NYC 9/11 Public Portal Document
• The key components of the comprehensive plan to be instituted on 6/3/02 are as follows:
Short term
- EPA is lead Agency
- Establishment of an EPA hotline
- Direct assistance to residents and residential building owners (clean-up and testing of
apartments, as requested
- Cleaning of unoccupied, uncleaned buildings. Six (6) as of this writing
- Clean-up of exterior buildings with residual WTC debris
- Professional review of HVAC systems as requested
- Distribution upon request, of HEPA Vacs through FEMA
Long term
- Pilot building cleaning to assess cleaning techniques
- Create a database on private sector environmental testing results and clean-up activity
- Background study of levels of potential contaminants
• DEP developed Scopes of Work for the hotline and clean-up activities, in conjunction with EPA,
and is in the process of procuring the contracts to be managed by EPA.
• DEP will be setting up meetings with local elected officials and groups prior to the
commencement of the program. These meetings will be led by EPA.
• A major symposium is being set up by DEP to be held at Pace University prior to the
commencement of the program. This symposium will be led by EPA.
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