Learn about the ongoing cleanup of the Gowanus Canal from U.S. Environmental Protection Agency representatives and elected officials. The Gowanus Canal is one of the most polluted bodies of water in the United States — but did you know that there is work being done to clean it up? In 2013, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency… Read more »
Committee: EPA Updates
Next Gowanus Canal Community Advisory Group General Meeting: Tuesday, May 24, 2022, 6:30 p.m.
Please join us for our May 2022 General Meeting, conducted via Zoom video conference. To attend the meeting, it’s necessary that you register in advance, or when joining the meeting, here: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZMtfu6spzMtGNxDIXL5tvP35aUC4AW9jT38 DRAFT AGENDA (all times are approximate) 6:30 – 6:45 PM: CAG Member and Audience Introductions 6:45 – 7:45 PM: USEPA Updates and Q&A 7:45… Read more »
Next Gowanus Canal Community Advisory Group General Meeting: Tuesday, April 26, 2022, 6:30 p.m.
Please join us for our April 2022 General Meeting, conducted via Zoom video conference. To attend the meeting, it’s necessary that you register in advance, or when joining the meeting, here: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZAqde6qqzgiGtbe4D0OebQQTgVR5v-Q2YOE DRAFT AGENDA (all times are approximate) 6:30 – 6:45 PM: Welcome and Introductions 6:45 – 7:30 PM: USEPA Updates 7:30 – 8:30 PM: CAG… Read more »
Gowanus Canal Superfund Cleanup Community Update #3
Contractors working under the supervision of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) have completed the installation of pipe pile bulkheads at the entrance to the filled-in 1st Street Turning Basin. The stabilizing bulkheads will facilitate excavation of the turning basin, allowing for its eventual restoration. Read about this and other news in the EPA’s Community… Read more »
Next Gowanus Canal Community Advisory Group General Meeting: Tuesday, March 22, 2022, 6:30 p.m.
Please join us for our March 2022 General Meeting, conducted via Zoom video conference. To attend the meeting, it’s necessary that you register in advance, or when joining the meeting, here: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZIoduqsrTgvGtVdJUOxfFS__ObddtM2VEGz DRAFT AGENDA (all times are approximate) 6:30 – 6:45 PM: Welcome and Introductions 6:45 – 7:45 PM: USEPA Updates 7:45 – 8:30 PM: CAG… Read more »
Next Gowanus Canal Community Advisory Group General Meeting: Tuesday, February 22, 2022, 6:30 p.m.
Please join us for our February 2022 General Meeting, conducted via Zoom video conference. To attend the meeting, it’s necessary that you register in advance, or when joining the meeting, here: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZYkcuCrrTouEtafPTROqhFzuJztbcJo_49C DRAFT AGENDA (all times are approximate) 6:30 – 6:45 PM: Welcome and Introductions 6:45 – 7:30 PM: USEPA Updates 7:30 – 8:00 PM: Proposed… Read more »
Next Gowanus Canal Community Advisory Group General Meeting: Tuesday, January 25, 2022, 6:30 p.m.
Please join us for our January 2022 General Meeting, conducted via Zoom video conference. To attend the meeting, it’s necessary that you register in advance, or when joining the meeting, here: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZYlduiurjkjGt0PTjZ_gogOsNIBYGF4pRs4 DRAFT AGENDA (all times are approximate) 6:30 – 6:45 PM: Welcome and Introductions 6:45 – 7:45 PM: USEPA Updates 7:45 – 8:30 PM: CAG… Read more »
Next Gowanus Canal Community Advisory Group Meeting: Tuesday, November 30th, 6:30 p.m.
Please join us for our November General Meeting, conducted via Zoom video conference. To attend the meeting, it’s necessary that you register in advance, or when joining the meeting, here: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZMpdO2qrTkvGdwBJsG2mF14AjMzvg4CYtQR DRAFT AGENDA (all times are approximate) 6:30 – 6:45 PM: Welcome and Introductions 6:45 – 7:00 PM: USEPA Updates 7:00 – 7:45 PM: New York… Read more »
EPA Response to Gowanus CAG Resolution Requesting a New Assessment of the Citizens MGP Site
On November 3, 2021, US EPA Region 2 Superfund and Emergency Management Division Director Pat Evangelista responded to the Gowanus Canal Community Advisory Group’s resolution requesting a new site assessment of the former Citizens Manufactured Gas Plant site for a Hazard Ranking System evaluation and its potential inclusion on the National Priorities List. The full… Read more »
Gowanus Canal Superfund Cleanup Community Update #2
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has completed the initial phase of dredging in the main channel of the Gowanus Canal north of the 3rd Street Bridge, removing about 35,000 cubic yards of contaminated material from the bed of the canal. Beginning in the fall, in situ stabilization will begin the process of capping the canal… Read more »