Cloudburst Management - NYC DEP

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Cloudburst Management


Rendering of Cloudburst Hub Infrastructure

A “cloudburst” is a sudden, heavy downpour where a lot of rain falls in a short amount of time. Cloudburst management implements a combination of methods that absorb, store, and transfer stormwater to minimize flooding from cloudburst events. Using grey infrastructure, like sewer pipes and underground storage tanks, and Green Infrastructure, like trees and Rain Gardens, cloudburst management can minimize damage to property and infrastructure by reducing strain on the Sewer System.

Download the Cloudburst Program Citywide Update Presentation

Download the Cloudburst Management in NYC for Long-Term Resilience Presentation

“Cloudburst hubs” are identified at the sub-catchment scale, which are hydraulically connected areas based on the sewer network. Cloudburst hubs feature a network of stormwater management tools that work together to alleviate flooding and help to make neighborhoods more resilient during intense rainstorms. In January 2023 the Mayor and DEP announced the four initial Cloudburst Hubs: Corona and Kissena Park, Queens, Parkchester/Morris Park, Bronx, and East New York, Brooklyn.

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Cloudburst Hubs

Corona

DEP is advancing design of the Cloudburst Hub project in Corona, Queens that will incorporate initial outreach feedback. Preliminary designs will be presented to the community in Spring 2025. If you would like to learn about future events and opportunities to get involved, visit Newsletters and subscribe to the “DEP Cloudburst Corona” email list.

Download the Corona Hub One-Pager in: English, Español.

Presentations

Download the Community Board 3 Presentation, June 20, 2024

Kissena

DEP is advancing design of the Cloudburst Hub project in Kissena, Queens that will incorporate initial outreach feedback. Preliminary designs will be presented to the community in Spring 2025. If you would like to learn about future events and opportunities to get involved, visit Newsletters and subscribe to the “DEP Cloudburst Kissena” email list.

Download the Kissena Hub One-Pager in: English, Español.

Presentations

Download the Kissena Community Meeting #1 Presentation, May 22 + 23, 2024 in: English, Español, 简体中文; or view on YouTube.

Download the Kissena Community Meeting #2 Presentation, June 11, 2024 in: English, Español, 简体中文.

Parkchester/Morris Park

DEP is advancing design of the Cloudburst Hub project in Parkchester/Morris Park, Bronx that will incorporate initial outreach feedback. Preliminary designs will be presented to the community in Spring 2025. If you would like to learn about future events and opportunities to get involved, visit Newsletters and subscribe to the “DEP Cloudburst Parkchester/Morris Park” email list.

Download the Parkchester/Morris Park Hub One-Pager in: English, Español, বাংলা.

Survey

We would like to invite you to take this survey to share your experience of flooding and preferences for improved public space in the Morris Park portion of the Hub. This survey is available in: English, Español, বাংলা.

Presentations

Download the Community Board 9 & 11 Presentation, April 10, 2024

East New York (Hendrix Linden)

DEP is advancing design of the Cloudburst Hub project in East New York, Brooklyn that will incorporate initial outreach feedback. Preliminary designs will be presented to the community in Spring 2025. If you would like to learn about future events and opportunities to get involved, visit Newsletters and subscribe to the “DEP Cloudburst East New York” email list.

Download the East New York Hub One-Pager in: English, Español.

Presentations

Download the East New York Community Presentation, May 13, 2024 in: English, Español.

Brownsville

Design for the Brownsville Cloudburst Hub is forthcoming, and more information will be available soon. In the meantime, please check out the one-pager for an overview of the Hub.

Download the Brownsville Hub One-Pager in: English.

Homecrest

Design for the Homecrest Cloudburst Hub is forthcoming, and more information will be available soon. In the meantime, please check out the one-pager for an overview of the Hub.

Download the Homecrest Hub One-Pager in: English.

Other Cloudburst Initiatives

Through a partnership with the City of Copenhagen, DEP published a Cloudburst Resiliency and Planning Study in 2017.

DEP is beginning construction of the first pilots of cloudburst management at the NYC Housing Authority’s (NYCHA) South Jamaica Houses. Download the NYCHA: South Jamaica Houses Cloudburst Master Plan 2018 for more information.

DEP has also begun to implement several other cloudburst pilot projects including: Clinton Houses, in East Harlem, Manhattan; St. Albans/Addisleigh Park, Queens; and Beach 67th Street in Far Rockaway, Queens.

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