Cross-Connection Controls. Please note that DEP now charges for Backflow Prevention Plans and Exemptions (see the NYC Water Board FY2011 Rate Adoption Notice for the revised billing policies). All fees must be attached to the corresponding application and submitted at the same time.
- Tweet. President Barack Obama last week nominated a career statistician who spent more than 25 years at the U.S. Census Bureau before leaving for the private sector. If confirmed as expected by the Senate, John H. Thompson would succeed Robert Groves, who served from June 2009 to August 2012.
Nevadan Named BLM Chief. CARSON CITY, Nev. (AP) â A natural resource manager who grew up in Elko has been named director of the Bureau of Land Management. The U.S. Senate voted 71-28 on Tuesday to confirm the appointment of Neil Kornze to the post. Kornze was raised in Elko and is a former senior adviser to Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid. He joined the BLM in 2011 and has been leading the agency as principal deputy director for the past year.