Here we see the results of a cooling tower left without any water treatment for one year. Solid sediment had built up so thick that it completely covered the hatch opening!!! The tower had become incredibly inefficient, and corrosion had begun to take place throughout the structure. As you may know, the main function of […]
To all our friends in Yonkers, Bronxville, New Rochelle, White Plains, Hartsdale, or any of the other amazing towns in Westchester County still burning No. 6 oil in your boiler – are you aware of Local Law #9014-2016 and did you know you only have until July 31st of this year to switch to a cleaner-burning […]
Beginning July 20, 2018, the Department’s L2 Form with the revised date of 08/17 in the lower right corner will no longer be accepted. Applicants or property owners must submit the updated L2 Form with the revised date of 06/18 when requesting an override, reduction or waiver of civil penalties for work without a permit. […]
POSTED IN LEGIONNAIRES’ DISEASE, PUBLIC HEALTH Three campus cooling towers and three bathrooms have tested positive for Legionella bacteria on the Wayne State University campus in Detroit, according to a university communique released this week. Legionella is the bacteria that causes Legionnaires’ disease. The university began conducting tests after an employee who works in the Faculty Administration Building was diagnosed with Legionnaires’ disease […]
“Effective May 2018, there is a new process in to resolve Energy Code Violations and Notices of Deficiency (NODs). Email energycodeinspections@buildings.nyc.gov as soon as possible after receiving a Violation or Notice of Deficiency for an Energy Code infraction. The email should include the following: property address in the subject line the violation # and/or complaint […]
“CO-OP CITY –Residents of Co-op City’s Building 11, which was at the center of a Legionnaires’ disease scare two weeks ago, met with city health officials in the auditorium on Dreiser Loop Thursday evening. Building 11 is actually three smaller buildings: A, B and C. They’re attached to one another and share a water supply. […]
Metro recently completed the installation of a permanent Secondary Disinfection System (pictured below) utilizing Chlorine Dioxide for a building drinking water system that experienced the persistent presence of the Legionella Bacteria over an extended period of time. Metro employs Chlorine Dioxide as a disinfectant for Legionella Remediation for its ability to penetrate biofilm and get […]
Controlling the scale-forming tendencies of a cooling tower system is based on regulating the level to which minerals are “allowed” to concentrate through evaporation. Cycles management is one aspect of preventing mineral scale formation on heat exchange surfaces and is carefully coupled to other methods such as: proportionally-dosed application of chemical deposit-control agents, pH control, […]
A cluster of Legionnaires’ disease in the Bronx is being investigated by health officials. There are hundreds of cases of Legionnaires’ disease in New York City every year, the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene said. Photo Credit: Getty Images / iStockphoto / KuLouKu By Nicole Brownnicole.brown@amny.com @ncb417Updated April 25, 2018 2:57 PM PRINT SHARE Legionnaires’ disease […]
REQUIREMENT: Injuries and Fatalities Must be Reported to Department Within Three Business Days Local Law 78 of 2017 requires the property owner, contractor, subcontractor, or person otherwise in control of a construction site to report specific information about any site incident that resulted in a fatality or injury to a construction worker or member of […]
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