The Gowanus Canal Community Advisory Group’s Water Quality/Technical Committee met via Zoom conference on Monday, May 4, 2020 Attendees:Kelsey ButterworthKatia KellyLouis KleinmanJ. MarcusSteve MarcusAmy MotznyTerri ThomsonMaryann YoungSusan Yung Meeting Notes: DEC Meeting Coordination for July 28th Meeting: Committee looked over the CAG Questions for NYSDEC, NYSDOH, National Grid: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1a68hjDnevDK5bLfMaGdJQvMWWQUDBWzXxe6INrbyyNE/edit?usp=sharing Committee members are generally in agreement that… Read more »
Committee: Water Quality & Technical
Minutes of the May 4, 2020 Meeting of the Gowanus Canal CAG Water Quality/Technical Committee
The Gowanus Canal Community Advisory Group’s Water Quality/Technical Committee met via Zoom conference on Monday, May 4, 2020 Attendees:Kelsey ButterworthDiane BuxbaumMarlene DonnellyKatia KellyLouis KleinmanRichard LawrenceAmy MotznyPeter ReichChrissy RemeinTerri ThomsonMaryann YoungSusan Yung Meeting Notes: WQ/Tech Committee Meeting Logistics: After some discussion, it was unanimously decided that the Water Quality/Technical Committee will pursue future meetings as scheduled… Read more »
Upcoming Gowanus Canal CAG Committee Meetings, week of May 4th
The Gowanus Canal Community Advisory Group will be conducting all meetings via Zoom conference for the foreseeable future. There are three Committee meetings this week, as follows: Archaeology Committee, Monday, May 4, 5:00 p.m.If you’re interested in joining the meeting, please email CAG Facilitator Doug Sarno at doug[at]forumfg[dot]com for log-in credentials. Water Quality/Technical Committee, Monday,… Read more »
Gowanus Canal Community Advisory Group Submits Formal Request to NYS DEC for Reclassification of Gowanus Canal Surface Waters to Class-I
The Gowanus Canal Superfund Community Advisory Group (CAG) on February 5th submitted a formal request for water reclassification, or a “reclass petition,” to the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC), Division of Water, Bureau of Water Assessment and Management. The CAG seeks to reclassify the surface waters of the Gowanus Canal, north of… Read more »
Minutes of the January 6, 2020 Meeting of the Gowanus Canal CAG Water Quality/Technical Committee
Proposed Agenda: NYS Superfund Cleanup Work at MGP’s Reclassification Petition UPDATEWaiting on letter of support to submit Jan 8 NYS DEC hearing on reclassification standards; open public comment period through Jan 13 Army Corp Presentation to CAG – coordination update Committee Administrative updates – attendance, procedures for 2020 Attendees: Marlene DonnellyPeter ReichDiane BuxbaumKatia KellyEymund DiegelTerri ThomsonLouis… Read more »
Minutes of the November 4, 2019 Meeting of the Gowanus Canal CAG Water Quality/Technical Committee
Last month Terri put together a meeting on the phone with NYSDEC. Water Quality FOILed information about some of what was said, re: 20,000 waterbodies and not enough time. Since 2012, when the CAG submitted a resolution requesting reclassification of the Gowanus Canal, there have been eight requests for reclassification submitted to NYSDEC; four of them were… Read more »
Minutes of the October 7, 2019 Meeting of the Gowanus Canal CAG Water Quality/Technical Committee
The Gowanus Canal Community Advisory Group’s Water Quality/Technical Committee met on Tuesday, October 7, 2019, at Mary Star of the Sea, 41 1st Street. CAG Members present: Diane BuxbaumMarlene DonnellyKatia KellyRichard LawrenceAmy MotznyPeter ReichMaryann YoungSusan Yung Guests (via conference call): Heidi Dubeck (New York State Department of Environmental Conservation, Section Chief, Remediation)Aaron Fischer (NYSDEC)Ed Hampsten… Read more »
Location change for tonight’s Archaeology and Water Quality Committee meetings
Please note that the location for tonight’s Gowanus Canal Community Advisory Group Archaeology and Water Quality/Technical Committee meetings has changed. The meetings will be held at 434 Smith Street [map], at 6:30 and 7:15 p.m., respectively. There is a small gate at the entrance to 434 Smith Street, and Terri Thompson from National Grid will… Read more »
Gowanus Canal Community Advisory Group Resolution on Petition to NYS DEC on Water Reclassification of the Gowanus Canal
At its September 24, 2019 general meeting, the Gowanus Canal Community Advisory Group passed the following resolution empowering the CAG to formally submit a petition to the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation requesting that the Gowanus Canal be reclassified from Class-SD to Class-I. The resolution reads as follows: Resolved, that the EPA Gowanus… Read more »
Gowanus Canal Community Advisory Group Committee Meetings This Week
Several Gowanus Canal Community Advisory Group Committees have meetings scheduled this week, and the NYC Department of City Planning will be hosting an open house regarding the recently released Draft Zoning Proposal for Gowanus. On Monday, February 4, at 6:15 p.m., the CAG’s Archaeology Committee will hold its regular monthly meeting at Mary Star of… Read more »