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Int 0268-2018

Backflow prevention device reporting and certification.

IntroductionEnactedCommittee on Environmental Protectionintroduced 2018-01-31Local Law 2019/058

Enacted as Local Law 2019/058.

Official record · Legistar

Agenda: 2018-01-31Passed: 2019-03-31Enacted: 2019-03-31

Summary

Backflow devices prevent cross-connections between potable and non-potable water. In order to carry out its responsibility pursuant to the Public Health Law, the DEP must determine if a facility poses a potential hazard to the City’s water supply. When a facility poses a hazard due to its operations, the DEP Commissioner is required to direct the installation by the owner of an approved backflow prevention device. This proposed local law will require the Department to submit an annual report to the Mayor and the Council on the number of backflow devices needed, installed, tested and the number of violations issued for failure to install a backflow device.

Committee on Environmental ProtectionDepartment of Environmental Protection and Office of Long Term Planning and Sustainability and Office of Recovery and Resiliency.

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7 passed · 43 died

This bill: 389 days in committee

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Sponsors (4)

Lifecycle

IntroducedIntroduced by Council
2018-01-31 · City Council
ActionReferred to Comm by Council
2018-01-31 · City Council
HeardHearing Held by Committee
2018-06-25 · Committee on Environmental Protection
HeldLaid Over by Committee
2018-06-25 · Committee on Environmental Protection
HeardHearing Held by Committee
2019-02-25 · Committee on Environmental Protection
ActionAmendment Proposed by Comm
2019-02-25 · Committee on Environmental Protection
ActionAmended by Committee
2019-02-25 · Committee on Environmental Protection
AdvancedApproved by Committee
2019-02-25 · Committee on Environmental Protection
AdvancedApproved by Council
2019-02-28 · City Council
ActionSent to Mayor by Council
2019-02-28 · City Council
ActionReturned Unsigned by Mayor
2019-03-29 · City Council
AdvancedCity Charter Rule Adopted
2019-03-31 · Administration

Votes (7)

Aye (4)
Stephen T. LevinCosta G. ConstantinidesCarlos MenchacaKalman Yeger
Absent (1)
Rafael L. Espinal, Jr.
Not voting (2)
Donovan J. RichardsEric A. Ulrich

Heard at (4)

City Council · 2019-02-28 · 1:30 PM · Council Chambers - City Hall
Committee on Environmental Protection · 2019-02-25 · 10:00 AM · 250 Broadway - Committee Rm, 16th Fl.
Committee on Environmental Protection · 2018-06-25 · 1:00 PM · 250 Broadway - Committee Rm, 14th Fl.
City Council · 2018-01-31 · 1:30 PM · Council Chambers - City Hall

Attachments (20)

Full text
Be it enacted by the Council as follows: Section 1. Subdivision d of section 24-343.1 of the administrative code of the city of New York is REPEALED and a new subdivision d is added to read as follows: d. On or before February 15, 2020, and on or before every February 15 thereafter, the department shall submit a report to the mayor and the speaker of the council setting forth the following information: 1. The number of all facilities that the department estimates requires the installation of one or more backflow prevention devices; 2. The number of such facilities that the department has determined to be hazardous facilities; 3. The number of all facilities in which backflow prevention devices were installed in the preceding calendar year; 4. The number of hazardous facilities in which backflow prevention devices were installed in the preceding calendar year; 5. The number of annual backflow prevention device test reports filed with the department in the preceding calendar year; 6. The number of violations issued in the preceding calendar year for failure to install a backflow prevention device; and 7. The number of violations issued in the preceding calendar year for failure to file an annual backflow prevention device test report with the department. � 2. This local law takes effect immediately. Wcj/KS LS 3956/Int.821-2015 LS 188 12/1/17 1 2