Int. No. 2135
By Council Members Kallos and Louis
A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to a report on drainage systems for bathrooms located in parks
Be it enacted by the Council as follows:
Section 1. Chapter 1 of title 18 of the administrative code of the city of New York is amended by adding a new section 18-157 to read as follows:
§ 18-157 Report on park bathroom drainage systems. a. The department, in consultation with the department of environmental protection, shall assess the drainage systems of bathroom facilities, located in parks under the jurisdiction of the department that abut any waterway, in order to determine whether such drainage systems discharge any waste without treatment, or without passing through a treatment facility, into a waterway.
b. No later than December 1, 2021, the department shall submit a report to the mayor and speaker of the council on the results of the assessment conducted pursuant to subdivision a. Such report shall include, but not be limited to the following:
1. The location of each park bathroom facility drainage system that was found to discharge waste without treatment into a waterway;
2. A description of the condition of each drainage system identified in paragraph 1, and whether any repairs are required; and
3. A description of the feasibility and estimated cost of renovating the drainage system of each drainage system identified in paragraph 1 in order to connect such drainage system to the public sewer system.
§ 2. This local law takes effect immediately.
KS
LS 12114
10/7/20