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Catch basin cleaning and maintenance procedures
0:35:48
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Council Member Joann Ariola questions NYCEM's involvement in catch basin cleaning and maintenance, while Heather Roiter explains NYCEM's role in coordinating with other agencies like DEP for this task.
- NYCEM works with DEP to identify targeted areas for catch basin cleaning
- There's confusion about NYCEM's direct involvement in the cleaning process
- The discussion reveals a potential lack of clear communication between agencies regarding maintenance schedules
Heather Roiter
0:35:48
So for catch basin cleaning, we work on with DEP to come up with the targeted areas.
0:35:53
And there's a, different information that feeds into it, but it's historic, known impact or overflow.
0:36:00
So all that is how we do targeted catch basin cleaning before a storm, and then they do have crews, like, advanced crews that are out as well during the event for a response.
Joann Ariola
0:36:10
How many times during the year when it's not a climate event do you go out with DEP to check those catch basins?
Heather Roiter
0:36:17
You have to speak to DEP about their maintenance
Joann Ariola
0:36:19
Well, you do it together.
0:36:20
Right?
0:36:20
You're doing it in tandem?
Heather Roiter
0:36:21
So no.
0:36:22
We we are not the ones physically going out and doing the cleaning.
0:36:25
They're the ones going out with and doing the cleaning also.
Joann Ariola
0:36:27
So in your conversations with them and working with that agency, how many times a year are they telling you that they're going out?
0:36:33
Because we're always asking DEP to go out.
0:36:35
They're very responsive.
0:36:36
But if you're telling me that you're working with DEP for catch basins that are not being cleaned in high flood risk areas and you have a list of these, I I just wanna know how often you check up check-in with DEP regarding those catch basins.
Heather Roiter
0:36:53
You'd have to speak to DEP about the maintenance, the ongoing maintenance of their catch basins.
Joann Ariola
0:36:56
I'm asking how many how often do you check?
0:36:59
Does Nysum check with DEP?
0:37:03
Call DEP.
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Hello, DEP.
0:37:05
Have you gone out into x area, which is a known flood zone, and checked those those catch basins?
0:37:12
Does NYSM do that?
0:37:13
Because that's what you're implying.
Heather Roiter
0:37:15
NYSM coordinates with the agency.
0:37:17
So it's also sanitation and the parks department that go and transportation that go out and clean catch basins in advance of when we activate the flash flood plan.
0:37:26
So that's when