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NYC 9/11 Public Portal Document

n of three DEPARTMENT OF SANITATION ; million), lockaway I The Department of Sanitation is responsible for protecting the public health by maintaining and enforcing sanitary conditions through the collection, management, and disposal of municipal solid waste. The Department is one of the oldest, largest, and most diverse public solid waste organizations in the United States providing )n). collection service to residents in the City’s 59 Community Districts. The Department collects refuse and I recyclables, cleans streets, disposes of waste, processes recyclables, removes snow, and enforces portions of the City’s health and administrative codes. it

Financial Review

; The Department of Sanitation’s 2002 Executive Budget provides $986.2 million for operating expenses, an increase of $44.4 million from the amount forecasted in 2001. This increase is primarily attributed to the cost of exporting waste. Capital commitments Of $292.8 million are also provided in 2002, an increase of $75.3 million from the 2001 Plan amount. /

Revenue Forecast

The Department of Sanitation generates revenues from privately bid contracts for the removal of abandoned vehicles from City streets and property, concession fees on methane gas extracted from the Fresh Kills landfill, the sale of recycled paper to private processors, and from an assortment of miscellaneous fees and minor sales. The Department’s 2002 revenue estimate is $10.1 million from these sources.

Expense Budget Highlights

Budgetary Priorities; Providing Core Services

• as of March 2001, the Department has completed all five phases pf the interim waste export program diverting waste from all five boroughs from the Fresh Kills landfill, nine months ahead of the planned closure date of December 31,2001.

• in November 2000, the Department secured City Council approval for the City’s Comprehensive Solid WasteManagement Plan (SWMP) Modification. '

( ‘ as pa,rt of the SWMP Modification, an additional $0.5 million has been provided for a preliminary ' Comihercial Waste Study to provide information related to refuse tonnage, truck routes and the characterization of the commercial waste stream of private transfer stations.

• as part of the SWMP Modification, an additional $5.2 million has been provided for advertising campaigns for education and outreach related to waste prevention and recycling.

• as part of the SWMP Modification, an additional $6,3 million has been provided for a three-year pilot designed to reduce waste through recycling and waste prevention involving cOmmunity-based coordinators whose focus will be low-diyersion communities.

• as part of the SWMP Modification, an additional $0.4 million per year and eight full-time personnel have been provided to the Permit and Inspection Unit (PIU) to increase the frequency of inspections of private transfer stations to enforce regulatory compliance of these facilities.

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