New Yorkers don’t take crap. Our waters shouldn’t either.

Do you swim, paddle or fish in the region? Show us where – and help shape water quality laws. Help document the recreational use of saline waters around NYC and along the Hudson using a new interactive map.

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Each year more than 20 billion gallons of New York City’s raw sewage pours into our waterways. That volume would fill 72 Empire State Buildings! It’s time to take our waters back.

Take Action to Stand Up for NY's Waterways

Capture and Treat Sewage

Curb Polluted Stormwater

Build Green Infrastructure

Set Equitable Water Rates

Find your neighborhood sewage discharge points

Raw sewage overflow outfalls dot New York City’s entire 520 miles of coastline. Find the outfalls in your neighborhood!