaison with fishing groups and local villages; and protection of sensitive habitats, especially salmon hatcheries. Notably, ADEC worked with the Cordova District Fishermen United (CDFU) to defend a critical salmon hatchery directly in the path of the spreading oil. Using the Alaska Air National Guard, two Alaska state ferries, and fishing boats, CDFU volunteers, local Chenega villagers, ADEC staff, and contractors used miles of boom to defend the hatchery. The hatchery was spared from oiling just as millions of salmon fry were released.