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Continue reading →: Temporary Halt For New York Water Rate Hike
Members of the Rent Stabilization Association and several landlords sued the New York City Water Board over decisions made to increase the water-rate and to give a 183 dollar bill-credit to homeowners, as reported by the NY Daily News. According to the Department of Environmental Protection’s website, the projected water…
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Continue reading →: De Blasio Proposes One-Time Water Bill Credit for All Small NYC Homeowners
Dressed in an ash grey suit with a periwinkle tie, Mayor Bill de Blasio exclaimed, “Today we are righting (sic) a wrong”. Back in late April in Bay Ridge, Mayor de Blasio developed a plan for New York City homeowners to save money on their water bills by having the city…
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Continue reading →: New York City officials should look at Puerto Rico’s crisis and recognize the danger they are in.
New York City officials should look at Puerto Rico’s crisis and recognize the danger they are in
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Continue reading →: The Water Board Approves The FY 2016 Rate Schedule
De Blasio’s administration appears to be on course with its promise to be an administration for the average New Yorker. This morning the New York City Water Board approved the proposed Rate Schedule for FY 2016. After listening to public testimony in all 5 boroughs over the last few weeks…
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Continue reading →: Water and Sewer Service Line Protection Program: IMPORTANT UPDATE
In a post from August I gave you all the nitty gritty details on the DEP’s Water and Sewer Line insurance program – which protects homeowners in the case of a costly service line repair. WELL, I have an important update: according to the DEP, MIXED USE buildings (that is…
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Continue reading →: Tunnel No. 3: A Huge Success Waiting to Fail
We finally have a reliable system of water distribution in New York City. But don’t forget what our “reliable” system itself relies on. Water comes to New York City in two steps. Yesterday, the second step of our waters’ journey…
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Continue reading →: DEP Service Line Protection Programs – Is it worth it??
It’s time to pay your water bill and there it is again – that “sign up today” letter from the DEP. “DEP is pleased to announce that we have partnered with American Water Resources (AWR) to offer a Water and Sewer Service Line Protection Program to our customers. This voluntary…
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Continue reading →: How the Leak Forgiveness Program can be Improved to Encourage Conservation
including running toilets as qualifying properties for the leak forgiveness program will encourage conservation
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Continue reading →: Is Frontage Dead?
Unfortunately, nothing will change until NYC is faced with a drought and then it will be too late
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Continue reading →: What’s Wrong with the Water Board’s Payment Agreement
When the City Council authorized the Water Board to sell water tax liens, it failed to safeguard the public from Water Board
Hello,
I’m Hershel
As President of Ashokan Water Services, Hershel has spent the last twenty years coordinating water conservation efforts for over 8,500 New York properties. In response to the North East droughts in the 1980’s, he formed Ashokan with a team of plumbers and engineers. Today Ashokan is a full-service water management company specializing in utility auditing, meter installation, meter reading, water conservation, backflow installation, and testing. Hershel focuses on managing Ashokan’s strategic planning and innovation process.
Hershel currently resides with his family in Brooklyn, New York, is an avid kayaker, and is an active blogger on water issues. He serves on The NYC Sustainability Advisory Board, the Mayor’s Green Codes Task Force, and many more. His personal goal is to minimize the effects of CSO and stormwater runoff within the Hudson River Estuary in order to create a positive impact on New York City’s environment.
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