A serious source of pollution in the Gowanus Canal comes when the sewer tanks at the canal’s head overflow during a heavy rainfall: human waste spews into the canal. Anyone who lives nearby has smelled it after a rain storm.
Part of the EPA’s cleanup plan for the Superfund site involves building out two gigantic holding tanks that will retain sewage during heavy rainfall until it can be pumped out to treatment plants. The EPA has charged New York City with building these tanks.
But where? Of the 86 potential locations the city suggested, many are already unavailable, such as the Whole Foods site and the Lightstone Group site. And now the NYC Department of Environmental Protection wants community input on the matter: they will be holding a public meeting tomorrow evening, September 17th, to discuss the potential location for the two combined stage retention tanks, and all residents are invited to attend. Here are the details:
Wednesday, September 17, 2014
6 PM to 8 PM
Wyckoff Gardens Community Center
280 Wyckoff Street, Brooklyn
