Stormwater management plan in the works for Brooklyn
A local organization, with the backing of the borough president, has devised a plan that could help protect the Brooklyn coastline from flooding in the case of a severe storm.
The Brooklyn Greenway Initiative (BGI)—a non-profit organization committed to the establishment, development and long-term preservation of the Brooklyn Waterfront Greenway— utilized funding allocated by Borough President Eric Adams to develop the plan to prevent up to half a billion gallons of stormwater from entering the borough’s combined sewer system as a way of reducing the amount of storm surge that could pour into adjacent waters and overflow onto solid land.
Since much of the 14-mile-long Brooklyn Greenway was damaged during Hurricane Sandy, the plan details ways to reconstruct and install stormwater infrastructure within 23 segments of the recreational trail for cyclists, runners and pedestrians stretching from Newtown Creek to Bay Ridge.