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 »
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Minutes of the September 8, 2025 Meeting of the Gowanus Canal CAG’s Archaeology & Historic Preservation Committee
Attendees: Peter Reich, Erica Eliason Guests: Irene Baker (National Grid), Aaron Kaufman (GRT) We didn’t have a quorum, so there was no formal meeting, only 20 minutes of casual conversation while hoping for committee latecomers to sign on. All agenda items will be carried over to next month’s meeting
Minutes of the September 8, 2025 Meeting of the Gowanus Canal CAG’s Water Quality & Technical Committee
Attendees: Erica Eliason, Mark Yarish Guests: Irene Baker (National Grid), Aaron Kaufman (GRT) The committee did not have a quorum so the meeting was brief. Mark sent some resources for water quality monitoring: • https://data.riverkeeper.org/recreation • https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/12wNiul0QSymg3gO9OdwKkvAms-iHkz2i0hyxl6AP8eQ/edit?gid=0&mc_cid=6f34c04307&mc_eid=700eaff72b#gid=0 • https://neiwpcc.org/ Agenda items will be carried over to next month.
Minutes of the August 5, 2025 Meeting of the Gowanus Canal CAG’s Land Use Committee
Attendees: Andrea Parker, Katia Kelly, Peter Reich, Erica Eliason, Joan Salome-Rodriguez, Alexandra Dadourian, Lisa Bowstead, Louis Kleinman, Susan Yung, Hildegaard Link, Linda Laviolette Guests: Aaron Kaufman, Irene Baker For those of you who were not able to attend, here’s a link to the recording of the meeting: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1gg9agkE3eua5FdyTLRqPzy0Wp26YDm4z Agenda a) Friends of Thomas Greene Park’s letter… Read more »
Minutes of the August 4, 2025 Meeting of the Gowanus Canal CAG Archaeology & Historic Preservation Committee
Attendees Joan Salome-Rodriguez (Facilitator), Katia Kelly.Guests: Irene Baker (National Grid), Aaron Kaufman (Gowanus Remediation Trust). Agenda No quorum so meeting was very brief. Reminded people to send old photos for Michael’s Instagram account. Thanked Aaron for getting clearance to post GRT material to the IG account. Update on Story Map/Board – probably will be ready by… Read more »
Minutes of the July 8, 2025 Meeting of the Gowanus Canal CAG’s Land Use Committee
Attendees: Steve Marcus (Facilitator), Erica Eliason, Mark Yarish, Katia Kelly, Joseph Alexiou, Linda Laviolette, Peter Reich, Alexandra Gregor, Susan Yung, Lisa Bowstead, Louis Kleinman Guests: Aaron Kaufman, Irene Baker Agenda a) Discussed EPA and NYC Parks Department responses to the committee’s letter regarding the remediation of Thomas Greene Park and DD Pool. Follow Up: Alexandra… Read more »
Minutes of the July 7, 2025 Meeting of the Gowanus Canal CAG’s Water Quality & Technical Committee
Attendees Joan Salome-Rodriguez, (Facilitator), Corinne Brenner (Gowanus Dredgers), Katia Kelly, Susan Yung, Celeste LeCompte, Mark Yarish Guests: Panos Adonyadis (Gowanus Remediation Trust Engineering), Aaron Kaufman (GRT), David Himmelheber (GRT Engineering), Irene Baker (National Grid), Russell Hyatt (GRT Engineering, Geologists), Emily Bachman (Department of City Planning), Victoria Sacks (EPA), Brad Vogel (Gowanus Dredgers) You can watch… Read more »
Minutes of the July 7, 2025 Meeting of the Gowanus Canal CAG Archaeology & Historic Preservation Committee
Attendees Joan Salome-Rodriguez (Facilitator), Katia Kelly, Louis Kleinman, Peter Reich.Guests: Aaron Kaufman (Gowanus Remediation Team), Irene Baker (National Grid). Agenda Discussed getting more material for Michael & Rachel’s Instagram account to get eyes on what we have: https://www.instagram.com/gowanus_archaeology/. Asked the committee for more material such as photos of old Gowanus that he can share. Discussed with… 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.