At its September 24, 2024 general meeting, the Gowanus Canal Community Advisory Group passed the following resolution, initiated by the Water Quality/Technical Committee, petitioning the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation to reclassify the Gowanus Canal’s surface waters, currently designated Class-SD, to Class-SC, meaning the waters shall be suitable for fish, shellfish and wildlife… Read more »
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Missed our September 2024 General Meeting? You can review video of the meeting here.
If you were unable to join us on Zoom for our September 2024 general meeting, you can view the video recording of the meeting below. For our July 2024 meeting, you can view the video recording of the meeting on EPA Region 2’s Zoom page. Enter the passcode 10340836 to access the video. And for… Read more »
Minutes of the September 16, 2024 Meeting of the Gowanus Canal CAG’s Outreach Committee
Attendees: Alex Gregor, Lisa Bowstead, Joan Salome-Rodriguez, Andrew Bates, Emily Ruby, Aaron Kaufman Lisa summarized what transpired at the meeting with Jo Anne Simon’s rep, Talia Hoch, and with Shahana Hanif’s rep, Mia Perez. Mia is taking the lead on setting up a meeting with all the relevant agencies to address the Nevins Street neighbor’s… Read more »
Minutes of the September 10, 2024 Meeting of the Gowanus Canal CAG Land Use Committee
Attendees: (listed in order of appearance) CAG Members: Andrea Parker, Hildegaard Link, Erica Eliason, Peter Reich, Linda LaViolette, Joan Salome-Rodriguez, Susan Yung, Lisa Bowstead, Louis Kleinman Guests: Brian Carr, Alex Gregor, Oscar Fock, Terri Thomson, Aaron Kaufman Here’s a link to the video recording of the meeting: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1-tVj203tQ1gliRFYINLCmkXwDKJfrJ3f Briefly, the committee discussed the following (please listen… Read more »
Minutes of the September 9, 2024 Meeting of the Gowanus Canal CAG’s Water Quality/Technical Committee
Attendees: Joan Salome-Rodriguez, Terri Thompson, Richard Lawrence, Susan Yung, Aaron Kaufman, Erica Eliason, Linda LaViolette, Corinne Brenner. Agenda was simple – review the petition to reclassify the waters of the Gowanus from SD to SC (fishable/swimmable). We went over the document word for word and Joan then sent a complete version to the full CAG for… Read more »
Next Gowanus Canal Community Advisory Group General Meeting: Tuesday, September 24, 6:30 p.m.
Please join us for our September 2024 General Meeting, on Tuesday, September 24, from 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m., conducted via Zoom video conference. In order to join the meeting, you must pre-register, here: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZ0qdeyvqD0oHNfMNL06egfD9WiWGYmjnMmc DRAFT AGENDA (all times are approximate) 6:30 – 6:45 p.m.: Welcome and CAG Member Introductions 6:45 – 7:15 p.m.: EPA Updates… Read more »
NYS DEC/DOH Community Availability Session on Soil Vapor Intrusion, Thursday, September 19, 7 p.m.
The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation and Department of Health will hold a Community Availability Session on the Gowanus Canal Area-Wide Soil Vapor Intrusion Investigation on Thursday, September 19, from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m., at PS 372, 215 1st Street in Gowanus. During the session, DEC and DOH will present a summary… Read more »
Minutes of the August 5, 2024 Meeting of the Gowanus Canal CAG’s Water Quality/Technical Committee
Attendees: Joan Salome-Rodriguez, Erica Eliason, Emily Ruby, Marlene Donnelly, Eymund Diegel, Aaron Kaufman, Katia Kelly, Richard Lawrence, Susan Yung The Committee discussed the following: 1. Aaron Kaufman alerted us to the closure of a sewage outflow (unlicensed) at the 3rd Street Bridge (south side) on the Gowanus Canal. Appears it comes out of the concrete mixing facility…. Read more »
Missed our July 2024 General Meeting? You can review video of the meeting on EPA Region 2’s Zoom page.
If you were unable to join us on Zoom for our July 2024 general meeting, you can view the video recording of the meeting on EPA Region 2’s Zoom page. Enter the passcode 10340836 to access the video. For recordings of the rest of our general meetings since April, 2020, please visit our Vimeo page… Read more »
Minutes of the August 8, 2024 Meeting of the Gowanus Canal CAG Administrative Committee
The Gowanus Canal Community Advisory Group’s Admin Committee met via zoom on August 8, 2024. Attendees: Jerry ArmerLouis KleinmanKatia Kelly * Joan Salome-Rodriguez was unable to log in due to technical difficulties, but was briefed by Katia immediately afterward. Rita Miller of CORD and alternate Maryann Young are currently on a leave of absence. The Admin Committee… Read more »