Stephentown receives funding from DEC to remove barriers to improve aquatic passage and mitigate flooding

Stephentown receives funding from DEC to remove barriers to improve aquatic passage and mitigate flooding

STEPHENTOWN, N.Y. — New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) Interim Commissioner Sean Mahar today announced $343,852 in grants for projects to restore aquatic connectivity, reduce local flood risks, and improve water quality in the towns of Stephentown, Rensselaer County and Philipstown, Putnam County. Funding for these projects is administered by NEIWPCC in partnership with DEC’s Hudson River Estuary Program and supported …