Minutes of the May 4, 2026 Meeting of the Gowanus Canal CAG’s Water Quality & Technical Committee

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Attendees, CAG Members: Joan Salome-Rodriguez (Moderator), Corinne Brenner, Eymund Diegel, Erica Eliason, Katia Kelly, Louis Kleinman, Emily Mitchell, Jason Schwartzman, Susan Yung. Guests: Irene Baker, National Grid; Aaron Kaufman, Gowanus Remediation Trust. You can view a video recording of the meeting here. Please enter code bK&51$#6 when prompted for access. Housekeeping: 1) PowerHouse walkway at TB1…. Read more »

Minutes of the June 1, 2026 Meeting of the Gowanus Canal CAG’s Archaeology & Historic Preservation Committee

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Attendees, CAG Members: Joan Salome-Rodriguez, Moderator. Eymund Diegel, Peter Reich, Jason Schwartzman. Guests: Irene Baker, National Grid; Fabio Perla, Gowanus Remediation Trust. You can watch a video recording of the meeting here. Please enter passcode O4AK1%A2 for access. 1. Discuss ways to get the Storyboard and other materials out to the community.. 2. Agreed to work with… Read more »

Minutes of the May 4, 2026 Meeting of the Gowanus Canal CAG’s Archaeology & Historic Preservation Committee

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Attendees, CAG Members: Joan Salome-Rodriguez, Moderator. Joseph Alexiou, Eymund Diegel, Katia Kelly, Michael Kilian, Louis Kleinman, Peter Reich, Jason Schwartzman. Guests: Irene Baker, National Grid; Aaron Kaufman, Gowanus Remediation Trust. You can watch a video recording of the meeting here. Please enter passcode fp^+^7v^ for access. 1. Get the Storyboard out to the community – It is… Read more »

Gowanus Canal Remedial Target Area 1 Supplemental Mitigative Action Scope of Work

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At its June 23, 2026 general meeting, the Gowanus Canal Community Advisory Group asked the EPA to provide the Supplemental Mitigative Action Scope of Work for Remedial Target Area 1 (RTA1), the upper portion of the Gowanus Canal. The supplemental work is intended to remove observed nonaqueous phase liquid (NAPL) impacts and eliminate associated potential… Read more »

Gowanus Canal Community Advisory Group Resolution Calls for Creation of a “Gowanus Protection Framework”

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At its June 23, 2026 general meeting, the Gowanus Canal Community Advisory Group passed a resolution calling for the creation of a Gowanus Protection Framework. The resolution, sent to the EPA, the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation, and the New York City Department of Environmental Protection, proposes a collaborative Gowanus Protection Framework––built on… Read more »

Minutes of the Gowanus Canal CAG Outreach Committee’s June 8, 2026 Meeting

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Attendees: Jason Schwartzman (Facilitator), Emily Mitchell, Joan Salome-Rodriguez, Erica Eliason, Lisa Bowstead, Katie Bishop CAG Resolution: At the next CAG General Meeting, it is expected that a resolution will come up for a vote, entitled, “The Gowanus Protection Framework.” The resolution includes a list of commitments that the CAG will make, many of which will fall… Read more »

Minutes of the May 4, 2026 Meeting of the Gowanus Canal CAG’s Archaeology & Historic Preservation Committee

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Attendees, CAG Members: Joan Salome-Rodriguez, Moderator. Louis Kleinman, Eymund Diegel, Katia Kelly, Michael Kilian, Jason Schwartzman, Joseph Alexiou, Peter Reich. Guests: Irene Baker, National Grid; Aaron Kaufman, Gowanus Remediation Trust. You can watch a video recording of the meeting here. Please enter passcode fp^+^7v^ for access. 1. Get the Storyboard out to the community – It is already… Read more »

Minutes of the Gowanus Canal CAG Outreach Committee’s May 11, 2026 Meeting

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Attendees: Jason Schwartzman (Facilitator), Emily Mitchell, Joan Salome-Rodriguez, Erica Eliason, Lisa Bowstead, Alexandra Dadourian 1. Review Outreach’s Information Dissemination The committee reviewed the existing two-page Superfund fact sheet (last content-approved November 2017). The content remains largely accurate, but the Committee agreed that some updates are required.  Actions: Natalie Loney/EPA will be asked to provide dates for the… Read more »