NYC 9/11 Public Portal Document
NEW YORK CITY
DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
NOTICE TO BUILDING OWNERS
LOCATED SOUTH OF 14™ STREET, MANHATTAN
Building Maintenance Issues Involved in Reopening Buildings Closed Since
Tuesday
Air Circulation Systems: Building owners are advised that air circulation
systems not operated since Tuesday must have their filters replaced before
the system is restarted. Systems should be run on a recirculated air setting
and not on fresh air.
Asbestos or other Hazardous Materials situations: All issues regarding air
asbestos and/or hazardous material clean-up should be directed to the
Department of Environmental Protection’s complaint center at 1-718 DEP-
HELP (337-4357). Help center operators will refer your call to Asbestos and
Hazardous Materials staff from 8:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. every day including
weekends until such time as the Mayor’s office declares the emergency over.
Staff will review each case individually and verbally approve clean-up
activities-paperwork to follow. Emergency situations which arise outside of
these time frames will be handled by help center staff taking down the
caller’s name and contact phone number and notifying personnel on stand-by
who will then contact the caller directly.
Water tanks: Building owners are advised that water tanks not operated since
Tuesday must be completely drained from the cellar, flushed, cleaned and
refilled before having the building reoccupied. You should contact the water
tank cleaner who normally performs this yearly operation for you to arrange
for this cleaning.
All other water pressure, sewage, noise and air quality complaints should be
directed to 1-718-DEP-HELP.
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