(New York, N.Y.) The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced that
its dredging and capping pilot project will begin next week as part of
its overall cleanup of the Gowanus Canal Superfund site in Brooklyn, New
York, one of the nation’s most seriously contaminated bodies of water.
Starting late next week, equipment will be brought in to support the
dredging and removal of approximately 22,000 cubic yards of
contaminated sediment in the Gowanus Canal’s Fourth Street Turning Basin
(located at the intersection of 4th St. and 3rd Ave). The project
includes installation of steel sheeting to support existing bulkheads
during the pilot project. EPA will also monitor air and water during
this project. Work is expected to continue through the spring of 2018.
The dredging and capping pilot will inform the full scale dredging
project. This work is being done in close cooperation with New York
State.
For more info please see Gowanus Superfund Update: EPA Ready To Begin Phase 2 Of Pilot Study At Fourth Street Basin Near Whole Foods
