Provisional Regiment memorial services, held at the Village of Sleepy Hollow, NY. This Aqueduct Defense Memorial Service honors and remembers 40 soldiers who died while serving New York State during World War I. DEP Police provides an honor guard, cooperates with the NY state defense force, and local government officials to remember those perished while on aqueduct duties. In 1983, the Bureau of Water Supply became the Department of Environmental Protection and the New York State Legislature revised the Criminal Procedure Law, part of the New York State Laws, to include DEP police officers. In 1999, the DEP jurisdiction was extended to include the five boroughs of New York City. In 2004, the highest court in the state, the New York State Court of Appeals, affirmed the DEP Police Department's jurisdiction throughout the watershed. Members of the DEP Police are New York State [sworn] police officers (not NYS peace officers, which many other NYC law enforcement agencies are). Today The NYC Department of Environmental Protection Police investigate over 4000 complaints per year, 500 of these related to environmental crimes. Environmental crimes include storm water complaints, water pollution and the illegal transportation, storage, and disposal of hazardous waste. Additionally they investigate waste water treatment plant and septic system failures as well as dumping complaints. Jurisdiction The DEP department maintains jurisdiction in 14 counties including the 5 counties in New York City. Department Units The department has a full-time Aviation Unit, as well as: ESU Team, Marine Patrol, UTV Patrol, K-9 Patrol and Detective Bureau. Rank structure There are seven titles (referred to as ranks) in the New York City Department of Environmental Protection Police: Training Training takes place in Kingston, NY for 6 months and 1-month at the precinct assigned to the trainee. Recruits are expected to move to Kingston, NY for the duration of the academy. Class sizes vary between 20 and 40 recruits and there is a new academy class every few years. See also List of law enforcement agencies in New York New York City water supply system New York State Department of Environmental Conservation Police New York City Department of Sanitation Police References External links NYC DEP Website NYC DEP PBA 1906 establishments in New York City Specialist police departments of New York (state) Law enforcement agencies of New York City Environmental agencies in New York (state) Water infrastructure of New York City