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Catch basin cleaning trucks - quantity, cost, and allocation

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Council Member Marmorato inquires about the quantity, cost, and allocation of catch basin cleaning trucks. Acting COO Georgelis provides details on the department's needs and current fleet.

  • DEP needs about 50 catch basin cleaning trucks
  • Each truck costs between $400,000 and $500,000
  • The department has recently received a couple of new trucks and plans to order six more
  • There are seven sewer maintenance yards across the city, with the Bronx having one yard and seven trucks