Plattsburgh awarded grant money for water protection at city beach
PLATTSBURGH, N.Y. (WCAX) - The city of Plattsburgh is getting nearly $1 million in grant money to update infrastructure meant to protect the qualit...
PLATTSBURGH, N.Y. (WCAX) - The city of Plattsburgh is getting nearly $1 million in grant money to update infrastructure meant to protect the quality of water. The $110 million in grants were administered by the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation and will go to more than 50 projects around the state. That includes $817,525 for Bathing Beach Restoration. The city says it will implement green infrastructure projects like stormwater tree trenches and bioretention areas to capture stormwater runoff at the city beach.