Sanchez requests exemption data and asks about capacity increases

Okay, going back to our questions before we turn it over to Councilmember Ressler.

So I want to go over.

Back to these exemptions, is there a way that we can get a copy of where we can access the exemptions that have been given to companies in the EJ districts?

Or where would we be able to find, you know, in order to make sure that we have the best data as well, so that we're not being like, you're not fulfilling your goals.

If we don't have the exemptions that they've been granted, then to us it looks like you haven't been fulfilling the goals.

So is there a way that we can get provided a copy of that, or where can we find that?

Sure, we can provide you a copy of that.

Great.

Has the department allowed any capacity increases in any over-concentrated districts?

And if so, what was the basis for each of the permitted increases?

Yeah, so the one increase that I can recall is the one that you referred to earlier, Metropolitan Transfer Station at 287 Halleck Street in Bronx 2.

And that was an increase because they...

Added 111 tons per day of capacity to process organic waste.

So have there been any incidents since the...

Just a note, the law does prohibit them from increasing their permanent capacity over what their permanent capacity was prior to the implementation of Local Law 152.

So it was 825, it went to 553, and then came up to 664.

Great.