Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani, Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) Commissioner Lisa F. Garcia and Department of Sanitation (DSNY) Commissioner Gregory Anderson today announced the completion of $24 million in new snow operations and composting facilities in Gowanus, Brooklyn.
Funded, designed and constructed by the DEP, the DSNY facilities make way for critical sewer infrastructure, including an underground storage tank that will intercept and store up to 4 million gallons of sewage that would otherwise flow into the Gowanus Canal during rainstorms.
The 7,600-square-foot snow operations facility can store 6 million pounds of road salt - a first line of defense against dangerous conditions. Salt slows snow accumulation, improves plowing and helps keep New Yorkers moving safely during winter storms.
Built to support that capacity, the facility includes a reinforced underground support structure to distribute the weight, as well as storage for up to 75 plow blades and brine tanks. Rooftop solar panels generate 79,600 watts of renewable energy to power lighting and equipment on-site.
