As work continues on an $8-billion program to build four jails replacing New York City’s Rikers Island facility, plans are being developed to potentially transform the East River island for wastewater treatment and resource recovery.
Jacobs Civil Consultants won a $2.9-million contract from the city's Dept. of Environmental Protection to study the feasibility of consolidating four aging upper East River wastewater facilities into one modern center, city records show. The study is expected to last through 2023.