Article: DEP submits major plan to protect Jamaica Bay as a wildlife habitat.(New York's Department of Environmental Protection)(Brief article)

DEP has submitted its Draft Jamaica Bay Watershed Plan, which outlines a comprehensive set of potential management strategies to improve the water quality and ecological integrity of Jamaica Bay, to Mayor Bloomberg and City Council Speaker Quinn.

The plan represents months of comprehensive research and extensive dialogue with City stakeholders under the auspices of a Jamaica Bay Watershed Protection Plan Advisory Committee (the "Advisory Committee").

Jamaica Bay is a 39 square mile water body with a broader watershed of approximately 142 square miles that includes portions of Brooklyn, Queens and Nassau County.

The Bay is a diverse ecological ...

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