Memorandum from DEP to Health Department summarizing chronology of WTC-related activities including cleanup coordination, air quality monitoring, and building reopening advisories.
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NYC 9/11 Public Portal Document
MEMORANDUM
TO: Thomas R. Frieden, Commissioner Department of Health
FROM: Diana Chapin, First Deputy Commissioner Department of Environmer al Protection
DATE: April 3,2002
SUBJECT: World Trade Center Activities Conducted by DEP
After our recent conversation, I thought it might be helpful to have our staff put together a chronology of some of the WTC activities conducted by CEP.
• DEP HazMat and air quality staff immediately responded and made preliminary assessments of conditions • Coordinated cleanup activities of streets, sidewalks, and exterior common areas with OEM, EPA, DOS and NYCDOH • EPA and DEP contractors conducted street cleanups by using HEPA vacs and DEP directed and monitored cleanup activities. • Developed and distributed advisories for owners for both exterior and interior maintenance issues involved in reopening buildings. • Set up air quality monitors at numerous sites in and around groimd zero beginning September 11*. • Set up air quality monitors at four school locations near the WTC fi-om October 4*. • Set up air quality monitors in the five boroughs fi-om September 14*- October 1®*. • Set up a special telephone in Asbestos Unit to assist building owners, tenants and contractors with inquiries which was manned 12 hours a day, 7 days a week for 2 months. (Separate and apart from our 24 hour (718) DEP Helpline.) • Performed site visits to review activities (both exterior and interior) conducted by building owners both on request of owner, citizen complaint and general oversight. • Performed at least one inspection of all (asbestos project) ACP7 notifications filed by building owners (To date, 34 building owners have filed ACP7 notifications.) • Responded to telephone complaints from the public regarding debris/dust in apartments. As of today, DEP has received over 159 indoor complaints and bias resolved 152 with 7 ongoing. In 151 cases, no visible debris was
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