DEP Biweekly Reports Folder 0049, 2000-2001

NYC 9/11 Public Portal Document

Billing ofCon Ed Steam Customers for Sewer Discharges NYC Water Board for properties A recent change in the billing of wastewater charges by the(Con Ed) is being Implemented. A receiving steam service from Consolidated Edison Company that steam condensate, the liquid technical review of the process utilized by the steam system found City's sewer system after steam has end product of the steam system, is routinely discharged into the The steam condensate enters and is been supplied to, and utilized, by individual buildings. processed by the City's wastewater transported by the City's sewer system and must therefore be will be issued an additional sewer treatment plants, Therefore, properties receiving steam service provided by DEP, based on the volume of charge for wastewater collection and treatment services property's actual steam consumption, steam consumed. Con Edison will provide DEP with the in October, the first bill for which in turn will be utilized to bill the customer for sewer service. future sewer billings will be charges issued in September will be issued. After this initial billing, include Con Ed steam customers rendered quarterly. A letter to all elected officials whose district next week. Con Edison will also was mailed this weak and individual customers will receive a letter before reaching which is discharged receive its own portion of the bill for steam condensate customers.

Taconic Parkway near New Croton Reservoir erosion of disturbed soils On Tuesday, 9/19,1.21 inches of rain fell in the Croton watershed, causing Croton Reservoir. DEP earlier in the month at a construction site on the Taconic Parkway near New sequencing plan that would control such had advised the contractor to complete and implement a stop and required the contractor to erosion. Subsequently, DEP caused the construction work to undertake remedial work, develop and implement the sequencing plan and to

Rat Taskforce and NYCDOH to discuss the rat abatement DEP staff met with staff of Deputy Mayor Lhota, OEM, sewers and at all facilities under program. DEPs agreed to continue its work on catch basins and address manholes in selected areas as its jurisdiction with DOH and asked whether DOH wanted to that it had no other requirements from well,. DOH indicated it would review that suggestion and was finding a way to replace garbage DEP at this time. DOH, stated that its greatest overall concern plastic. containers citywide with rat resistant containers, either metal or of our facilities have rat problems DEP does not receive many rat complaints. However, many along a natural shoreline, either the internally due to their natural surroundings. Plants are always Force and DOH Pest Control Services, Sound, a river, or an inlet creek. Working with the Task 26th Ward plant grounds. The Agency inspectors discovered more than two hundred burrows on the application of bait stations throughout the plant has contacted the exterminator to increase the grounds, and intensify vermin carcass removal.

Decommissioning ofRacal Court Private Pump Station; Staten Island sanitary sewers in the area of Richmond Hill In response to the continuing construction of capital Richmond Hill Road was taken out of service. Road, the private pump station at Racal Court and to this private station has now been diverted As of September 26, 2000, all flow previously flowing Staten one of a few remaining private stations in to the newly constructed City sewers. This was problems and create raw sewage bypasses Island. These private stations tend to have maintenance emergency basis. which DEC customarily asks us to address on an .4.

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