Where Lou has actually worked, town by town

Manhattan is governed by the New York City Construction Codes enforced by the NYC Department of Buildings; the State Uniform Code does not apply inside New York City. Source: www.nyc.gov.

NYC DEP supplies the borough with more than 1 billion gallons a day from upstate reservoirs, serving about nine million customers; there is no private-well supply. NYC DEP runs the sewer system (over 6,000 miles of sewers) and 14 wastewater resource recovery facilities treating 1.3 billion gallons a day; buildings are on city sewer, not septic. The inspection reports what the house actually has and its visible condition; a cesspool or septic system needs its own evaluation. Source: www.nyc.gov.

Flood zones follow the address, not the town. OpenFEMA holds 1,498 NFIP claim records for New York County (FIPS 36061), the fewest of the nine areas. NYC notes FEMA's city flood maps have not been significantly updated since 1983 and insurance rates still rest on the 2007 Effective FIRMs. Look the address up on FEMA’s Flood Map Service Center before you sign. Source: www.fema.gov.

Manhattan is in EPA Zone 3 (low potential) — Zone 3 counties have a predicted average indoor radon screening level below 2 pCi/L; EPA still recommends testing every home. NYSDOH's borough estimate (Feb 2007, 61 homes measured) is 0.9% of living areas and 4% of basements above 4 pCi/L. Radon is a separate, optional test arranged alongside the inspection. Source: www.epa.gov.

Co-op and condo units are sold under an offering plan reviewed by the NY Attorney General's Real Estate Finance Bureau under the Martin Act; the AG advises reading the whole plan and consulting an attorney before signing. Source: ag.ny.gov.

The Bronx is governed by the New York City Construction Codes enforced by the NYC Department of Buildings; the State Uniform Code does not apply inside New York City. Source: www.nyc.gov.

NYC DEP supplies the borough with more than 1 billion gallons a day from upstate reservoirs, serving about nine million customers; there is no private-well supply. NYC DEP runs the sewer system (over 6,000 miles of sewers) and 14 wastewater resource recovery facilities treating 1.3 billion gallons a day; homes are on city sewer, not septic. The inspection reports what the house actually has and its visible condition; a cesspool or septic system needs its own evaluation. Source: www.nyc.gov.

Flood zones follow the address, not the town. OpenFEMA holds 1,945 NFIP claim records for Bronx County (FIPS 36005). NYC notes FEMA's city flood maps have not been significantly updated since 1983 and insurance rates still rest on the 2007 Effective FIRMs. Look the address up on FEMA’s Flood Map Service Center before you sign. Source: www.fema.gov.

Bronx is in EPA Zone 3 (low potential) — Zone 3 counties have a predicted average indoor radon screening level below 2 pCi/L; EPA still recommends testing every home. NYSDOH's borough estimate (Feb 2007, 81 homes measured) is 1.8% of living areas and 9% of basements above 4 pCi/L, the highest of the five boroughs. Radon is a separate, optional test arranged alongside the inspection. Source: www.epa.gov.

Co-op and condo units are sold under an offering plan reviewed by the NY Attorney General's Real Estate Finance Bureau under the Martin Act; the AG advises reading the whole plan and consulting an attorney before signing. Source: ag.ny.gov.

Staten Island is governed by the New York City Construction Codes enforced by the NYC Department of Buildings; the State Uniform Code does not apply inside New York City. Source: www.nyc.gov.

NYC DEP supplies the borough with more than 1 billion gallons a day from upstate reservoirs, serving about nine million customers; there is no private-well supply. NYC DEP runs the sewer system (over 6,000 miles of sewers) and 14 wastewater resource recovery facilities treating 1.3 billion gallons a day; homes are on city sewer, not septic. The inspection reports what the house actually has and its visible condition; a cesspool or septic system needs its own evaluation. Source: www.nyc.gov.

Flood zones follow the address, not the town. OpenFEMA holds 19,422 NFIP claim records for Richmond County (FIPS 36085), the most of the five boroughs. NYC notes FEMA's city flood maps have not been significantly updated since 1983 and insurance rates still rest on the 2007 Effective FIRMs. Look the address up on FEMA’s Flood Map Service Center before you sign. Source: www.fema.gov.

Staten Island is in EPA Zone 3 (low potential) — Zone 3 counties have a predicted average indoor radon screening level below 2 pCi/L; EPA still recommends testing every home. NYSDOH's borough estimate (Feb 2007, 198 homes measured) is 1.2% of living areas and 5% of basements above 4 pCi/L. Radon is a separate, optional test arranged alongside the inspection. Source: www.epa.gov.

