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Council advances monthly cooling-tower testing bill after summer Legionnaires outbreak
Summary
Council Member Lynn Schulman introduced legislation to require monthly testing and biocide treatment of cooling towers during periods of use, strengthen reporting requirements to the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, and expand enforcement following a recent Legionnaires outbreak.
Council Member Lynn Schulman, chair of the council's Committee on Health, introduced Intro 13-98 to strengthen New York City's cooling tower testing and maintenance requirements following a summer Legionnaires outbreak.
"This legislation strengthens New York City's requirements for testing and maintaining cooling towers, a critical step to protect public health and prevent future…
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