New York City Mayor Eric Adams today broke ground on the first of two underground storage tanks that will have the combined capacity to prevent up to 12 million gallons of sewer overflow during rainstorms, stopping it from polluting the Gowanus Canal.
I know this community so well as the borough president, we had the opportunity to be in this area and see how, not only sewage overflow, but how this community has been impacted. And you cannot have a plan of operation that requires you to cross your fingers after every storm.
Local Law 77 of 2003 (LL77/2003) requires that any diesel powered off road vehicle used by the City use Ultra Low Sulfur Diesel (ULSD) Fuel. It also requires these vehicles be retrofitted with an Emissions Control Device to reduce the release of harmful pollutants into the environment.
Executive Order No. 23, dated September 22, 2022, as it relates to Clean Construction, whereas, the reduction of pollution in the City of New York is necessary to protect the health and safety of the City's residents.
Local Law Air Reports for Fiscal Year 2021 as required by Local Laws 38, 39 as amended by Local Law 73 of 2013, 40, 41, 42 of 2005 and 43 of 2010 as amended by Local Law 119 of 2016.
The attached list sets forth all existing DEP violations for which a fine may be imposed, for air pollution control, noise control, water and sewer codes.
Local Law 77 of 2003 (LL77) requires that any diesel powered off road vehicle used by the City use Ultra Low Sulfur Diesel (ULSD) Fuel. It also requires these vehicles be retrofitted with an Emissions Control Device to reduce the release of harmful pollutants into the environment.
In accordance with the CSO Order on Consent (DEC Case No. CO2-20110512-25, modification to DEC Case No. CO2-20000107-8), the New York City Department of Environmental Protection submits quarterly reports on its actions toward complying with the Order's milestones.
As an enhancement and modification of the two-year cycle of surveying the City’s coastal waters under the Shoreline Survey Program, a Sentinel Monitoring Program was designed, in cooperation with NYSDEC, to monitor specific sampling areas for fecal coliform (a raw sewage indicator) in water bodies.
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