If you were unable to join us via Zoom for our October 28th general meeting, you can access a video recording of the meeting here. For recordings of our June, July and September 2025 meetings, please click here. And for video of most of our meetings from April 2020 to April 2025, please visit our… Read more »
Committee: EPA Updates
Next Gowanus Canal Community Advisory Group General Meeting: Tuesday, October 28, 6:30 p.m.
Please join us for our October 2025 General Meeting, on Tuesday, October 28, from 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m., conducted via Zoom video conference. Join the meeting here: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89790946274?pwd=6reqtnctBJOwza7PPoYSB9Q0pwEhs6.1 Meeting ID: 897 9094 6274Passcode: 515451 DRAFT AGENDA (all times are approximate) 6:30 – 6:45 p.m.: Welcome and CAG Member Introductions 6:45 – 7:00 p.m.: EPA… Read more »
Summary of Status Updates Presented by EPA at the September General Meeting of the Gowanus Canal Community Advisory Group
RH-034 (CSO retention tank at the head of the canal along Nevins Street) Micropile installation has been completed on the northern half of the tank. Concrete pouring for the base of the tank has begun in this area. Micropile installation is ongoing for the southern half of the tank and is expected to be completed by… Read more »
Next Gowanus Canal Community Advisory Group General Meeting: Tuesday, September 30, 6:30 p.m.
Please join us for our September 2025 General Meeting, on Tuesday, September 30, from 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m., conducted via Microsoft Teams video conference. Click here to join the meeting. Meeting ID: 248 808 027 679Passcode: Y4i4rb7G DRAFT AGENDA (all times are approximate) 6:30 – 6:45 p.m.: Welcome and CAG Member Introductions 6:45 –… Read more »
Consolidated Q & A from EPA Region 2 on Community Questions regarding the Gowanus Canal Superfund Cleanup
The EPA has compiled answers to questions asked by the Gowanus Canal Community Advisory Group and other community members on a wide range of topics pertaining to the Superfund cleanup of the canal. The primary purpose of the document is to provide CAG members and the Gowanus community at large with a resource that can be… Read more »
Next Gowanus Canal Community Advisory Group General Meeting: Tuesday, July 22, 6:30 p.m.
Please join us for our July 2025 General Meeting, on Tuesday, July 22, from 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m., conducted via Microsoft Teams video conference. Click here to join the meeting here. Meeting ID: 223 268 016 951Passcode: vZ9Nz7QG DRAFT AGENDA (all times are approximate) 6:30 – 6:45 p.m.: Welcome and CAG Member Introductions 6:45… Read more »
Summary and Follow-Up to Issues Raised at the June 24, 2025 General Meeting of the Gowanus Canal Community Advisory Group
CSO Tank Updates RH-034 Tank Drilling of micropiles below tank is ongoing and will continue through end of summer. Purpose is to support the weight of the tank when full during CSO events and prevent upward force on the tank when it is empty. Tank structure waterproofing and concrete forming / pouring expected to begin… Read more »
EPA Completes First Five-Year Review of Gowanus Canal Superfund Site
US EPA Region 2 issued its first five-year review of the Gowanus Canal Superfund site in mid-June, 2025. The EPA inspects Superfund sites every five years to ensure that cleanup efforts remain fully protective of people’s health and the environment. You can read and/or download a copy of the Gowanus Canal Five-Year Review here: https://semspub.epa.gov/work/02/746890.pdf.
Next Gowanus Canal Community Advisory Group Meeting, Tuesday, June 24, 6:30 p.m.
Please join us for our June 2025 General Meeting, on Tuesday, June 24, from 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m., conducted via Microsoft Teams video conference. Click here to join the meeting. Meeting ID: 247 172 154 982 9Passcode: Gf7a8Xo9 DRAFT AGENDA (all times are approximate) 6:30 – 6:45 p.m.: Welcome and CAG Member Introductions 6:45… Read more »
Minutes of the June 9, 2025 Meeting of the Gowanus Canal CAG Water Quality & Technical Committee
Attendees Joan Salome-Rodriguez, (Facilitator), Lisa Bowstead, Erica Eliason, Katia Kelly, Linda LaViolette, Mark Yarish, Susan Yung, Aaron Kaufman (Gowanus Remediation Team), Irene Baker (National Grid) You can watch a recording of the meeting here. Enter passcode yc0e7%mF. Riverkeeper and SWIM Coalition – sign on to letter re: wet weather designations. Victoria Sacks (EPA Regional Project Manager) replied… Read more »