Int. No. 403-A
By the Public Advocate (Mr. Williams) and Council Members Ariola, Gennaro, Schulman, Ung, Restler, Brewer, Hanif, Williams, Avilés, Louis, Cabán, Holden, Hudson, Farías and Dinowitz
A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to the inspection and cleanup of catch basins and reports on catch basin inspection, cleanup, and maintenance
Be it enacted by the Council as follows:Section 1. Section 24-503 of the administrative code of the city of New York is amended by adding new subdivisions f, g, and h to read as follows:
f. The department of environmental protection shall inspect each catch basin under the jurisdiction of the commissioner of environmental protection in accordance with a multi-tiered inspection schedule based on the 10-year rainfall flood risk area map developed pursuant to section 24-809, any other stormwater flood maps maintained by such department, and performance history, including inspection data, maintenance records, and 311 complaints received, of such catch basins. The department of environmental protection shall evaluate such multi-tiered inspection schedule no less than once every 3 years.
g. The department of environmental protection shall resolve each clogged catch basin inspected pursuant to subdivision f of this section within 8 business days of the date on which such department received a complaint about such catch basin being clogged or the date on which such department identified, upon inspection, such catch basin as being clogged, whichever is earlier.
h. No later than September 17, 2026, and no later than every September 17 thereafter, the commissioner of environmental protection shall submit a report to the mayor, the speaker of the council, and the public advocate regarding the inspection, cleanup, and maintenance of catch basins, disaggregated by community district. Each such report shall include a description of the multi-tiered inspection schedule required pursuant to subdivision f of this section and an explanation of any changes made to such multi-tiered inspection schedule since the submission of the prior report. Each such report shall include a list of catch basins about which the department of environmental protection received a complaint of having been clogged or which such department identified, upon inspection, as being clogged, and did not resolve within the time period required by subdivision g of this section.
§ 2. This local law takes effect on July 1, 2026.
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