Start by Calling: (845) 331-2140 x.260 or x.261 and ask for the application for:
Home Performance with ENERGY STAR.

Contact Us For More Information:

RUPCO
289 Fair Street, Kingston, NY 12401
(845) -331-2140 ext. 260 or 261
gjgny@rupco.org

Outreach Coordinators:
Area 1: Greene & Ulster:
Michael Courtney
Cell: 845-417-8659
mcourtney@rupco.org 

Tips to help you in filling out the application:

Section 1: Please fill out your personal information. If you are not sure about the box that says, “above-grade conditioned square footage” you can leave that blank.

Section 2: How did you hear about the program?

THIS IS IMPORTANT: Please check off “Constituency Based Organization”.

Section 3: Project Finance Preference

If you are not sure about this yet, you may leave it blank.

Section 4: Household Income Range

This is to determine if you qualify for a free energy audit or a sliding scale low fee (92% of New Yorkers qualify for a free audit) Please see pages 2 and 3 of the application for income guidelines. If you are under 200% of your county’s median income, you qualify for a FREE audit.

Section 5: Energy Supplier Information

For this part you will need to get proof of 12-24 months of past energy usage. Go onto the website for your utility provider and print out the information page as well as the chart that shows each month, and the kWh used. If you have oil, or a different utility for heat, you will need to get the number of gallons used, or chords purchased.

Section 6: Eligibility Declaration

Sign and date the document. If you are not sure about the contractor you want to use, you may leave this blank.

Section 7: CBO Name

Please print in this area RUPCO/WRO where it asks for the CBO name.

Scenic Byway Proposal – Responses and Revisions, click here.

Letter to Elected Officials from Peter Manning, click here.

Collaborative Recs and Partnership Projects. click here.

The Dept. of State supplied the following websites for our review:

http://csdagis2.cas.albany.edu/scenicbyway/index.html

http://www.hudsongreenway.state.ny.us/home.aspx

www.nysdot.gov/display/programs/scenic-byways

To view the Catskill Mountains Scenic Byway Proposed Corridor Management Plan Draft, click here.

Supplemental information received from Central Catskills Chamber of Commerce Director, Carol O’Birene, click here.

Please feel free to email your comments to the Town Supervisor at: olivesupervisor@hvc.rr.com

We will send all comments up to the Collaborative for review. Thanks!

This post was updated on 05/08/2012 to add supplemental information 

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:                         

April 26, 2012

Upgraded Forecast System Will Provide Water Supply Operators with More Information

Environmental Protection Commissioner Carter Strickland today announced a new agreement with the National Weather Service in which DEP will provide the Weather Service with up to $1 million to help speed up the development state-of-the-art forecasts of water flows through streams in the watershed.  Streamflow forecasts enable DEP water supply operators to better predict the amount of water that will enter reservoirs and as a result more accurately predict reservoir levels and water quality in the future. The enhanced streamflow forecasts will eventually be a part of DEP’s Operations Support Tool (OST), a cutting-edge, $5.2 million integrated monitoring and modeling system that collects real-time data on stream inflow, water quality, and reservoir storage levels, integrates forecasts of future inflows, and applies system operating rules to predict future conditions in the water supply system.  OST helps DEP make more informed decisions about how to operate the system to ensure reliable, high quality supplies by retaining water in advance of dry conditions and to release water in advance of wet conditions. The agreement will allow the National Weather Service to speed the development and implementation of the Hydrologic Ensemble Forecast Service (HEFS), which will provide probabilistic forecasts to help water supply operators understand the range and likelihood of river levels and as a result help them assess risk.

“This is a win-win situation for both DEP and our partners, the National Weather Service,” said Commissioner Strickland. “NWS gets additional funds to pilot its new forecasting system in a discrete region, which will facilitate their eventual nationwide rollout. And DEP gets the cutting-edge forecasts needed for the Operations Support Tool much sooner than if we had to wait for the nationwide rollout.”

“Effective partnerships with state and local government play a big role in our vision for a Weather-Ready Nation, and our agreement with NYCDEP is a great example,” said Jack Hayes Ph.D, director, National Weather Service. “With NYCDEP’s help accelerating our schedule, we can improve our warnings for events that threaten lives and livelihoods and give sophisticated users, like DEP, the forecasts they need to optimize their water resources decisions based on their operating rules and risk tolerance.”

The National Weather Service began experimental development of the ensemble forecasting capability several years ago and the nationwide implementation is scheduled for completion later in 2014. DEP’s Operations Support Tool will be complete by 2013 and requires HEFS forecasts to provide the most use to system managers. NWS will use DEP funds to hire additional staff who will help speed the development of the system at the two offices that cover the New York City water supply region: the Middle-Atlantic River Forecast Center (MARFC) in State College, PA (covers Cannonsville, Pepacton, and Neversink Reservoirs) and the Northeast River Forecast Center in Taunton, Mass. (covers Schoharie, Ashokan, Rondout, and all East-of-Hudson reservoirs).

