Memo outlining DEP activities including assessment and coordination with federal agencies for street and sidewalk cleaning.
NYC-WTC_000148621–000148740Folder label: “DEP - BEC ACTIVITIES WTC”
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NYC 9/11 Public Portal Document
Department of Environmental Protection’s WTC Chronological History
• Initial response to Ground Zero by the Division of Emergency Response and Technical Assessment (Hazmat).
• DEP Hazmat took over first response activities in conjunction with the Fire Department who lost a significant number of employees responding to the incident.
• DEP Hazmat performed entries into ground zero and beneath the World Trade Center. These confined space entries involved performing monitoring and assessment of atmospheric conditions at subsurface levels.
• On September 12, DEP began operating a network of outdoor (or “ambient”) fixed air monitors that have been used to date for monitoring asbestos levels. Air sampling activities included the outer boroughs through 10/2/01, and included Tour schools in the A vicinity of the WTC site.
• DEP worked daily with EPA, NYSDOH, NYSDEC and its sister agencies with respect to the clean-up activities and results of air sampling in and around ground zero.
• DEP established a 12-hour hotline (independent of 718 DEPHELP) on 9/12/01 to provide assistance to building owners, tenants, contractors, and consultants through 11/12/01.
• DEP conducted site inspections and distributed cleanup protocols to building owners through October 2001.
• To date, DEP has conducted exterior inspections of almost 1,000 buildings; river to river North to Reade Street.
• DEP has responded to 174 locations as a result of complaints received by the agency. In only one instance did we order an asbestos abatement clean-up.
• To date, we have received over 120,000 indoor air samples fi-om building owners in the affected area. Only 197 samples have been above the TEM level of 70s/mm2.
• In early April after numerous public hearings, including the February 11* hearine^^ conducted by Senators Clinton and Lieberman, negotiations with EPA begdSTo fomiulate a comprehensive plan that would restore public confidence in Lower Manhattan.
• On Wednesday, May 14,2002, EPA took the lead at a press conference to announce a comprehensive program developed wth DEP and FEMA/ ~
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NYC-WTC_000147982
A project proposal outlining the timeline, methods, and justification for cleaning HVAC systems in residential units affected by World Trade Center dust.
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Notice instructing staff to preserve original World Trade Center documents for potential legal actions against the City.
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Generic form or header page from the Department of Environmental Protection regarding general World Trade Center notices and requests.
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Report on decontamination instructions for contractors and air clearance monitoring near Ground Zero at Battery Park City.
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Departmental feedback on a draft contract scope of work, addressing trigger mechanisms, clearance levels, supervision requirements, and legal terminology.
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Page containing illegible text and a document identifier for the EPA Inspector General series.
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Correspondence from NYC Corporation Counsel providing comments on excerpts of a draft EPA evaluation report regarding the WTC response.
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Excerpt from a draft evaluation describing modified contract procedures used by NYCDDC for World Trade Center demolition and debris removal.
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Interagency memo circulating EPA revisions for NESHAP and related programs with request for legal and agency comments.
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Document detailing short-term actions like hotlines and cleaning, alongside long-term strategies including pilot programs and contaminant background studies.
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Summary of the joint DEP-EPA-FEMA plan including hotline establishment, resident assistance, and building exterior cleaning.
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Forwarded memo distributing EPA-DEP revised final document excerpts to NYC agencies for informational purposes.
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DEP asbestos project notification form and inspection report dated December 12, 2002.
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List of Manhattan buildings with completed exterior cleaning by the New York City DEP.
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Report documenting an asbestos inspection conducted at 114 Liberty Street by ETS Construction.
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Cover page accompanying a fax transmission of asbestos fiber analysis results performed via transmission electron microscopy.
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Detailed laboratory data sheet listing sample volumes and asbestos fiber counts obtained from transmission electron microscopy testing.
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