Please join us for our February 2025 General Meeting, on Tuesday, February 28, from 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m., conducted via Zoom video conference. Register in advance for the meeting here: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/88407207340 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 and CAG… Read more »
Committee: Frontpage
Minutes of the February 3, 2025 Meeting of the Gowanus Canal CAG Water Quality & Technical Committee
Attendees Joan Salome-Rodriguez (Facilitator), Erica Eliason, Katia Kelly, Louis Kleinman, Susan YungGuests: Aaron Kaufman (Trust), Margaret Maugenest The Committee finalized the follow-up questions for EPA Remedial Project Manager Victoria Sacks: PDF here and already sent to her (thanks to Erica for the formatting cleanup!). That item took up much of the meeting, but we also… Read more »
Minutes of the February 3, 2025 Meeting of the Gowanus Canal CAG Archaeology Committee
Attendees Joan Salome-Rodriguez (Facilitator), Joseph Alexiou, Katia Kelly, Andrea Parker, Peter ReichGuests: Aaron Kaufman (Trust), Mary Hedge (Archivist), Michael Killian, Margaret Maugenest. We summarized the meeting Peter and I had with Kim Maier at The Old Stone House and her suggestions that we come up with: a strategic business plan conduct curated exhibition planning explore… Read more »
What’s In The Air? A Community Open House with EPA Scientists
Thanks to everyone who came out on a cold Brooklyn evening to make the TAGA bus open house a huge success. We hope you learned as much as we did (even over the roar and hum of the pumps!) and had a chance to meet some of your neighbors. We’re hoping to organize a second event in March or April; stay tuned!
Gowanus Canal Superfund Cleanup Community Update #7
Contractors working under the supervision of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) are in the process of installing bulkhead support systems along the Gowanus Canal between 3rd Street and Hamilton Avenue, designated as Remedial Target Area 2. The bulkhead supports, which will take approximately two years to install, will prevent the collapse of existing canal-front… Read more »
Minutes of the January 7, 2025 Meeting of the Gowanus Canal CAG’s Land Use Committee
Attendees: Steve Marcus – Facilitator, Louis Kleinman, Katia Kelly, Hildegaard Link, Andrea Parker, Erica Eliason, Linda Laviolette, Peter Reich, Lisa Bowstead, Diane Buxbaum, Susan Yung & Joan Salome-Rodriguez Guests: Terri Thomson, Aaron Kaufman, Alex Gregor & Oscar Fock We discussed the following: 1) Timeline of EPA’s remediation of Thomas Greene Park and DD Pool. Andrea has volunteered to… Read more »
Minutes of the January 7, 2025 Meeting of the Gowanus Canal CAG’s Water Quality & Technical Committee
Attendees Joan Salome-Rodriguez (Facilitator), Katia Kelly, Louis Kleinman, Susan Yung, Erica Eliason.Guests: Terri Thomson, Aaron Kaufman, Corinne Brenner The Committee discussed the following questions and decided which answers from Victoria Sacks (EPA Remedial Project Manager) needed follow-up (I will be drafting a follow-up for Victoria, Erica will put it on a Google Doc for editing… Read more »
Minutes of the January 3, 2025 Meeting of the Gowanus Canal CAG Administrative Committee
The Gowanus Canal Community Advisory Group’s Administrative Committee met via zoom on Friday, January 3, 2025. In attendance:Jerry ArmerKatia KellyLouis KleinmanJoan Salome-Rodriguez The Committee convened to review a membership application submitted by Mark Yarish. It was decided that the application is complete and should therefore be sent to the full CAG for an interview and… Read more »
Gowanus Canal Superfund Cleanup Community Update #6
In December, the New York City Department of Environmental Protection (NYCDEP), under the supervision of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, began the second phase of construction of the 8-million-gallon combined sewer overflow (CSO) retention tank integral to the cleanup of the Gowanus Canal Superfund site. You can read about this work, and other news, in… Read more »
EPA to Host Community Meeting on Head-End CSO Tank Construction Project
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is hosting a virtual meeting to update the community on the Combined Sewer Overflow (CSO) retention tank project (located at 270 Nevins Street) at the Gowanus Canal Superfund site. Check back for additional information about the agenda. WHEN: Tuesday, December 10, 2024, at 6:30 p.m. HOW: To register for the meeting… Read more »