If you have a cooling tower, you are required by law to fulfill specific requirements mandated by New York City. Failure to do so may result in heavy fines (see Cooling Tower Fines below) or even the added expense of a lawsuit.
Cooling Tower inspections by a qualified person (i.e., Certified Water Technologist, NY State Certified Water Treatment Experts) must be performed every 90 days. Records of all activities must be accurately maintained.
NYC Cooling Tower Regulations - (PDF)
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Cooling Tower Fines
| Section of Law | Description | Penalty: First Violation |
Repeat violation(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 24 RCNY §8-03 | No maintenance program and plan | $1000 | $2000 |
| 24 RCNY §8-03 | Maintenance program and plan incomplete or not on premises | $500 | $1000 |
| 24 RCNY §8-04(a) | Routine monitoring not conducted, documented at least once a week when tower is in use | $500 | $1000 |
| 24 RCNY §8-04(b) | Compliance inspections not conducted, documented at least once every 90 days when the tower is in use | $500 | $1000 |
| 24 RCNY §8-04(c) | Routine maintenance according to maintenance program and plan not conducted or documented | $500 | $1000 |
| 24 RCNY §8-04(d) | Twice yearly or other required cleaning not conducted or documented | $500 | $1000 |
| 24 RCNY §8-04(e) | Aerosol control do not meet manufacturer’s design specifications or drift loss reduction requirements in new or existing towers when required | $1000 | $2000 |
| 24 RCNY §8-05(a) | Daily automatic or approved alternative water treatment plan not provided | $500 | $1000 |
| 24 RCNY §8-05(b) | Cooling water system not continually recirculated and no acceptable alternative | $500 | $1000 |
| 24 RCNY §8-05(c)(1) | Use of an unqualified biocide applicator | $500 | $1000 |
| 24 RCNY §8-05(c)(2) | Use of an unregistered biocide product | $500 | $1000 |
| 24 RCNY §8-05(c)(3) | No records of all chemicals and biocides added | $500 | $1000 |
| 24 RCNY §8-05(c)(4) | Sufficient quantities and combinations of chemicals not added as specified in the maintenance program and plan | $500 | $1000 |
| 24 RCNY §8-05(d) | Using unacceptable alternative non-chemical water treatment device | $500 | $1000 |
| 24 RCNY §8-05(e) | Use of captured rainwater or recycled water as makeup water no in accordance with approved alternative water source plan | $1000 | $2000 |
| 24 RCNY §8-05(f)(1) | Minimum daily water quality measurements not taken or recorded | $500 | $1000 |
| 24 RCNY §8-05(f)(2) | Failure to collect, analyze or record weekly biological process control indicators | $500 | $1000 |
| 24 RCNY §8-05(f)(3) | Legionella samples not collected or analyzed, or results not recorded or reported to the Department as required | $1000 | $2000 |
| 24 RCNY §8-05(f)(4) | Failure to monitor and sample from representative locations and times | $500 | $1000 |
| 24 RCNY §8-05(f)(5) | Required corrective actions no taken based on bacteriological results | $1000 | $2000 |
| 24 RCNY §8-06(a) | Improper or inadequate shutdown procedures | $500 | $1000 |
| 24 RCNY §8-06(b)(1) | Improper or inadequate start-up procedures | $500 | $1000 |
| 24 RCNY §8-06(b)(2) | Legionella samples not collected, analyzed before system start-up | $500 | $1000 |
| 24 RCNY §8-06(c) | New cooling tower not or inadequately cleaned and disinfected prior to operating | $500 | $1000 |
| 24 RCNY §8-07(a) | Failure to document all inspections, logs, tests, cleaning, and disinfection in accordance with the maintenance program and plan | $500 | $1000 |
| 24 RCNY §8-07(a) | Failure to retain records for at least 3 years | $500 | $1000 |
| 24 RCNY §8-07(a) | Required records not kept at the cooling tower premises | $500 | $1000 |
| 24 RCNY §8-07(c) | Department of Buildings Cooling Tower Registration Number not posted as required | $500 | $1000 |
| 24 RCNY §8-07(d) | Records not made immediately available to Department upon request | $500 | $1000 |
| State Sanitary Code Part 4 | Miscellaneous provisions | $250 | $250 |
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