The Hydrologic Ensemble Forecast Service will help water supply operators assess risk. For example, if a storm is forecast, HEFS will produce several different forecasts (an “ensemble”) of peak river levels that provide an objective estimate of the uncertainty in the river forecast. Operators can use this information along with knowledge of current water supply conditions to assess risk and make more informed operational decisions. Current NWS operations provide only a single peak forecast with no estimate of forecast uncertainty.

The Operations Support Tool enables DEP’s water supply operators to more accurately predict water storage levels in the city’s reservoirs so that DEP can better manage the movement of water throughout the reservoir system, and ultimately, to the nine million New Yorkers who rely on the city’s drinking water every day. It substantially increases DEP’s operational responsiveness and the ability to protect water quality and improve the aquatic habit below the reservoirs.

DEP manages the city’s water supply, providing more than one billion gallons of water each day to more than nine million residents, including eight million in New York City, and residents of Ulster, Orange, Putnam and Westchester counties.  This water comes from the Catskill, Delaware, and Croton watersheds that extend more than 125 miles from the City, and the system comprises 19 reservoirs, three controlled lakes, and numerous tunnels and aqueducts. DEP employs nearly 6,000 employees, including more than 750 scientists, engineers, surveyors, watershed maintainers and others professionals in the upstate watershed.  In addition to its $49 million payroll and $132 million in annual taxes paid in upstate counties, DEP has invested more than $1.5 billion in watershed protection programs—including partnership organizations such as the Catskill Watershed Corporation and the Watershed Agricultural Council—that support sustainable farming practices, environmentally sensitive economic development, and local economic opportunity. In addition, DEP has a robust capital program with a planned $13.2 billion in investments over the next 10 years that creates up to 3,000 construction-related jobs per year. For more information, visit www.nyc.gov/dep, like us on Facebook at www.facebook.com/nycwater, or follow us on Twitter at www.twitter.com/nycwater.

CarFit is a program designed to give you a quick but comprehensive check of how well you and your vehicle work together. A trained professional will ask you simple questions and complete a 12-point CarFit checklist. The entire process takes about 20 minutes, and you leave with recommendations for car adjustments and adaptations, and a list of resources in your area that could enhance your safety as a driver.

Check how well your personal vehicle ‘fits’ you and obtain a greater peace of mind

What: Educational CarFit Event
Where: Ulster Hose #5 Firehouse
830 Ulster Avenue
Kingston, NY 12401
When: Wednesday, May 16, 2012
12:30 p.m. – 3:30 p.m.
Contact: RSVP Scheduling Office
(845) 802-7190

Leave a message to schedule an appointment or for additional information

Day Camp Employment Forms 2012

If you are interested in becoming a counselor or lifeguard for the upcoming season, please download and print the above application and mail in the P.O. Box listed on the form. Thank you and Good Luck!!

A second class will be offered by CWC staff on Friday, May 4 at 2 p.m. at the Windham Wastewater Treatment Plant, as part of Schoharie Watershed Month coordinated by the Watershed Assistance Program of the Greene County Soil & Water Conservation District.

Pre-registration for the septic classes is not required. A free water saving kit will be provided for each household attending the class. For more information, call the CWC at 845-586-1400.

The class includes a slide program covering types of systems and how they work; basic biology and soil filtration concepts of wastewater treatment; health and environment effects that can result from failed septic systems; roles and responsibilities of homeowners, regulators, engineers and contractors; basic maintenance requirements of septic system components; how to protect against inflow and infiltration; the case against septic system additives, and troubleshooting when problems develop.

CWC programs and projects are explained on the corporation’s web site: www.cwconline.org. Inquiries are welcome Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. at the CWC’s offices on upperMain Street,Margaretville,Delaware County, and over the toll-free line, 877-WAT-SHED (877-928-7433).

More than 80 applications have been submitted for funding under the Stream Corridor Protection Debris Removal Program launched by the CWC in December.

“There was no deadline imposed when the program was launched, but the demand for assistance from municipalities and property owners has stretched staff and monetary resources nearly to the limit,” said CWC Executive Director Alan Rosa in explaining what prompted the imposition of an end date for the program.

Applications will not be accepted after 4 p.m. on Monday, April 16.

The CWC Board of Directors allocated $2.5 million to help Towns, Villages and property owners remove woody and/or man-made debris (floatables) deposited in or alongside streams by Tropical Storms Irene and Lee late last summer. As of March 30, 81 applications had been received, 17 had been deemed ineligible for funding, and 19 were under review. Sixteen have been approved and are awaiting estimates.

Eight debris removal projects have been completed in Greene and Ulster Counties.

The CWC is a non-profit Local Development Corporation based in Margaretville. It is committed to protecting water resources, encouraging environmentally friendly economic development and supporting watershed education in the New York City Watershed West of the Hudson River, a region encompassing parts of five counties – Delaware, Greene, Schoharie, Sullivan and Ulster.

To learn more about other CWC programs to assist residents and businesses in the New York City Watershed West of the Hudson River, visit www.cwconline.org

Sign up now for the :

2^nd Annual Relay for Life  

Catskill Mountains 2012

June 16^th-17^th, 2012

Shokan Park, Shokan NY

FOR MORE INFORMATION, GO TO:

www.relayforlife.org/catskillmountainsny

Or Contact

JENNY at 

(845) 417-6612

Please click this link to read the official correspondence.