{"id":15545,"date":"2025-12-29T18:53:53","date_gmt":"2025-12-29T23:53:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gowanuscag.org\/?p=15545"},"modified":"2025-12-29T18:56:06","modified_gmt":"2025-12-29T23:56:06","slug":"minutes-of-the-december-1-2025-meeting-of-the-gowanus-canal-cags-water-quality-technical-committee","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gowanuscag.org\/index.php\/2025\/12\/29\/minutes-of-the-december-1-2025-meeting-of-the-gowanus-canal-cags-water-quality-technical-committee\/","title":{"rendered":"Minutes of the December 1, 2025 Meeting of the Gowanus Canal CAG&#8217;s Water Quality &#038; Technical Committee"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" class=\"lead\">Attendees: Joan Salome-Rodriguez (Moderator), Corinne Brenner, Erica Eliason, Katia Kelly, Louis Kleinman, Emily Mitchell, Jason Schwartzman, Susan Yung<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Housekeeping:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">1. Victoria is looking for any map\/image that shows where the legal sewage outfalls are located.\u00a0Joan followed up.\u00a0Will follow up again.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">2. Suggested we FOIL NYC Topographical about the status of the streets abutting Power House.\u00a0De-mapped and made private?\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">3. Committee reviewed Emily Mitchell\u2019s draft re: hydrogeological study for the Gowanus re-zone area (Clinton St to 4th\u00a0Avenue east-west and Dean Street to 19th\u00a0Street north-south) and made edits.\u00a0\u00a0Emily will complete and share with Joan who will distribute to attendees for finalizing.\u00a0This will get added in the letter:\u00a0Can DEC test groundwater pooling in basements or on properties for contaminants?\u00a0Request goes to DEC.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">4. Natalie said that DEC was doing a full hydrology study that should have been completed in 2024.\u00a0I have asked Aaron Fischer for it twice and so has Steve from Land Use.\u00a0No response yet.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">5. Did not cover but Joan followed up with Victoria as to whether climate change can be taken into account in future mounding\/hydrology studies performed by the Trust.\u00a0Likewise, no response.\u00a0Joan will follow up again.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">6. Katia followed up with Natalie Loney at EPA to find out when the Operation and Maintenance Plan (OMP) for the Gowanus Canal will be complete.\u00a0Apparently the PRPs will be responsible for carrying out the OMP regarding the cap and the water quality.\u00a0Katia to follow again with Natalie.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>NEW ISSUES<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">1. DEFERRED:\u00a0State issued its water quality determinations for various water bodies, including the Canal.\u00a0Result \u2013 Gowanus Canal is now a Class SC waterbody which is what we initially asked for (though we followed by asking for Class SB).\u00a0Cup half full, I guess.\u00a0There is some indication that SC will allow\u00a0swimmable water quality standards to be legally enforceable in the\u00a0canal.\u00a0Riverkeeper will give an update.\u00a0Deeper discussion with Em Ruby and Mike Dulong, who said they can attend the December 1 meeting.\u00a0\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/link.edgepilot.com\/s\/f6a68fad\/8LGwi7kO_UGxhg38H5AVYQ?u=https:\/\/dec.ny.gov\/regulatory\/regulations\/proposed-emergency-recently-adopted-regulations\/water-revisions\/saline-water-quality-standards-and-reclassification\">https:\/\/link.edgepilot.com\/s\/f6a68fad\/8LGwi7kO_UGxhg38H5AVYQ?u=https:\/\/dec.ny.gov\/regulatory\/regulations\/proposed-emergency-recently-adopted-regulations\/water-revisions\/saline-water-quality-standards-and-reclassification<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">2. Joan will re-send draft comments that can be edited however anyone wants if they want to comment:\u00a0Parcels 1 &amp; 2 of Public Place are being divided up and DEC is planning to investigate using ISS and ISGS at the site.\u00a0Comment period ends December 5.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">3. Natalie\u2019s Q&amp;As that affect Water Quality were shared in the meeting announcement.\u00a0We discussed up to number 8. Attendees must go over\u00a0Natalie\u2019s Q&amp;As to see if there are further questions. Corinne will craft a follow-up regarding continued CSOs in the Canal (Natalie Q.2).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">4. DEFERRED:\u00a0Draft inquiry to EPA [?] re:\u00a0Sewershed in Gowanus and issues related to the Atlantic Yards Project and the BMT project.\u00a0Our infrastructure cannot possibly take all that.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">To view a recording of the meeting, please <a href=\"https:\/\/us06web.zoom.us\/rec\/share\/jM4Hy7UVfKXYUICuS3BjdEePvnCq0iD62Pnqk3paVg3Bb3t8o938-njkOS16aJ8-.kuaGJ0AWFlPu0vk3\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">click here<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Attendees: Joan Salome-Rodriguez (Moderator), Corinne Brenner, Erica Eliason, Katia Kelly, Louis Kleinman, Emily Mitchell, Jason Schwartzman, Susan Yung Housekeeping: 1. 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