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    W Hotel cited for grease traps violation

    Grease Traps  •  Upper East Side

    W Hotel at 541 Lexington Ave., Manhattan. Image Credit: CityLaw.

    The W New York ordered to install 19 new grease traps. On November 3, 2016, a Department of Environmental Protection officer found that the grease interceptors at the W Hotel at 541 Lexington Ave., Manhattan did not conform to DEP’s standards. The inspector directed the hotel owner to install and maintain properly-sized grease interceptors in seventeen designated locations on the first and second floor at the hotel. On March 1, 2017, a DEP officer cited the hotel for failing to comply with the order. (read more…)

    Date:01/03/2018
    Category : Court Decisions, Department of Environment Protection
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    Hydroelectric Power Plant to Provide for City

    PlaNYC  •  Citywide
    Cannonsville Dam. Image Credit: NYC DEP.

    Cannonsville Dam. Image Credit: NYC DEP.

    New hydroelectric power plant for City to be erected at reservoir in Cannonsville, NY. On September 16, 2014, Emily Lloyd, Commissioner of the New York City Department of Environmental Protection, announced that a standing ninety five billion gallon reservoir one hundred and twenty miles northwest of New York City in Cannonsville, NY will be outfitted with four turbines to generate clean electric energy for the City. This is New York State’s largest hydroelectric project in two decades. According to a statement given by the DEP, the plant, costing the City approximately $72 million, is expected to produce revenue of $2 million each year as well as dramatically reduce greenhouse gas emissions. (read more…)

    Tags : Department of Environmental Protection, Emily Lloyd, Law Department, Mayor Bill de Blasio, PlaNYC
    Date:10/09/2014
    Category : Department of Environment Protection
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