NYC 9/11 Public Portal Document
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World Trade Center related activities
• US EPA Indoor Air Task Force
Staff from the Bureau of Environmental Compliance (BEC) has attended one meeting and plans
to attend another on Wednesday 2/27/02. This task force is headed by US EPA and includes
State and City agencies (see proposed activities attached).
• NYC Mayor’s Office of Environmental Coordination Task Force
BEC staff has attended several meetings regarding establishing a unified New York City
response to questions being asked by downtown residents. An 800 line with scripted questions
and answers is under discussion and would be coordinated by OEM. The Department of
Environmental Protection and Department of Health would lend staff to this effort.
Since Senator Clinton’s hearing on indoor air, the Department has received 52 complaints since
2/11/02, and 42 have been resolved as of2/27/02. Multiple attempts have been made to contact
the remaining, and we will continue our efforts.
• Exterior Inspections of World Trade Center Debris
Since late January, BEC has been conducting surveys of buildings for debris on roofs, facades
and setbacks. Currently, two phases are ongoing. Area I: West of Broadway to the Hudson
River, Chambers Street to the North and Battery Place to the South. Area II: Broadway to Pearl
Street (East), from the Brooklyn Bridge on the North to Beaver Street on the South.
Approximately 435 buildings have been surveyed from Chambers Street/Brooklyn Bridge
(Northern boundary) from Hudson River (Western boundary) to Pearl Street (Eastern Boundary)
to Rector Place and Beaver Street (Southern boundary). All building owners have been
requested to supply DEP with information on their cleanup activities. Based on the information
received and on follow-up inspections (which are ongoing) DEP will issue Commissioner’s
Orders to those buildings with debris that sample results show asbestos containing material.
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