Meeting minutes regarding MTA subway station flooding and stormwater issues,

NYC 9/11 Public Portal Document

MTA Priority Locations and other areas of flooding concern NYC DEP Meeting - 6/08 Initial Location priority?__________________ tissue Short-term goal Permanent solution DOT status DEP status Next step(s)/Responsibility s iURR - Elmhurst (aka Storm runoff eroded Reinforce embankment and track DEP drainage capacity improvement as DOT will install a DEP repaired 84th Street and DEP to verify demand, capacity and scope of I ' Calamus Ave -south of URR ' structure on north and south sides of the needed with outlet system on the north side [ curb (5" reveal) j Calamus Ave. condition. DEP has i sewer improvements required in this region. LI RR's main line tracks in embankment/washed i Main Line, repair sidewalk re-profile of the Main Line. DOT to raise curb and [ along the road found its facilities are operating 'NYCDEP Response: No further action required by 'the "Rego park area") ■ sidewalk, vegetation, soil adjacent area to route stonn water into ; reprofile street. ‘Sometime in 2008.. properly and in good condition. Site DEP, : etc. onto URR the street. Complete by URR. ! Raising the curb ■ meeting held on 3/31/08. DEP tracks/ROW, Possibly j • line to divert the ; stated that they investigated their j ; failed drainage system. I water into storm ■ records and found no information [ i i I system and away pertaining to drainage pipes ^from URRROW. crossing the LIRR ROW. No This is complete. furtiier action required. DEP to verify demand, capacity and scope of sewer improvements required in ; I this region. Status? i i !

' DEP has determined that their NYCDEP Response: Wet weather inspections of N MNR - Claremont Parkway 1 Run off from adjacent The existing catch basin has been DEP to coordinate improvement to existing ; [property modified to prevent washing out of ballast storm sewer system if required. [facilities are operating properly. this system have been performed and found no on the adjacent track. MNR mitigated ! MNR requested one last look at signs of significant flooding. DEP has reviewed ! ' runoff from adjacent property to the ROWt j installing a new basin just south of the area to determine if a new catch basin is by installation of berm. , the Tulnoy Lumber driveway on needed ami found that it Is not MNR should Webster Ave. near Claremont contact DOB Borough Commissioner if Lumber Parkway. Status? Request camera Yard te impacting their site. This is Illegal and inspections of DEP drainage lines DOB Is the enforcement entity. Irm status of the under the MNR ROW near line under the Claremont Parkway/Fordham. |ROW. Previous reports Status? indicate it does not exist. j_______________ N MNR-Tk 3 Riverdale at Run off from roadways MNR removed mud and debris, and DEP to coordinate improvement to existing Request that inspections of the DEP NYCDEP Response: Wet weather Inspectton 254th St. overflows catch basins installed temporary slope stabilization storm sewer system if required. ; basins and pipes along Palisades performed on Palisades from 254th to 23l8t and curbing measures. Ave. above the MNR ROW and at Streets. Two basins at West 247th Street and i 254th street near the MNR ROW. Independence Avenue were cleaned; all other Status? basins found to be functioning properly. Private property and streets are located adjacent to MTA i ROW; DEP does not serve private streets. A culvert is located on private property at XX XX is I not working property. DEP looki^ into status, i DEP confirming where city sewers are verses I I private streets.

N MNR - Tk 3 Spuyten Duyvil Run off from roadways MNR - removed mud and debris, and I DEP to coordinate improvement to existing i ' MNR inspected Palisades Ave. MP11.62 overflows catch basins installed temporary slope stabilization storm sewer system if required. ; (2/1/08) and one problem area is a and curbing measures. i low spot in the roadway near I j Riverdale Park. Another area of I I concern is at the intersection of I 231st St. (River Rd.). During a I I heavy rain there was a significant I amount of muddy water and : sediment on the eastern tracks below that location - but fortunately, , ! not enough to affect service. I i However, the entire length from ; Independence Ave. to 247th St. is of; I - concern. Status? NYCDEP Response: River Rd is likely a [private road. TO BE CONFIRMED>

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