NYC Council · Int 0187-2024 · Filed (End of Session)

Requiring the creation of a database of subsurface conditions to support better engineering of geothermal heat pumps.

Introduced

Moved

Reached a final decision

Introduced Feb 28, 2024

Official status: Filed (End of Session)

Derived from the official record below.

Officially: “A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to requiring the creation of a database of subsurface conditions to support better engineering of geothermal heat pumps.” Read the full text

Environmental Protection, Resiliency and Waterfronts

What it does

This bill would require the creation of a database as a single place for geological logs of the city’s geothermal bores and locations of geothermal energy system installations. The database would also include locations of any and all water wells including unused privately owned wells. This database shall be updated annually.

Summary written by City Council staff, from the official record. Plain-language AI rewrite with cited sections coming. Not legal advice.