§ 57-01 Purpose and Applicability.
RCNY § 57-01
(a)Purpose. The purpose of these rules is to protect Department and Water Board water tunnels and shafts in the five boroughs of New York City from potential damage due to drilling or excavation.
(b)Applicability.
(1)These rules apply to any proposed drilling or excavation, for any purpose, to a depth greater than fifty (50) feet below ground surface in the borough of the Bronx or on or north of 135th Street in the borough of Manhattan, or greater than 100 feet in the borough of Brooklyn, Queens or Staten Island or south of 135th Street in the borough of Manhattan, in a corridor within the City of New York or to any depth within 200 feet horizontal distance of a water tunnel shaft.
(2)These rules do not apply to any drilling or excavation conducted by, or on behalf of, the Department for water supply or wastewater projects.
(3)These rules do not apply to drilling and excavation projects permitted by the New York City Department of Buildings prior to the effective date of these rules. (Added City Record 7/22/2019, eff. 8/21/2019)
