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Contractors working for the Environmental Protection Agency today began the process of removing debris from the Gowanus Canal’s 4th Street Turning Basin, a necessary first step to facilitate the dredging of toxic materials from the canal bed. The work being performed in the 4th Street Basin, a pilot project that will eventually be replicated throughout the canal, is expected to take several weeks.<\/p>\n

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EPA Community Involvement\u00a0Coordinator Natalie Loney briefs reporters on the start of debris removal from the Gowanus Canal’s 4th Street Turning Basin.<\/small><\/p><\/div>\n

The work is being staged from two large barges, which are supporting two excavators. Sonar scans have revealed 36 large objects in the 4th Street Basin, including two boats, a tree, and several pilings. Dredging is expected to begin in the basin in 2017.<\/p>\n

Click here for a fact sheet<\/a> with more information\u00a0on the debris-removal pilot project.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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