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Narrator two Massive Underground tunnels, called simply tunnel 1 and tunnel 2, provide most of the citys water supply. They run hundreds of feet below manhattan, far deeper than the subways. Built at the beginning of the 20th century, they are concretelined and bored through solid rock. They could last centuries. But the mechanical equipment within them will not. Engineers in the 1950s discovered rust on the tunnels valves. There were concerns that if they closed the valves for tunnel inspection...

But the mechanical equipment within them will not. Engineers in the 1950s discovered rust on the tunnels valves. There were concerns that if they closed the valves for tunnel inspections, they may never open again, leaving new york city without water. So they chose to keep them open. As a result, there has not been significant inspection, maintenance, or repair of the tunnels in decades. No one knows their current condition. Hurwitz currently, city tunnel 1 and city Tunnel Number 2 would be feed...

And Wastewater Infrastructure systems are actually paying for it. Narrator cities and municipalities across the United States are now facing this funding gap, between projected revenue and projected expenses, as they strive to maintain Water Quality and meet demand. New york is the most densely populated city in the u. S. And over 40 million tourists visit the city every year. The 1. 3 billion gallons of water required every day are delivered by a system of extraordinary scale and complex engine...

Follow and do. And the requirement, essentially involves, several procedural things, including posting of a copy of the report from the board office, putting it online, on the web and having an outside consultant perform the report and bring it to the board of education for passage and review. And so this is an annual event. And just as a brief summary, you may remember historically in the last five years, our developer fee collection was low because the economic climate of both the nation and t...

Work required by the nobs and the permits addressed in the lawsuit have been completed and was inspected and approved before the work was enclosed and the city does not have to pay for to close out any open permits they should close them because all required work was completed long ago. Now there was a question asked by commissioner walker the last time that i was here and that is does the Building Department even have jurisdiction and i would like to invite your attention to another document an...

Sfmta. Im also joined this afternoon by brian who is our Senior Engineer for traffic routing and for sfmtas single streets division, also our Communications Division director candy sue is also here available to answer questions that you might have. Wed just like to take a few moments and provide some sfmta context if we could. First of all, we want the committee to know that sfmta recognizes and takes extremely seriously the importance of Inter Agency Coordination to reduce construction impacts ...

The followup paving program . Let me see if someone here knows more. Supervisors, john thomas, project manager with public works. To the point of the followup paving, serum as youre aware within the bond program, we had a number of follow the paving projects, about 54 of them which were incorporated and utilized a portion, about 7 million of the 50 million available for streetscape improvements throughout the city. In addition, theres been some funding found by the board for various location bui...

Only notification often that the public does receive for projects that are in duration of 14 days or less. So, what happens is that the contractor, you know, by code is required to place the signs just as the notification, but sometimes something comes up where they dont theyre not they cant start on that day. You know, its inclement weather, maybe there is something they didnt mobilize all their equipment in a timely manner. They have to mobilize their equipment to another emergency job. But th...

Are delivered by a system of extraordinary scale and complex engineering. Man water is essential to the economic viability of new york city. Reliable infrastructure and Reliable Delivery of water is a must. You have to reinvest in the infrastructure every single minute to keep it current. Hurwitz we have the stock exchange, we have the United Nations failure can have a dramatic impact on the nation, and even internationally. So theres a really keen awareness that you always have to be fixing the...

Built at the beginning of the 20th century, they are concretelined and bored through solid rock. They could last centuries. But the mechanical equipment within them will not. Engineers in the 1950s discovered rust on the tunnels valves. There were concerns that if they closed the valves for tunnel inspections, they may never open again, leaving new york city without water. So they chose to keep them open. As a result, there has not been significant inspection, maintenance, or repair of the tunne...