Chain of emails forwarding a draft memo regarding environmental data or procedures for official review.
NYC-WTC_000163651–000163653Folder label: “E-mails 2002 M. Gilsenan”
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NYC 9/11 Public Portal Document
MEMORANDUM
TO: Thomas R. Frieden, Commissioner Department of Health
FROM: Diana Chapin, First Deputy Commissioner Department of Environmental Protection
DATE: April 3, 2002
SUBJECT: World Trade Center Activities Conducted by DEP
After our recent conversation, 1 thought it might be helpful to have our staff put together a chronology of some of the WTC activities conducted by DEP.....
• DEP hazmat and air quality staff immediately responded and made preliminary assessments of conditions • Coordinated cleanup activities of streets, sidewalks, and exterior common areas with OEM, EPA, DOS and NYCDOH • EPA and DEP contractors conducted street cleanups by using HEPA vacs and DEP directed and monitored cleanup activities. • Developed and distributed advisories for owners for both exterior and interior maintenance issues involved in reopening buildings (see attached). • Set up air quality monitors at numerous sites in and around ground zero beginning September 11*’’. • Set up air quality monitors at four school locations near the WTC fi-om October 4*’’. • Set up air quality monitors in the five boroughs from September 14*- October • Set up a special telephone in Asbestos Unit to assist building owners, tenants and contractors with inquiries which was manned 12 hours a day, 7 days a week for 2 months. (Separate and apart from our 24 hour (718) DEP Helpline.) • Performed site visits to review activities (both exterior and interior)conducted by building owners both on request of owner, citizen complaint and general oversight. • Performed at least one inspection of all (asbestos project) ACP7 notifications filed by building owners. (To date, 34 building owners have filed ACP7 notifications.) • Responded to telephone complaints from the public regarding debris/dust in apartments. As of today, DEP has received over 159 indoor complaints and has resolved 152 with 7 ongoing. In 151 cases, no visible debris was
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NYC-WTC_000163643
Forwarded draft memo requiring review by DEP officials concerning environmental documentation procedures.
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Correspondence showing the addition of bullet points to a draft memo being circulated for final review and approval.
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Chain of forwarded emails regarding the review and revision of a draft memo for DEP submission.
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Series of forwarded emails from April 2002 concerning the review and revision of a draft memo.
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Memorandum from DEP to Health Department summarizing chronology of WTC-related activities including cleanup coordination, air quality monitoring, and building reopening advisories.
7 shared non-person entities · similarity 0.976
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Memorandum providing a timeline of DEP's initial response and coordinated street cleanup efforts at the World Trade Center site.
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Draft memorandum providing a timeline of Department of Environmental Protection actions taken during the initial World Trade Center response and cleanup.
8 shared non-person entities · similarity 0.967
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Memo outlining DEP activities including assessment and coordination with federal agencies for street and sidewalk cleaning.
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Summary of calls received at the WTC Hotline on April 1, 2002, detailing DEP referrals and debris observations.
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Excerpt from a draft evaluation describing modified contract procedures used by NYCDDC for World Trade Center demolition and debris removal.
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Draft document outlining statistics on dirty buildings and cleaning progress for potential public release.
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NYC-WTC_000139765
Correspondence showing the addition of bullet points to a draft memo being circulated for final review and approval.
Similarity score 1.000 (not a probability)
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Series of forwarded emails from April 2002 concerning the review and revision of a draft memo.
Similarity score 1.000 (not a probability)
machine-extracted · confidence unavailable · Check page ↗NYC-WTC_000139709
Chain of forwarded emails regarding the review and revision of a draft memo for DEP submission.
Similarity score 0.999 (not a probability)
machine-extracted · confidence unavailable · Check page ↗NYC-WTC_000151519
Memorandum from DEP to Health Department summarizing chronology of WTC-related activities including cleanup coordination, air quality monitoring, and building reopening advisories.
Similarity score 0.998 (not a probability)
machine-extracted · confidence unavailable · Check page ↗NYC-WTC_000148621
Memo outlining DEP activities including assessment and coordination with federal agencies for street and sidewalk cleaning.
Similarity score 0.998 (not a probability)
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Memo outlining DEP activities including assessment and coordination with federal agencies for street and sidewalk cleaning.
Similarity score 0.998 (not a probability)
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NYC-WTC_000139709
Chain of forwarded emails regarding the review and revision of a draft memo for DEP submission.
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NYC-WTC_000139765
Correspondence showing the addition of bullet points to a draft memo being circulated for final review and approval.
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NYC-WTC_000139768
Series of forwarded emails from April 2002 concerning the review and revision of a draft memo.
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NYC-WTC_000148621
Memo outlining DEP activities including assessment and coordination with federal agencies for street and sidewalk cleaning.
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NYC-WTC_000150718
Memorandum coordinating a meeting with FDNY to discuss the placement of an eight-foot plywood fence around the World Trade Center work zone.
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