The Gowanus Canal Community Advisory Group’s Water Quality/Technical Committee will hold its monthly meeting on Monday, March 3, 2025 from 7:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m., via Zoom video conference (please note this meeting will begin a half-hour later than usual). You can join the Zoom meeting here: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/83098712869?pwd=mTjfiAYBFeMdDvCr33pdacCgFUz7Db.1 Meeting ID: 830 9871 2869Passcode: 699462 Agenda:… Read more »
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Minutes of the February 3, 2025 Meeting of the Gowanus Canal CAG Water Quality & Technical Committee
Attendees Joan Salome-Rodriguez (Facilitator), Erica Eliason, Katia Kelly, Louis Kleinman, Susan YungGuests: Aaron Kaufman (Trust), Margaret Maugenest The Committee finalized the follow-up questions for EPA Remedial Project Manager Victoria Sacks: PDF here and already sent to her (thanks to Erica for the formatting cleanup!). That item took up much of the meeting, but we also… Read more »
Gowanus Canal CAG Water Quality/Technical Committee Meeting
The Gowanus Canal Community Advisory Group’s Water Quality/Technical Committee will hold its monthly meeting on Monday, February 3, 2025 from 7:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m., via Zoom video conference. You can join the Zoom meeting here: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/83216072674?pwd=cPlX5t41SxNFJjjRBUvrm4FaVeVsIH.1 Meeting ID: 832 1607 2674Passcode: 994665 Agenda: Review follow up questions for Victoria Sacks. Please review shared Google… Read more »
Minutes of the January 7, 2025 Meeting of the Gowanus Canal CAG’s Water Quality & Technical Committee
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
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
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 »
Gowanus Canal CAG Water Quality/Technical Committee Meeting
The Gowanus Canal Community Advisory Group’s Water Quality/Technical Committee will hold its monthly meeting on Monday, December 2, from 7:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m., via GoToMeeting video conference. Join GoToMeeting from your computer, tablet or smartphone: https://meet.goto.com/760402621 You can also dial in using your phone: Access Code: 760-402-621United States: +1 (224) 501-3412 All Gowanus CAG… Read more »
Minutes of the November 8, 2024 Meeting of the Gowanus Canal CAG’s Water Quality/Technical Committee
Attendees Members: Joan Salome-Rodriguez (Facilitator), Erica Eliason, Richard Lawrence National Grid: Terri Thomson Rep for Community Remediation through the Trust: Aaron Kaufman Guests: Corinne Brenner (Gowanus Dredgers), Elizabeth Waldran (Park Slope resident) The Committee’s agenda was to discuss the Turning Basins so that we can make decisions about how they will look, what we lose and… Read more »
Gowanus Canal CAG Water Quality/Technical Committee Meeting
The Gowanus Canal Community Advisory Group’s Water Quality/Technical Committee will hold its monthly meeting on Monday, November 4, from 7:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m., via GoToMeeting video conference. Join GoToMeeting from your computer, tablet or smartphone: https://meet.goto.com/159823197 You can also dial in using your phone: Access Code: 159-823-197United States: +1 (571) 317-3112 Agenda: Turning basins,… Read more »
Gowanus Canal Community Advisory Group Submits Reclassification Petition to NYS DEC for Triennial Review of Water Quality Standards
At its October 22, 2024 general meeting, the Gowanus Canal Community Advisory Group passed the following resolution, agreeing to submit the petition for reclassification of the Gowanus Canal’s surface waters (currently designated Class-SD, to Class-SC, meaning the waters shall be suitable for fish, shellfish and wildlife propagation and survival, as well as primary and secondary contact… Read more »