Name: ___________________________________________________ Date: _______________________ 

 
Critical Infrastructure Mapping 
 
Directions: In this activity, you will create a physical map of the critical infrastructure in your school community using the 
maps and resources provided on this document. You will present this map at the RiSC Summit. 
 
  Maps and Resources  Critical Infrastructure 

Part I  Oasis NYC  Transportation  

NYC DEP Wastewater Plant Map  Water, Sewer, and Waste 

Part II  A Stronger, More Resilient NYC - Utilities  Energy 

A Stronger, More Resilient NYC - Telecommunications  Telecommunications 

Part III  NYCityMap  Social Infrastructure 

 
 
Part I: Transportation & Water, Sewer, and Waste 
 
1. Open the ​Oasis NYC Mapping Tool a​ nd enter your school’s zip code. 

 
2. On the right side, select the L​ egend​ tab and expand the ​Transit, Roads, Reference Features​ and ​Environmental 
Impact/Cleanup​ sections. 
3. Select “Show All” (as shown below). 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Using the materials provided by your teacher, map the following critical infrastructure on your class critical infrastructure 
map. Make sure to create a shared legend and to label/color code properly. 
 
Transportation 
  
 
Water, Sewer, and Waste   
 
Wastewater Treatment Plants in NYC (​Source: DEP​) 

 
 
Look at the map and table above. Find the service area number in your school community. Through which treatment plant 
does your school community get its wastewater treated? 
 
 
Search for the black dot in your service area. This is the location of the plant that treats the wastewater in your school 
community. How many millions of gallons per day (Mgd) can this wastewater treatment plant process? 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Part II: Energy & Telecommunications 

According to the ​map​ above (left), how is electricity 

distributed in your school community? 
❏ Underground networks 
❏ Overhead radial and loop systems 
 
According to the ​map​ above (right), why did the electric network get shut down in your school community during Sandy? 
❏ Flooded Transmission Substation 
❏ Flooded Area Substation 
❏ Preemptive Shutdown 
❏ Transmission System Overload 
 
According to the risk assessment below, what impact(s) of climate change are posing major and moderate risks on NYC’s 
electric system? 
  
 
 
 

 
 
According to the risk assessment below, what impact(s) of climate change are posing major and moderate risks on NYC’s 
telecommunications? 
 
 
 
 
  
 
According to both risk assessments above, how are NYC’s electric and telecommunications systems interconnected? 
 
 
 
 
Much of NYC’s in-city electric generating and critical telecommunications facilities lie in the 100 year floodplain. 
  
 
Using the ​maps​ above, map the critical telecommunications facilities on your class critical infrastructure map should the 
exist near your school community. Make sure to create a shared legend and to label/color code properly. 
 
 
 
 
Part III: Social Infrastructure 
 
Social Infrastructure is infrastructure that strengthens communities, such as hospitals, community centers, libraries, and 
schools, can enhance social resiliency and assist in immediate response after a disruptive event. Parks, in particular, can play 
a role in protecting adjacent neighborhoods from severe weather, and serve as gathering places after an event. But these 
facilities are as vulnerable to damage or to the interruption of essential services as any other critical facilities. In an 
emergency, the continuity of operations for buildings, critical vehicles, and telecommunications networks for first responders 
is a matter of life and death. And hospitals and long-term care facilities, including nursing homes and adult care facilities, are 
equally crucial to the immediate response and long-term recovery of neighborhoods after a crisis. Each of these systems 
requires a specific set of activities to ensure the resiliency of the city 
 
1. Using the ​NYCityMap​, zoom to “Neighborhood View” and find our neighborhood (roughly the middle of the zoom 
cursor).  
2. On the right side, select the “Show Additional Data on Map” tab.   
3. Find and expand the P ​ ublic Safety​, E​ ducation​, H
​ ealth Facilities​, ​City Life​, ​Resident Services​, and ​Service Centers​.  
 
Using the materials provided by your teacher, map the following critical infrastructure on your class critical infrastructure 
map. Note that not all selected social infrastructure will be in your school community! Make sure to create a shared legend 
and to label/color code properly.