QCCW Vision

Clean waters and a resilient Buffalo.

QCCW Mission

To safeguard public health and the environment while fostering strong community partnerships, creating meaningful workforce opportunities, and driving lasting economic impact for future generations in Buffalo.

How does Queen City Clean Waters impact the City of Buffalo?

This project will reduce overflows from the City’s sewers by helping flow reach the Bird Island Wastewater Treatment Facility during wet weather, instead of entering Buffalo’s creeks and river.

The implementation of this project, which includes 50+ sites in total, will cost approximately $1B over the next 15 years including $250M in treatment facility upgrades.

 

Why is this work being done?

Hundreds of millions of gallons of storm water mixed with sanitary sewage overflows to the waterways of Western New York during rainfall and snow melt periods each year.

Queen City Clean Waters will reduce these events.

What types of projects are part of Queen City Clean Waters?


Combined Sewer Overflow (CSO) Storage


Green Infrastructure (GI) through

RainCheck2.0