March 25, 2025 Update from EPA Region 2 on the Status of Work In and Around the Gowanus Canal

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The Environmental Protection Agency provided the following update on the status of the Superfund cleanup of the Gowanus Canal at our March 25 general meeting. Red Hook (RH-034) Tank As of today, excavation is 100% complete, pending final elevation surveying. This is a major milestone for the project. Furthermore, it was completed almost six months ahead… Read more »

Minutes of the January 7, 2025 Meeting of the Gowanus Canal CAG’s Water Quality & Technical Committee

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Attendees Joan Salome-Rodriguez (Facilitator), Katia Kelly, Louis Kleinman, Susan Yung, Erica Eliason.Guests:  Terri Thomson, Aaron Kaufman, Corinne Brenner The Committee discussed the following questions and decided which answers from Victoria Sacks (EPA Remedial Project Manager) needed follow-up (I will be drafting a follow-up for Victoria, Erica will put it on a Google Doc for editing… Read more »

Gowanus Canal CAG Water Quality/Technical Committee Meeting

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The Gowanus Canal Community Advisory Group’s Water Quality/Technical Committee will hold its monthly meeting on Monday, January 6, 2025 from 7:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m., via Zoom video conference. Join the meeting from your computer, tablet or smartphone via this link: https://us04web.zoom.us/j/72696998521 The agenda will include a discussion of the status of the reclassification of… Read more »

Minutes of the December 2, 2024 meeting of the Gowanus Canal CAG Water Quality & Technical Committee Meeting

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Attendees Members: Joan Salome-Rodriguez (Facilitator), Erica Eliason, Louis Kleinman, Linda LaViolette, Richard Lawrence, Peter Reich, Susan Yung National Grid: Terri Thomson The Committee discussed the following items: 1. Follow up about reclassification of the waters of the Gowanus Canal. 2. Put in writing our request for input on the design of the turning basins including requesting… Read more »