As we continue to engage government executives who are changing the way government does business, we had the pleasure of taking The Business of Government Hour on the road to a variety of U.S. cities. New York City, perhaps more than any other, represents a complex ecosystem that requires and consumes a vast array of natural resources. Protecting such resources and the environmental health and welfare of its residents is essential for the City—for all cities to exist and thrive.

How does NYC DEP protect the environmental health, welfare and natural resources of the City and its residents? What does it take to deliver over one billion gallons of quality drinking water daily to over 8 million residents? How is NYC greening its operations and making them more sustainable? What steps are being taken to maintain NYC's water system for the next hundred years?  

Commissioner New York City Department of Environmental Protection (DEP)

Appointed by Mayor Michael Bloomberg to lead the New York City Department of Environmental Protection, Commissioner Caswell F. (Cas) Holloway took office on January 1, 2010.  Prior to his appointment, he served as Chief of Staff to Deputy Mayor for Operations Edward Skyler and as Special Advisor to Mayor Bloomberg.