Broome County

Broome County has 7 communities in the Clean Energy Communities Program, 2 participating (Village of Whitney Point and the Town of Conklin) and 5 certified communities (Town of Dickinson, Village of Johnson City, Town of Windsor, City of Binghamton, and Broome County).

Both the City of Binghamton and Broome County are active in the Climate Smart Community Program and Broome county has earned the Bronze certification.

25 CEC Actions have been completed in the county.

2019 Climate Smart Communities Grant Awards

$198,818 Drainage Upgrades for Village of Deposit

Broome County will replace and upsize approximately 700 linear feet of closed drainage system in the Village of Deposit, including replacement of catch basins and cross drainage pipes. This project will address a flooding problem in a heavily developed section of the village due to undersized drainage pipes.

$45,000 Remote Watershed Monitoring

Broome County will install solar-powered remote monitoring devices at 25 flood control features throughout the county to better monitor conditions during storm and flood events that may require emergency notification and evacuation procedures.