The January meeting of the full Gowanus Canal Community Advisory Group (CAG) that was postponed due to the effects of winter storm Juno has been rescheduled for Tuesday, February 10th, at 6:30 p.m. It will take place at Mary Star of the Sea, 41 1st Street, in Carroll Gardens. The agenda is likely to include updates from… Read more »
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POSTPONED: Tonight’s Gowanus Canal Community Advisory Group Meeting
Due to the effects of the significant winter storm, the January meeting of the Gowanus Canal Community Advisory Committee that had been scheduled for tonight (January 27, 6:30 p.m.) has been postponed. We’ll post a new date here once the meeting has been rescheduled. Thank you for your understanding.
Thursday, November 20, 6 pm: EPA Symposium on Superfund Cleanups
Public Meeting on the CSO Long-Term Control Plan for the Gowanus Canal, November 19, 6 p.m.
U.S. EPA Gowanus Canal Cleanup
Public Community Meeting, October 22
DEP Meeting – Siting Overflow Tanks
Gowanus Canal Community Advisory Group Demands that New York City Cooperate with Superfund Cleanup Plans
The Gowanus Canal Community Advisory Group, at its meeting of June 24, 2014, passed the following resolution: The Gowanus CAG, established by the EPA, which represents a cross section of residents, businesses and civic organizations in and around the Gowanus Canal corridor, demand that New York City as one of the Responsible Parties, as defined… Read more »
New York City Response to EPA re: Unilateral Administrative Order for Remedial Design
Click on the image to read the full text of New York City’s letter to the EPA On June 23, 2014, the City of New York responded to the EPA in regard to the Unilateral Administrative Order for Remedial Design issued by the EPA to the City on May 28, 2014.
EPA Letter to New York City re: Remedial Design Consent Order Negotiations
Click on the image to read the full text of the EPA’s letter to New York City On May 27, 2014, the EPA sent a letter to New York City warning that it may be compelled to order the City to perform certain Remedial Design actions if negotiations do not move forward to the EPA’s… Read more »
EPA Orders New York City to Begin Gowanus Retention-Tank Work
Click on the image to read the full text of the EPA’s Unilateral Order On Wednesday, May 28, the US Environmental Protection Agency issued a Unilateral Order to the City of New York that compels the City to begin design work for the remedial actions described in the EPA’s Record of Decision (ROD) for the Gowanus Canal, which was signed last… Read more »