Minutes of the May 13, 2016 Outreach Committee Meeting

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…808/) on the CAG’s home page. Posting of a link to the CAG’s YouTube page (www.youtube.com/user/GowanusCanalCAG) on the CAG’s home page. Eric reported that he had issued invitations to the Google Group to CAG members, activated the Twitter feed, and had posted the links to the Facebook and YouTube pages. As agreed, the links to the EPA’s Gowanus Superfund Facebook page and the CAG’s YouTube page contain the following disclaimer: “The contents of t…

Minutes of the May 4, 2020 Meeting of the Gowanus Canal CAG Water Quality/Technical Committee

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…around this topic were also distributed among committee members:  https://www.forbes.com/sites/brucelee/2020/05/03/can-covid-19-coronavirus-live-in-water-what-about-drinking-water-and-swimming/#60d8f5614360 https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/php/water.html Brooklyn Greenway Proposal, including temporary connector over the Gowanus Canal: This topic was brought to the committee for discussion but members decided that relevance to water quali…

Minutes of April 14, 2016 Outreach Committee Meeting

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…eting to approve adding a link on the home page to the CAG’s YouTube page (www.youtube.com/user/GowanusCanalCAG). That link would also include a disclaimer about the content of video posted to the website. The Committee also agreed that any videos posted to the YouTube page should include a video supertitle at the beginning of each video with the disclaimer language. Maryann reminded the Committee that alternates of Outreach Committee organization…

Minutes of the January 16, 2020 Meeting of the Gowanus Canal CAG Outreach Committee

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…here are they now? Re-interview community members 10 years later: (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mKV0VDTFYR4;  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rc3F_bElDq0) Social Media In-the-moment videos (a 60-second interview) Tweets Press event at the Canal Potential locations include the Lowes parking lot where we announced the 2013 ROD; street end at the head of the canal overlooking the cutoff wall  Local school involvement Youth storytelling Art contest…

NYS DEC Invites Public Comment About Proposal to Address Contamination at Brownfield Site on Huntington Street, Brooklyn

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…not pose a significant threat to public health or the environment. How to Comment: NYSDEC is accepting written comments about the proposed plan, called a “Draft Remedial Action Work Plan,” through April 23, 2022. You can access the Draft Remedial Action Work Plan and supporting documents here: https://www.dec.ny.gov/data/DecDocs/C224314/. The site is located as indicated in the map below. You can download a fact sheet about the proposed project h…

EPA Begins Historic Full-Scale Dredging of Gowanus Canal Superfund Site

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…uperfund site in the City. I would like to extend my thanks to EPA and the community for their commitment to the health of our community. Together, we’ll achieve a cleaner city for years to come.”  “The Gowanus Canal Community Advisory Group is deeply gratified that dredging of the upper portion of the canal is getting underway today,” said Founding Member Eric McClure. “The start of dredging comes just over 10 years from the date of the first mee…

EPA and National Grid Reach Major Agreement on Gowanus Canal Superfund Site Cleanup

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…ork under its own June 2016 settlement with EPA, whichrequires the city to complete the design for the larger of two combined sewage and stormwater overflow (CSO) retention tanks selected in the 2013 Canal cleanup decision; acquire two privately owned parcels located at 242 Nevins Street and 234 Butler Street for siting the tank; and acquire a staging area. If the city doesn’t acquire those properties, which are also contaminated with coal tar,tha…

Minutes of the July 6, 2020 Meeting of the Gowanus Canal CAG Water Quality/Technical Committee

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…ction in Wastewater Streams Link to presentation: https://communications.aecom.com/earlywarningcovid19testing WQ/Tech to discuss at the next General CAG meeting (July 28th) during Committee Updates WQ/Tech to also assess General CAG interest for DEP update at September CAG Meeting in order to present new information on: COVID-19 Response Salt Lot CSO Facility Planning Updates on North Canal CSO Facility Virtual Meeting w/ Newtown Creek:  Committee…

BWRC Breakfast Talk: Visions for Newtown Creek

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…lexity of an industrial urban ecosystem, from storm surge vulnerability to community health outcomes. Learn how a balanced and safe environmental ecosystem can cohabitate with industry; why waterfront accessibility is so crucial to sustainability; and what role the local community can play in the process. Chrissy Remein currently serves as New York City Water Quality Coordinator at Riverkeeper where she develops community and stakeholder-driven vi…