Co-op and condo units are sold under an offering plan reviewed by the NY Attorney General's Real Estate Finance Bureau under the Martin Act; the AG advises reading the whole plan and consulting an attorney before signing. Source: ag.ny.gov.

Westchester homes fall under the New York State Uniform Fire Prevention and Building Code (19 NYCRR), which applies everywhere in the State except New York City and is enforced locally by each city, town and village. Source: dos.ny.gov.

There are 100 community public water suppliers in Westchester County, overseen by the Westchester County Department of Health; about 6% of residents are on private wells. The Westchester County Department of Environmental Facilities runs the county sewer districts: seven water resource recovery facilities, 42 pumping stations and 194 miles of trunk sewers processing more than 45 billion gallons a year. Septic (on-site) systems are regulated by the County Health Department's Septic Management Program under its Onsite Wastewater Treatment System rules effective April 1, 2022. The inspection reports what the house actually has and its visible condition; a cesspool or septic system needs its own evaluation. Source: health.westchestercountyny.gov.

Flood zones follow the address, not the town. OpenFEMA holds 12,259 NFIP claim records for Westchester County (FIPS 36119). Look the address up on FEMA’s Flood Map Service Center before you sign. Source: www.fema.gov.

Westchester is in EPA Zone 3 (low potential) — Zone 3 counties have a predicted average indoor radon screening level below 2 pCi/L; EPA still recommends testing every home. NYSDOH's county estimate (Feb 2007, 2,130 homes measured) is 3% of living areas and 17% of basements above 4 pCi/L, the highest of the nine areas; Cortlandt (27%), Lewisboro (28%) and North Castle (27%) basements were highest. Radon is a separate, optional test arranged alongside the inspection. Source: www.epa.gov.

Westchester's Private Well-Water Testing Law (Local Law 7 of 2007, Laws of Westchester County s.707.01 et seq., effective Nov 19, 2007) requires any property served by a private drinking-water well to have the well tested for primary and secondary contaminants when it is sold, with results delivered to both buyer and seller; leased properties must be retested at least every five years and new wells tested before first use. Source: health.westchestercountyny.gov.

Rockland homes fall under the New York State Uniform Fire Prevention and Building Code (19 NYCRR), which applies everywhere in the State except New York City and is enforced locally by each town and village. Source: dos.ny.gov.

The Rockland County Department of Health oversees public water supply protection, well construction and residential well testing. The main public supplier is the investor-owned Veolia Water New York system, which the NYS DEC water-supply permit record describes as drawing on wells plus the Lake DeForest and Letchworth reservoirs. Rockland County Sewer District No. 1 (formed 1963) serves mainly the Towns of Ramapo and Clarkstown plus parts of Orangetown, with treatment plants in Orangeburg (28.9 MGD) and Hillburn. Septic systems elsewhere are regulated by the County Health Department, which reviews engineer-designed plans (NYS Appendix 75-A), inspects installations and must approve all repairs (Rockland County Sanitary Code Article IV). The inspection reports what the house actually has and its visible condition; a cesspool or septic system needs its own evaluation. Source: www.rocklandcountyny.gov.

Flood zones follow the address, not the town. OpenFEMA holds 3,480 NFIP claim records for Rockland County (FIPS 36087). Look the address up on FEMA’s Flood Map Service Center before you sign. Source: www.fema.gov.

Rockland County is in EPA Zone 3 (low potential) — Zone 3 counties have a predicted average indoor radon screening level below 2 pCi/L; EPA still recommends testing every home. NYSDOH's county estimate (Feb 2007, 2,118 homes measured) is 1.8% of living areas and 15% of basements above 4 pCi/L; Stony Point town is far higher at 10% of living areas and 36% of basements. Radon is a separate, optional test arranged alongside the inspection. Source: www.epa.gov.

Rockland's Private Well Testing (PWT) Law (Chapter 389 of the Laws of Rockland County) requires comprehensive testing by a registered laboratory on any property transfer or sale of a home served by a private well, for new wells, and for rentals (retest every 5 years or at sale); results are valid for one year. Source: www.rocklandcountyny.gov.

Any well drilling, maintenance, repair or decommissioning in Rockland requires a County Health Department permit and a registered well contractor. Source: www.rocklandcountyny.gov.