In-Canal Update Supplemental dredging near the flushing tunnel to remove recently deposited debris is ongoing Work began on May 9th Work is anticipated to be completed by the end of… Read more »
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Minutes of the June 3, 2024 Meeting of the Gowanus Canal CAG Water Quality/Technical Committee
Attendees: Joan Salome-Rodriguez, Eymund Diegel, Richard Lawrence, Joseph Alexiou, Louis Kleinman, Erica Eliason, Aaron Kaufman The Committee discussed the following: 1. Water Quality will begin to review materials in order to… Read more »
Gowanus Canal Community Advisory Group Comments on the Gowanus Canal Natural Resources Damage Assessment Plan
On May 29, 2024, the Gowanus Canal Community Advisory Group submitted the following comments to the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation on the Gowanus Canal Natural Resources Damage… Read more »
May 28, 2024 Update from EPA Region 2 on the Status of Work In and Around the Gowanus Canal
In-Canal Update Supplemental dredging near the flushing tunnel to remove recently deposited debris is ongoing Work began on May 9th Work is anticipated to be completed by the end of… Read more »
U.S. EPA Inspector General’s Report on the Audit of Gowanus Canal CSO Tanks
The Office of the Inspector General (OIG) of the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) last week issued its report on an audit it conducted of the timing of the… Read more »
Minutes of the March 14, 2023 Meeting of the Gowanus Canal CAG Administrative Committee
The Admin Committee met via zoom on March 14th to review two new applications for membership in the CAG. The applicants are Daniel Pecoraro and Donald Minerva. The Admin Committee voted unanimously… Read more »
Trustees Release Draft Natural Resource Damage Assessment Plan for Gowanus Canal Superfund Site
Public Comment Period Runs Until April 15, 2024 The Gowanus Canal Natural Resource Damage Assessment Trustee Council, comprised of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), New York State Department… Read more »
Update on the Status of Gowanus Canal Superfund Cleanup
USEPA Region 2 provided us with the following update on the status of the Gowanus Canal Superfund cleanup on February 27 (edited slightly for elucidation). In-Canal Work Remedial Target Area… Read more »
USEPA Region 2 Response to Gowanus Canal CAG’s October 2023 Resolution Concerning Access to Parcel 4 of the former Citizens MGP Site
On January 23, 2024, Pat Evangelista, Director of EPA Region 2’s Superfund and Emergency Management Division, sent the letter posted below in response to a resolution passed by the Gowanus… Read more »
Minutes of the February 1, 2024 Meeting of the Gowanus Canal CAG Administrative Committee
The Admin committee met briefly via zoom on February 1st to review Erica Eliason’s CAG application. It was agreed that her application should be forwarded to the full CAG for an… Read more »