EPA multi-agency WTC coordination, April 3, 2002

NYC 9/11 Public Portal Document

Gilsenan, Michael From: [email protected] Sent: Wednesday, April 03, 2002 7:05 AM To: Adrian Benepe; Alan Leidner; Alessandra Sumowicz; Anita Richichi; Anita Sher; Anne Mari Santangelo: Barry Dinerstein; Ben Mojica; Bob Adams; Bob Avaltroni; Bob Williams; Brad Gair; Brian Clarke; Carl Johnson - DEC; Cesar Pereira; Christopher Zeppie; [email protected]: [email protected] ; David Ippolito; David Kiasfeid; David Nussbaum; Dawn Roberts; Diana Chapin; [email protected] ; [ PH j; Doug Williamson; Edward Gabriel; Elizabeth McCabe; Elizabeth Palladino; Eric Kim; Erin Stevens; [email protected]; Haeda Mihaltses; Harold Shultz; Heidi Rubinstein; Jake Cooper; James Miller; Jane Maldonado; Jessica Leighton; Joe Picciano; John Katsorhis; Josh Sirefman; Judy Pincus; Kathryn Tannert Niang; [email protected],goy;.Kelly McKinney: Kerry Kelly; Kym Spell; Lai-sun Yee; Laurel Blatchford; Lisa Sacks;; PH Mark Silberman; Mark Topping; Mary Ellen Kris; [email protected]; [email protected] ; Mike Gilsenan; Pat Clark- OSHA; PESH- Maureen Cox; Rich Wager; Robert Greene; Robert L. Chinery; Robert Tranter; Ron Tramontane; Sam Benson; Sarah Knapp;! pii j Steven Levi; Susan Amron; Susan Kupferman; Sven Rodenbeck; Sylvla PryceTTefry Weiss; Vincent Coluccio Subject: NYC roof and facade cleanup - No good turn goes unpunishedl

Below is a message from Bonnie Bellow, our Communications Director, about a conversation she had with Joel Kupferman on Monday. We have a number of requests to "go out" with us when either DEB cleans roofs and facades or ERA tests the cleaning methods in an unoccupied building. We are begining discussions about whether we can set up some sort of photo op with the unoccupieed building, but we have not decided yet. We might want to touch on the request to do out with DEP in today's meeting.... ---- j'Qj-v^arded by Mary Mears/R2/USEPA/US on 04/03/02 06:59 7\M------

Bonnie Bellow To: Richard Caspe, Kathy 04/01/02 06:14 Callahan/R2/USEPA/US@EPA, Dore PM LaPosta/R2/USEPA/US@EPA, Mary Mears, Peter Brandt, Berry Shore/R2/USEPA/US8EPA, George Pavlou/R2/USEPA/US@EPA cc: Subject: NYC roof and facade cleanup - No good turn goes unpunished!

I got a call today from Joel Kupferman giving us a "heads up" about his anticipation that the city will not follow proper safety precautions in doing the building cleanups.

He gave two recent examples, not directly related to this cleanup: Joel was present recently when debris from a building across from City Hall hit a woman and sent her to the hospital. The scaffolding was improper, did not have a permit number and was not posted with the appropriate Buildings Department signs. Joel said that he got no response when he tried to contact the Building Dept.'s 800 number. He also got sprayed on Saturday during power washing of the building across the street from 290 Broadway. He believes the material contained asbestos.

I explained that neither of these situations had anything to do with the roof and facade cleanups, which have not begun. But, he says "they" will be monitoring the cleanups and will have media there to "catch" the city if it does not follow all safety regulations. He asked me to share this with the Task Force. His position is that even though the city is 1

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