Contractors working under the supervision of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) are in the process of installing the final components of the protective cap that will protect the Gowanus Canal from recontamination and restore the canal bed as an attractive habitat for marine life. You can read about this work, and other news, in… Read more »
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Next Gowanus Canal Community Advisory Group General Meeting: Tuesday, October 24, 6:30 p.m.
Please join us for our October 2023 General Meeting, on Tuesday, October 24, from 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m., conducted via Zoom video conference. In order to join the meeting, you must pre-register, here: https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZYkcOCgqjkoH90-v5NGc7ArmMMT5UIbzsLg DRAFT AGENDA (all times are approximate) 6:30 – 6:45 p.m.: Welcome and CAG Member Introductions 6:45 – 7:15 p.m.: EPA Updates and… Read more »
Next Gowanus Canal Community Advisory Group General Meeting: Tuesday, September 26, 7:00 p.m.
Please join us for our September 2023 General Meeting, on Tuesday, September 26, from 7:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. (please note this is one half-hour later than normal), conducted via Zoom video conference. In order to join the meeting, you must pre-register, here: https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZYod-itrTIpGNyKl_q27iCD7NKN51RNj-My DRAFT AGENDA (all times are approximate) 7:00 – 7:15 p.m.: Welcome and… Read more »
EPA Appoints Three New Remedial Project Managers to Supervise Gowanus Canal Superfund Cleanup
Following the retirement of long-time Gowanus Canal Remedial Project Manager Christos Tsiamis in June, EPA Region 2 has announced the appointment of three individuals to succeed him in supervising the Superfund cleanup of the Gowanus Canal. Victoria Sacks, Mark Granger, and Tom Mongelli, all experienced hands at EPA, will jointly oversee the Canal’s ongoing remediation…. Read more »
Missed our July General Meeting? You can view video recordings of all our recent meetings on our Vimeo page.
If you were unable to join us on Zoom for our July 2023 general meeting, you can view the video recording of the meeting – as well as recordings of all of our general meetings since April, 2020 – on our Vimeo page. Just visit vimeo.com/showcase/gowanuscag and click on any of the videos to view the recording… Read more »
Next Gowanus Canal Community Advisory Group General Meeting: Tuesday, July 25, 6:30 p.m.
Please join us for our July 2023 General Meeting, on Tuesday, July 25, from 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m., conducted via Zoom video conference. To attend the meeting, it’s necessary that you register in advance, or when joining the meeting, here: https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZUsde2hrj4jHtLcGerzAVQAdnLz21FOPdup DRAFT AGENDA (all times are approximate) 6:30 – 6:45 p.m.: Welcome and CAG… Read more »
Gowanus Canal Superfund Remedial Project Manager Christos Tsiamis Announces He’s Leaving EPA
Christos Tsiamis, who as Remedial Project Manager for the Superfund cleanup of the Gowanus Canal has been instrumental in the tremendous progress of the project to date, informed us today that we will be leaving EPA effective June 16th. Tsiamis has led the engineering of the cleanup effort since the Canal was first designated a… Read more »
Gowanus Canal Community Advisory Group General Meeting
Please join us for our May 2023 General Meeting, on Tuesday, May 23, from 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m., conducted via Zoom video conference. To attend the meeting, it’s necessary that you register in advance, or when joining the meeting, here: https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZ0tdeyhpz0jGtxwQF_n79qm6_TsSpumDns4 DRAFT AGENDA (all times are approximate) 6:30 – 6:45 p.m.: Welcome and CAG… Read more »
Gowanus Canal Superfund Site Programmatic Agreement between US EPA and NYS Historic Preservation Office
EPA Region 2 and the New York State Historic Preservation Office this month finalized and ratified a Programmatic Agreement codifying procedures for the treatment of architectural resources and the handling artifacts related to the Superfund cleanup of the Gowanus Canal. The Programmatic Agreement outlines an Archaeology Monitoring Plan, a Preservation Plan, steps for the treatment… Read more »
Gowanus Canal Community Advisory Group General Meeting
Please join us for our April 2023 General Meeting, on Tuesday, April 25, from 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m., conducted via Zoom video conference. To attend the meeting, it’s necessary that you register in advance, or when joining the meeting, here: https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZIvcuGrrjgsEtWGDxvm0hbKMCQDNlqjFbJB DRAFT AGENDA (all times are approximate) 6:30 – 6:45 p.m.: Welcome and CAG… Read more »