New York City PW Rules?

americandream

americandream

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So. We've been asked to power wash at one of our vendors in New York City a couple of times. After some research, i'm beginning to get a little nervous because of strict EPA restrictions/fines and NYC specific rules.

Can we power wash within Nov-March? It seems ridiculous that we wouldn't be able to in a city that gets so nasty so quickly!
http://www.nyc.gov/html/dep/html/residents/waterrest_wide.shtml

Do we have to do do anything specific with any runoff if it's just citrus crystal based degreaser? Berm the runoff? Invest in a crazy expensive (and loud) recovery unit?
http://www.cmmonline.com/articles/2...pertys-exterior-clean-and-free-from-epa-fines

Thanks all!
 
NYC IS A PIN IN THE A $$. I work the 5 boros for years and we tried staying out on Manhattan. Its a dirty construction game and the payoffs are real 2 ways alot for them and some for you. Traffic police payoff $50, doorman $25, fire dept $50, osha $100, inspectors $100, union official $100. When i erected scaffolding a daily thing and no bs. When I installed doors and curtain wall it wasn't as bad as the late 1990's. But you can make some seriously big money especially if working at night when parking and traffic is less. Biggest issue is parking and pedestrian traffic. And like Mike said read the doc's and research the paying customers history. Manhattan is the Concrete Jungle and some get eaten alive. Go with few small projects 1st and charge big is my best advice. Figure it out. Bring cash so they don't impound you're equipment. I'm serious about that.
 
Good god. It's a shame the city that tries so hard to be sanitary (Letter grade ratings) yet it seems so plagued with corruption.

Flanbo, thanks for your input. Is that while power washing or doing construction? We don't have a union out by us as far as I know. I hope to god its not as bad as you're describing...

My main concern is EPA fines. We're insured but I have to double check to make sure we're covered for "polluting."
 
No that was construction. But I'd say most things still apply like parking and permitting. EPA not sure. But a great place to start finding work is scaffolding erection companies, most exterior dirty work reqires their pedestrian bridges for safety. Take a drive in find the bridges. They will have a sign w scaffolding co namr and possibly other co's signs and permitting info. If there are workers an important supervisor or foreman will be onsite or near at another location. Then follow that info to you're business opportunity. That site will need cleaning if not during the job definitely after. That's alot of sidewalk. My last scaffolding job was all of 41st 42nd street at Time Square south corner of the Wall Street sign. The Lion King set forget which ave think 11th n 12th. Thats 10000's sqft of sidewalk. F@@@ it go for it. Get it done
 
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