DEP Biweekly Reports Folder 0049, 2000-2001

NYC 9/11 Public Portal Document

The two Sanitation Department workers on the truck received minor injuries and were taken to a local hospital. When the DEP crew arrived they found the truck in the void over the water main break; Police and Fire Department were on location. The DEP crew immediately initiated a shutdown and the water was off at 9:20 a.m., fifty residents were affected. Engine oil from the truck spilled onto the surface of the water that had accumulated in the void. The Fire Department took appropriate steps to contain the spill. DEP Hazmat responded and made arrangements for a licensed contractor to remove the oil contaminated water and any contaminated soil. Due to extensive roadway damage the emergency repair contractor was called to the location and will commence water main repairs when Hazmats contractor finishes his cleanup.

Break in Lines Feeding Chlorine to the Catskill System On Wednesday (8/9/00) at 11:10 a.m. (approx.) the contractor installing water lines for the Town of Mt. Pleasant broke both lines feeding chlorine to the Catskill system. The lines were supposed to be 10 - 15 feet from where they actually were. One line is for service and the second is the spare or backup line. The system responded according to design and shut off immediately with no gas escaping. The Westchester County Health Department, the affected communities, Catskill, Hillview and Kensico lab were notified. Chlorination was restored at 2:30 p.m. with the repair of one line. The second line was repaired at 3:45 p.m.. It is estimated that 70MGD was untreated.

Sewer Collapse - East 33rd Street between 2nd and 3rd Avenues; Manhattan The emergency repair contractor is reconstructing the collapsed section of a 5 X 4 elliptical sewer in East 33rd Street; approximately one hundred feet of sewer will be replaced. Reconstruction of the sewer and roadway in East 33rd Street is expected to be completed in three to four weeks.

Sewer Collapse - West 110th Street between 8th and Manhattan Avenues; Manhattan A street depression in 110th Street between 8th and Manhattan Avenues was the result of an abandoned tap that had failed. The leak on the tap line undermined the sewer on the north side of the street, created a void and caused the sewer to collapse. The emergency repair contractor installed a plug in the water main. Currently, the sewer, which is located in the sidewalk area, is being reconstructed. Consumers are not affected and reconstruction is expected to be completed in two weeks.

Interagency Matters

Meeting with USEPA DEP staff and I will be meeting with Regional Administrator Jeanne Fox on August 29th to discuss the Kensico Land Acquisition program and the upgrading of the sewage treatment plants in the watershed. We will also be discussing other key issues as noted in EPA's Mid-term FAD report.

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