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 »
Committee: NYS DEC
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 June 9, 2025 Meeting of the Gowanus Canal CAG Water Quality & Technical Committee
Attendees Joan Salome-Rodriguez, (Facilitator), Lisa Bowstead, Erica Eliason, Katia Kelly, Linda LaViolette, Mark Yarish, Susan Yung, Aaron Kaufman (Gowanus Remediation Team), Irene Baker (National Grid) You can watch a recording of the meeting here. Enter passcode yc0e7%mF. Riverkeeper and SWIM Coalition – sign on to letter re: wet weather designations. Victoria Sacks (EPA Regional Project Manager) replied… Read more »
Minutes of the May 5, 2025 Meeting of the Gowanus Canal CAG Water Quality & Technical Committee
Attendees Erica Eliason, Louis Kleinman, Susan Yung, Andrea Parker, Katia Kelly, Celeste LeCompte, Eymund Diegel, Corinne Brenner, Em Ruby, Mike Dulong, Aaron Kaufman (Trust), Irene Baker (National Grid), Gary Francis 1) Finalized email regarding groundwater survey conducted by HRP with questions to EPA and DEC representatives related to Brownfield remediation. The Water Quality Committee seeks clarification on… Read more »
Gowanus Canal Community Advisory Group Submits Reclassification Petition to NYS DEC for Triennial Review of Water Quality Standards
At its October 22, 2024 general meeting, the Gowanus Canal Community Advisory Group passed the following resolution, agreeing to submit the petition for reclassification of the Gowanus Canal’s surface waters (currently designated Class-SD, to Class-SC, meaning the waters shall be suitable for fish, shellfish and wildlife propagation and survival, as well as primary and secondary contact… Read more »
Minutes of the October 7, 2024 Meeting of the Gowanus Canal CAG’s Water Quality/Technical Committee
Attendees: Joan Salome-Rodriguez, Richard Lawrence, Susan Yung, Katia Kelly, Erica Eliason, Aaron Kaufman, Terri Thomson, Linda LaViolette. Guests: Corinne Brenner, Theo Hirsch, Sam Asher Agenda was as follows: 1) Filling out the form to be submitted to the DEC with the reclassification petition. 2) At the Committee’s previous meeting, Marlene Donnelly suggested we once again request a… Read more »
Gowanus Canal Community Advisory Group Petitions NYS DEC to Reclassify Gowanus Canal Surface Waters to Fishable and Swimmable
At its September 24, 2024 general meeting, the Gowanus Canal Community Advisory Group passed the following resolution, initiated by the Water Quality/Technical Committee, petitioning the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation to reclassify the Gowanus Canal’s surface waters, currently designated Class-SD, to Class-SC, meaning the waters shall be suitable for fish, shellfish and wildlife… Read more »
NYS DEC/DOH Community Availability Session on Soil Vapor Intrusion, Thursday, September 19, 7 p.m.
The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation and Department of Health will hold a Community Availability Session on the Gowanus Canal Area-Wide Soil Vapor Intrusion Investigation on Thursday, September 19, from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m., at PS 372, 215 1st Street in Gowanus. During the session, DEC and DOH will present a summary… Read more »
Minutes of the August 5, 2024 Meeting of the Gowanus Canal CAG’s Water Quality/Technical Committee
Attendees: Joan Salome-Rodriguez, Erica Eliason, Emily Ruby, Marlene Donnelly, Eymund Diegel, Aaron Kaufman, Katia Kelly, Richard Lawrence, Susan Yung The Committee discussed the following: 1. Aaron Kaufman alerted us to the closure of a sewage outflow (unlicensed) at the 3rd Street Bridge (south side) on the Gowanus Canal. Appears it comes out of the concrete mixing facility…. 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 of Environmental Conservation (NYSDEC), and the United States Department of the Interior’s U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS), have released the draft Natural Resource Damage… Read more »