At its June 23, 2026 general meeting, the Gowanus Canal Community Advisory Group asked the EPA to provide the Supplemental Mitigative Action Scope of Work for Remedial Target Area 1 (RTA1), the upper portion of the Gowanus Canal. The supplemental work is intended to remove observed nonaqueous phase liquid (NAPL) impacts and eliminate associated potential… Read more »
Posts Tagged: Remediation
NYS DEC Public Meeting on Proposed Brownfield Cleanup of Public Place Site, Wednesday, March 25, 7 p.m.
The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (NYSDEC) will hold a public meeting at P.S. 32 at 420 Union Street in Carroll Gardens on Wednesday, March 25th, at 7:00 p.m., to discuss the proposed brownfield cleanup plan for a portion of the Public Place/former Citizens MGP site. Members of the public are invited to… Read more »
NYS DEC Public Meeting on Proposed Brownfield Cleanup of Public Place Site, Wednesday, March 25, 7 p.m.
The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (NYSDEC) will hold a public meeting at P.S. 32 at 420 Union Street in Carroll Gardens on Wednesday, March 25th, at 7:00 p.m., to discuss the proposed brownfield cleanup plan for a portion of the Public Place/former Citizens MGP site. Members of the public are invited to… Read more »
Gowanus Canal Community Advisory Group Resolution Asks NYSDEC to Reject Proposed Amendment to Brownfield Cleanup Agreement for Citizens MGP Site and Place Site Parcels I, II & III into the NYS Superfund Program
At its February 24, 2026 general meeting, the Gowanus Canal Community Advisory Group passed the following resolution asking the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (NYSDEC) to take certain actions regarding the environmental remediation of the former Citizens Manufactured Gas Plant (MGP) Works site. The resolution reads as follows: To: Amanda Lefton – Commissioner,… Read more »
Gowanus Canal Area-Wide Soil Vapor Intrusion Community Availability Session
The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (NYSDEC) and New York State Department of Health (NYSDOH) will hold a community availability session on Wednesday, October 8, from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. at the Children’s School/P.S. 372, at 215 1st Street in Gowanus, to discuss the community-wide investigation and cleanup activities at dozens of… Read more »
Summary of Status Updates Presented by EPA at the September General Meeting of the Gowanus Canal Community Advisory Group
RH-034 (CSO retention tank at the head of the canal along Nevins Street) Micropile installation has been completed on the northern half of the tank. Concrete pouring for the base of the tank has begun in this area. Micropile installation is ongoing for the southern half of the tank and is expected to be completed by… Read more »
Gowanus Canal Area-Wide Soil Vapor Intrusion Community Availability Session, Wednesday, October 8, 7 p.m. – 9 p.m.
The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (NYSDEC) and New York State Department of Health (NYSDOH) will hold a community availability session on Wednesday, October 8, from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. at the Children’s School/P.S. 372, at 215 1st Street in Gowanus, to discuss the community-wide investigation and cleanup activities at dozens of… Read more »
Minutes of the September 10, 2024 Meeting of the Gowanus Canal CAG Land Use Committee
Attendees: (listed in order of appearance) CAG Members: Andrea Parker, Hildegaard Link, Erica Eliason, Peter Reich, Linda LaViolette, Joan Salome-Rodriguez, Susan Yung, Lisa Bowstead, Louis Kleinman Guests: Brian Carr, Alex Gregor, Oscar Fock, Terri Thomson, Aaron Kaufman Here’s a link to the video recording of the meeting: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1-tVj203tQ1gliRFYINLCmkXwDKJfrJ3f Briefly, the committee discussed the following (please listen… Read more »
USEPA Region 2 Response to Gowanus Canal CAG’s October 2023 Resolution Concerning Access to Parcel 4 of the former Citizens MGP Site
On January 23, 2024, Pat Evangelista, Director of EPA Region 2’s Superfund and Emergency Management Division, sent the letter posted below in response to a resolution passed by the Gowanus Canal Community Advisory Group at its October 24, 2023 general meeting, which asked the EPA to assume responsibility for remediating the entirety of the former… Read more »
Community Forum on the Gowanus Brownfields Cleanup
Assembly Member Jo Anne Simon, in partnership with the offices of Representative Dan Goldman, Senator Andrew Gounardes, and Council Member Shahana Hanif, will host a community forum with the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC), New York State Department of Health (DOH), and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) on the ongoing Brownfields Project…. Read more »