Gowanus Canal Community Advisory Group Meeting Tuesday, June 30, 2015 41 1st Street, Brooklyn NY 11231, Mary Star of the Sea, Community Room EPA UPDATE Report from Christos Tsiamis, EPA Project Manager for the Gowanus Canal Cleanup The EPA Pilot Study on the Canal ends on July 1, 2015. EPA has met with National Grid and its… Read more »
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Minutes of the May 26, 2015 Meeting of the Gowanus Canal Community Advisory Group
Gowanus Canal Community Advisory Group Meeting Tuesday, May 26, 2015 41 1st Street, Brooklyn NY 11231, Mary Star of the Sea, Community Room EPA UPDATE Report from Christos Tsiamis, EPA Project Manager for the Gowanus Canal Cleanup While there are no pressing updates regarding the progress of EPA work in the Canal, Christos does offer important… Read more »
Minutes of the March 24, 2015 Meeting of the Gowanus Canal Community Advisory Group
Gowanus Canal Community Advisory Group Meeting Tuesday, March 24, 2015 41 1st St. Brooklyn NY 11231, Mary Star of the Sea, Community Room EPA UPDATE Report from Natalie Loney, EPA Region 2 Community Involvement Coordinator: There are no new updates regarding work on the Canal from the EPA. Recently visitors from the People’s Republic of China came… Read more »
Tonight: Gowanus Canal Community Advisory Group General Meeting
Join the Gowanus Canal Community Advisory Group tonight at P.S. 58 in Carroll Gardens for our first monthly general meeting of 2016. Agenda (all times are approximate) 6:30 – 6:45 PM: Introductions 6:45 – 7:30 PM: Project Updates End of Formal CAG Meeting 7:30 – 8:45: CAG Annual Retreat Discussion The CAG will review accomplishments and… Read more »
Gowanus Canal Community Advisory Group Resolution on Oversight of the Fulton Municipal Works Brownfield Site
The Gowanus Canal Community Advisory Group adopted the following resolution at its April, 2015 General Meeting: On Friday, April 3, 2015, the NYSDEC announced the release of a Proposed Remediation Action Plan (PRAP) addressing Contamination at the Fulton Municipal Works Site adjacent to the Gowanus Canal in Brooklyn. On Thursday, April 16, the DEC held a public… Read more »
Gowanus Canal Community Advisory Group Resolution on Proposed Remedial Action Plan (Water Quality/Technical Committee Comment)
The Gowanus Canal Community Advisory Group adopted the following resolution at its April, 2013 General Meeting, in regard to the Water Quality/Technical Committee’s comment on the EPA’s Proposed Remedial Action Plan (PRAP) for the Gowanus Canal: As the Proposed Plan establishes methods for removal of contaminated sediments for the entire width and length of the canal,… Read more »
Gowanus Canal Community Advisory Group Resolution on Proposed Remedial Action Plan (Administrative Committee Comment)
The Gowanus Canal Community Advisory Group adopted the following resolution at its April, 2013 General Meeting, in regard to the Administrative Committee’s comment on the EPA’s Proposed Remedial Action Plan (PRAP) for the Gowanus Canal: The Gowanus Canal Community Advisory Group, comprised of fifty plus (50+) members representing over thirty organizations and 20 non-organizational members, wishes… Read more »
Gowanus Canal Community Advisory Group Resolution on Ecological Restoration
The Gowanus Canal Community Advisory Group adopted the following resolution at its May, 2012 General Meeting: The Superfund cleanup should be consistent with and advance current and future plans for ecological restoration, shoreline softening, riparian buffers, expanded wetlands, habitat restoration, and increased public access pursuant to the goals of the Hudson-Raritan Estuary Restoration Plan and the… Read more »
Gowanus Canal Community Advisory Group General Meeting, July 28, 6:30 p.m.
The Gowanus Canal Community Advisory Group will hold its July 2015 General Meeting at the Mary Star of the Sea Senior Residences, at 41 1st Street in Carroll Gardens, at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday, July 28. All Gowanus CAG meetings are open to the public, and we invite you to attend to learn more about… Read more »
NYC DEP Reveals Proposed Sites for Gowanus Canal CSO Retention Tanks
New York City Department of Environmental Protection Commissioner Emily Lloyd and NYC Parks Commissioner Mitchell Silver revealed the proposed sites for two large retention tanks intended to reduce combined sewer overflows into the Gowanus Canal at the June meeting of the Gowanus Canal Community Advisory Group this past Tuesday evening. The tanks, a remedy ordered… Read more »