N.Y.C. Admin. Code § L.L. 1997/071: L.L. 1997/071

Enactment date: 9/11/1997

Int. No. 1016-A

By Council Members Spigner, Pagan, Dear, Michels, Williams, Malave-Dilan, Linares, Fusco and Stabile (in conjunction with the Mayor); also Council Members Fisher, Harrison, O'Donovan and Perez

A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to the installation of food waste disposals in residential buildings

Be it enacted by the Council as follows:

Section I. Legislative findings. In 1995, local law number 74 was enacted, which provided for the limited installation of food waste disposals in dwellings served by combined sewer systems as part of a pilot study, the results of which were to be submitted to the mayor and the council no later than 21 months after the effective date of local law number 74. The findings were compiled in a June 1997 report prepared by the department of environmental protection entitled, "The Impact of Food Waste Disposers in Combined Sewer Areas of New York City." In short, the study found that the prohibition on the installation of food waste disposals in combined sewer areas should be lifted.

The study assessed the long-term impact of food waste disposals based on a maximum installation rate of one percent each year. The department of environmental protection has assured the council that it will supplement its ongoing monitoring of other factors that affect the City's treatment and disposal of wastewater by monitoring the introduction of food waste disposals to identify any problems that may materialize. In the unlikely event that problems do begin to surface, the department of environmental protection has further assured the council that it will immediately inform the council and recommend corrective action. With these assurances by the department of environmental protection, and in consideration of its own authority to oversee the implementation and effect of the installation of food waste disposals, the council finds, after review and analysis of the report, that at this time the prohibition of food waste disposals in combined sewer areas is no longer warranted.

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[Consolidated provisions are not included in this Appendix A]

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§ 4. This local law shall take effect on the thirtieth day after it shall have become law.