Staff list for infrastructure paper preparation

NYC 9/11 Public Portal Document

In the aftermath of last Tuesday's attacks, EPA has worked closely with state, federal and local authorities to provide expertise on cleanup methods for hazardous materials, as well as to detect whether any contaminants are found in ambient air quality monitoring, sampling of drinking water sources and sampling of runoff near the disaster sites. At the request of FEMA, EPA has been involved in the cleanup and site monitoring efforts, working closely with the U.S. Coast Guard, the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) and state and local organizations. ... [EPA press release, 9/18/01]

EPA will join the city to sample the drinking water distribution system below 14th Street.... The city DEP [Department of Environmental Protection] will split the samples with EPA for their won analysis.... [9/15/01 "Press Information" sheet described coordination of sampling with NYC]

EPA and the New York City Department of Environmental Protection (NYCDEP) jointly sampled the drinking water distribution system below 14th Street.... NYCDEP split samples with EPA... [9/16/01 "Daily Summary"]

EPA and the NYC DEP sampled drinking water at 13 distribution points in lower Manhattan on September 15. ... We are awaiting some of the results for PCB's, haloacetic acids and radionuclides, but all other results (chemical and biological) for drinking water constituents show no exceedences ... [9/18/01 "Press Information"]

EPA and the New York City Department of Environmental Protection (NYCDEP) sampled drinking water at 13 distribution points and not at the tap ...

The city will be sampling from several water tanks located on the top of buildings. They have requested that we facilitate the analysis of these samples for asbestos and PCBs. [9/18/01 "Daily Summary"]

Results from lower Manhattan drinking water samples taken by EPA and New York City were received. Asbestos was not detected in any of the samples, nor was any bacterial contamination.... [9/19/01 "Daily Summary"]

Results from EPA analysis of samples taken by New York City at several water tanks located on the top of buildings indicated no detectable asbestos or PCB's. The city has directed buildings with water tanks to flush tanks ... [9/20/01 "Daily Summary"]

EPA and the city are evaluating an interim plan to collect any debris that might run off the site into the rivers.... [9/21/01 "Daily Summary"]

EPA 9/11 response compared to recent evacuation of Senate after asbestos release EPA and NYC concealed, altered, and deleted data showing asbestos after the collapse of the WTC. They did not admit that either residents or workers were being exposed to levels over their standard of 70 s/mm^. They did not advise anyone to evacuate as a precaution until it could be assured that nobody would be exposed. This is in stark contrast to a very recent event of a much lower asbestos risk in the U.S. Senate building in Washington, DC. This event took place 7/7/04.*^ The Senate chambers were promptly evacuated after it was found that air levels were 99 s/mm^ in only one air test. See the following news report: 12

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