A recent inspection of the 114 Liberty Street apartments showed
that they are contaminated with characteristic WTC-related dust
and debris, as are the common areas and the central HVAC system.
This contamination, if not properly addressed, could pose a risk
to the environment of Lower Manhattan, in order to remove this
source of potential contamination, DEP has developed a scope of
work for the cleaning of the interior of 114 Liberty Street by a
New York State-licensed asbestos abatement contractor. During the
cleaning work, a licensed monitoring contractor will collect air
and bulk samples which will be analyzed for asbestos, lead,
dioxin, and other contaminants by a certified environmental
laboratory.
In light of the above, DEP wishes to go forward with the process
of procuring the cleaning and monitoring contractors as soon as
possible. In order to expedite the process, we wish to utilize
the May 7, 2002 Declaration of Emergency, pursuant to which the
Exterior Building Cleaning Program and the interior cleanup at
125 Cedar street (next door to 114 Liberty) were conducted. As
the need for the cleanup at 114 Liberty arises from the same
events as these other cleaning operations, was requested by the
occupants from an early date, and was not physically possible
until the building was repaired, this is a logical and efficient
way to proceed.
Please feel free to contact me should you require any additional
information regarding this matter.
cc: Hoffer, Avaltroni, Pecunies, Radhakrishnan
NYC-WTC_000153531
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NYC-WTC_000153531Source: NYC Law Department, mirrored locally
Correspondence from the DEP Commissioner regarding exterior building surveys conducted at 114 Liberty Street in cooperation with federal and state agencies.
DEP confirms arrangement to clean specified unoccupied residential and commercial building contaminated with WTC dust and debris, following procedures applied to similar buildings.