EPA Region 2 correspondence cover sheet, October 2001

NYC 9/11 Public Portal Document V -.i '.MT ■

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Is the Project Manager the same as the Project Monitor'’ There muii be an EPA Project Manager or OSC that oversoes end coordinates this project.

If the EPA has detemained that Scope of Work A shall apply to an apartment, but the occupunt requests ramediatioo according to Scops of Work S. will tJie EPA provide remediation following the latter?

The Scope of V/ork does not make clear where occupants will be while the remediation takes place Occupant! should not be present while remediatior. is conducted, as most occupants will not have the proper ceftiScation or medical approval necessary ro w^ar protective equipment and respirators. Occupants should no* rewm lo their homes 3RHi tlie pos’.-abatcmcttt '.est results demonstrate that the materials have besc successfully rsma jjated If necessary, the federal govemincnt should provide temporary relocation expenses for occupants until their dwellaugs have been successftdly remediated.

There must be a post-abatement testing protocol for all hazardo’us substances, pollutants and tonramuianls that may be present in WTC debris or that has been documented as present tasid-c uruis Post-abatement resting must include, but is not limited to, asbestos, dioxin, Sbrous material, fine and ultra fine particulates, lead, and mercury. As previously .stared,, post.^batement testing must include an equal num.bCT of microvac samples taken following the proceduies of A5TM 5755-95 and analyzed using Tiansmission Electron Microscopy (TEM). It is also not clear that die cleaning methods provided in die Scope of Work will rem-idiaie a’! of these materials. For example, simply wer-wipiag and HEPA vacuomins not remediate mercury. Methods mast be employed ’dtat will successfully remediate all of th as 5 materials.

The Scope of Work must allow a Citizens Advisory Group to split samples so that there can be independent test results to compare against that of the contractors.

The Scope of Work roust include remediation of all }WA,C systems and duel work present at the response site, and all common areas of buildings. Pos:’6bateTTient testing must urlude dust samples inside the HV AC systems and duct work.

Ail dust and debris ’■emediated imder this contract, and the equipment used to remediate this material, whether under Scope of Work A or Scope of Work B, must be co.-uidered hazardous waste and disposed of accordingly.

The Scope of Work must include all indoor spaces downtown, including, but not limited to, commercial buildings and schools- The Scope of Work nw. provide far remediation of buildings as a whole, not just unit by unit, R-emedianon should not commence urtil a building has been organized so that the clean up ca; be conducted compreheasiveiy and the threat of recontaminauon can be mitigated. The Scope of Work must be expanded beyond the arbirrary boundary of Canal Street to include all areas contaminated by World Trade Center debns, such as Brooklyn, Vfc'*- Jersey and North of Canal Street in Manhattan. In addition, the EPA must provide translators to ensure effective commuaicatioR between the agency and all nicmbsrs cf the community.

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