WTC site damage assessment map, Sept 21, 2001

NYC 9/11 Public Portal Document

3.6.3.7 Solid Waste

In New York City, municipal solid waste is collected by the NYC Department of Sanitation. New York produces 3.6 pounds of solid waste per person per day or 26,400,000 poimds of solid waste (Gotham Gazette 2001). Construction debris, asbestos, and hazardous wastes are under the regulatory responsibility of the NYSDEC and the N YCDEP. Solid waste disposal requirements for the proposed re-development operations would be consistent with the previous disposal activities at the WTC.

Environmental Impacts

No significant change to solid waste collection and disposal at the WTC is anticipated as a result of the implementation of the proposed action alternatives, ^apacity ht existing |aDdfills'usedbylo"wcrManfiHtmiscohsidered,adequate;

3.6.3,8 Telephone

A network of conduits exists in lower Manhattan to accommodate underground telephone and communication lines. The local telephone company, Verizon, has sufficient resources to provide service to the area.

Environmental Impacts

No significant impacts to area telephone service are anticipated.

3.6.3.9 Police and Fire Protection

Police service in the study area is provided by the New York Police f)epartment (NYPD) 1st Precinct and Mounted Troop A, stationed at 16 Ericsson Place, near the Holland Timnel portal. This precinct services all of lower Manhattan fi-om up to West Houston Street on the west side of Broadway, and to Chambers Street on the east side of Broadway. The total uniformed persormel in this precinct total 170. The 1st Precinct operates three patrols (shifts) per day, seven days per week. Seven radio patrol cars service the area and two officers are assigned to each patrol.

The New York City Fire Department (NYFD) provides fire suppression and emergency response throughout the five boroughs. The Department responded to over 450,000 calls in 1999. The Fire Department responds with 410 firefighting-supervising units fi-om 226 locations in New York City. Facilities located in the vicinity of the WTC include Engine No. 4 and Ladde' i5 at 42 South Street, Engine No. 10 and Ladder No. 10 at 124 Liberty Street, and Marine Company No. 1 located at Pier 12 on the Hudson River. A “box” system, corresponding to actual or conceptual locations of fireboxes, determines the sequence in which firefighting companies respond to an alarm. Other factors, such as proximity to other facilities, time of day, and availability of firefighting units, further determine the emergency response protocol. The marine units (fire boats) respond to both supply water and to land units as well as to serve directly as pumpers in fire suppression. 3-42

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