Minutes of the July 6, 2020 Meeting of the Gowanus Canal CAG Water Quality/Technical Committee

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…ction in Wastewater Streams Link to presentation: https://communications.aecom.com/earlywarningcovid19testing WQ/Tech to discuss at the next General CAG meeting (July 28th) during Committee Updates WQ/Tech to also assess General CAG interest for DEP update at September CAG Meeting in order to present new information on: COVID-19 Response Salt Lot CSO Facility Planning Updates on North Canal CSO Facility Virtual Meeting w/ Newtown Creek:  Committee…

Minutes of the January 22, 2019 Meeting of the Gowanus Canal Community Advisory Group

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…led under and adjacent to the Anacostia and Potomac Rivers. Take a look at www.dcwater.com/cleanrivers. Theirs are 18 to 20 feet across, and include 18 miles of tunnel. Also, the Thames Tideway in London – 23.5 ft depth, 66 to 2013 feet, bulk of tunnel is 15.5. Tunnels all under the River Thames – another segment was constructed in chalk using a slurry tunnel boring program, which is essentially the same, even though it isn’t soft ground, it was c…

Minutes of the November 14, 2019 Meeting of the Gowanus Canal CAG Outreach Committee

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…process. Fulton MGP site website is updated every couple of weeks (http://www.fultonmgpsite.com).  RH-34 CSO Retention Tank (head of the canal site) 90% design is complete. The project has an approximate 7-year timeline: Construction Plan (CP)1 is site prep, etc. CP2 is demolition and excavation CP3 is superstructure. Design for the head house has been approved by the Public Design Commission. Preservation of the Gowanus Station Building will ret…

Video of April 25, 2016 EPA Hearing on Draft Settlement Agreement with NYC on CSO Retention-Tank Siting

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…d comments made in response to it by members of the public, below. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=32wj4_XvQDc The video is also available at the Gowanus Canal Community Advisory Group’s YouTube page. [Disclaimer: The contents of this video, and other videos posted on the Gowanus Canal Community Advisory Group’s YouTube page, are provided for informational purposes only and do not necessarily reflect the views or opinions of the CAG. We make no re…

BWRC Breakfast Talk: Visions for Newtown Creek

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…lexity of an industrial urban ecosystem, from storm surge vulnerability to community health outcomes. Learn how a balanced and safe environmental ecosystem can cohabitate with industry; why waterfront accessibility is so crucial to sustainability; and what role the local community can play in the process. Chrissy Remein currently serves as New York City Water Quality Coordinator at Riverkeeper where she develops community and stakeholder-driven vi…

BWRC Breakfast Talk: Visions for Newtown Creek, Friday, October 12, 8:30 – 10 a.m.

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…lexity of an industrial urban ecosystem, from storm surge vulnerability to community health outcomes. Learn how a balanced and safe environmental ecosystem can cohabitate with industry; why waterfront accessibility is so crucial to sustainability; and what role the local community can play in the process. Chrissy Remein currently serves as New York City Water Quality Coordinator at Riverkeeper where she develops community and stakeholder-driven vi…

Full Video of November 16, 2017 Gowanus Superfund Town Hall Meeting

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…Did you miss the Gowanus Superfund Town Hall we hosted on November 16th? If so, or if you were there and have grown nostalgic for that comprehensive explainer on the present and future of the U.S. EPA-led Superfund cleanup of Brooklyn’s Gowanus Canal, you can watch the meeting in its entirety right here. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IWFzl-34uzA…