U.S. Army Corps of Engineers announces Draft Feasibility Report/Environmental Assessment for the Hudson-Raritan Estuary Ecosystem Restoration Feasibility Study; Public has until April 14 to comment

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…ederal Plaza New York, NY 10278 (917) 790-8306 lisa.a.baron@usace.army.mil Comments should be sent to HRE_FREA_Comments@usace.army.mil by April 14, 2017. Public meetings to provide information, at which public comments will also be received will scheduled at later dates. At the end of the public comment period, USACE will consider all comments received by close of business on the expiration date of this public notice and make a determination of si…

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…

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…

Gowanus Canal Superfund Cleanup Community Update #4

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…Contractors working under the supervision of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) expect to complete the dredging of the northern portion of the Gowanus Canal by the end of 2022, in preparation for installation of a multi-layered protective cap over the canal bottom. Read about this work, and other news, in the EPA’s Community Update #4, embedded below and available as a PDF here. Para obtener una versión en español, haga clic aquí….

Gowanus Canal Community Advisory Group Resolution Demanding Construction Oversight and Communication

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…notice of pending construction was received by any elected officials, EPA, Community Board 6, or the community from any agency or entity. The public deserves to know when any aspect of construction is taking place in an environmentally fragile area—particularly a highly toxic marshland full of coal tar which spreads in every direction through the site—and what oversight measures have been made to protect them from the toxicity at the site. This co…

Gowanus Canal Community Advisory Group Resolution Requesting NYCDEP Cooperation with EPA Mandates on Sewer Separation

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…d the permit application and directed the developer to instead construct a combined system, which adds both new sanitary and street-end stormwater volumes to the constrained combined sewer main capacity. The CAG requests that DEP cooperate with EPA and work with them to implement the recent separated street stormwater plans submitted by the developer at the Huntington Street End site as well as implementing solutions for direct discharge on simila…

Gowanus Canal Community Advisory Group Resolution in Support of EPA’s Administrative Order of March 29, 2021

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…EPA’s Administrative Order includes the construction and operation of two Combined Sewer Overflow (“CSO”) retention tanks (“CSO Tanks”) to control contaminated solid discharges and requests to assure compliance with the Clean Water Act.” Without meeting these critical infrastructure requirements there will be an adverse impact on EPA’s Superfund remedy, as well as the health and safety of current and future residents of the Gowanus Canal and neig…