GOWANUS CANAL
BROOKLYN, NY
Superfund Site Profile
Site Contacts
Community Involvement Coordinator
Natalie Loney
(212) 637-3639
Remedial Project Manager
Victoria Sacks
(212) 637-4297
Site Location
Street Address:BUTLER ST (BETWEEN BOND ST AND NEVINS ST
BROOKLYN, NY 11231
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Announcements and Key Topics
Under EPA’s oversight, contractors finished installing several layers of the multilayered cap on the bottom of the northern stretch of the Gowanus Canal. Two of these layers are made of material that will remove contamination in the groundwater that could well up from below, as well as a layer of sand that will protect the treatment layers.
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The Gowanus Canal is a 100-foot wide, 1.8-mile-long canal in the New York City borough of Brooklyn, Kings County, New York. Several communities surround the canal, including Park Slope, Cobble ...
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