Superfund Site:

GOWANUS CANAL
BROOKLYN, NY

Superfund Site Profile

Site Contacts

Community Involvement Coordinator
Natalie Loney
[email protected]
(212) 637-3639

Remedial Project Manager
Victoria Sacks
[email protected]
(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

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency hosted a virtual public meeting on December 10, 2024 to update the community on the second phase of construction of the 8-million-gallon combined sewer overflow, or CSO, retention tank as part of the Gowanus Canal Superfund site cleanup.

You can access the video by clicking here and entering the Passcode: 22412091
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Background

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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