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Welcome to the Gowanus Superfund Document Library. On This page you will find a variety information associated with the Superfund site designation and ongoing cleanup. The index below shows how these files are organized.

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Notices and Advisories
Key Documents
EPA Documents
Pilot Study Progress Reports

Notices and Advisories

Carroll Street Bridge Construction Notice – 11/03/202511/03/2025
Carroll Street Bridge Construction Notice – 10/20/202510/20/2025
Carroll Street Bridge Closure Notice – 05/01/20255/1/2025
Carroll Street Bridge Closure Notice – 03/01/20253/1/2025
Carroll Street Bridge Update– 10/21/202410/21/2024
Carroll Street Bridge Update– 02/01/20242/1/2024
Union Street Bridge Closure Notice – 06/06/20236/6/2023
Union Street Bridge Closure Notice – 12/19/202212/19/2022
Union Street Bridge Closure Notice – 6/30/20226/39/2022
Union Street Bridge Closure Notice – 5/27/20225/27/2022
Recreational Boating Remains Prohibited in the Gowanus Canal – 3/24/223/24/2022
Carroll Street Bridge Closure Notice – 3/16/223/16/2022
Union Street Bridge Closure Notice – 3/7/20223/7/2022
Carroll Street Bridge Closure Notice – 1/4/221/4/2022
Union Street Bridge Maintenance: Thursday, November 4 – Friday, November 510/28/2021
Union Street Bridge Maintenance; 10/18/2110/18/2021
Carroll Street Bridge Closure Notice – 11/4/2111/4/2021
US Coast Guard Notice to Mariners – Dredging, Sheet Pile Driving; 04/30/20214/30/2021
US Coast Guard Notice to Mariners – Dredging, Sheet Pile Driving; 11/3/202011/3/2020
US Coast Guard Notice to Mariners – Anchorage Mooring Balls; 10/28/202010/28/2020
US Coast Guard Notice to Mariners – Air Curtain; 10/12/202010/12/2020
US Coast Guard Notice to Mariners – Floating Dock and Gangway; 10/12/202010/12/2020
NYSDEC – No Fishing, Swimming, Boating Advisory; 8/22/20198/22/2019

Key Documents

Cultural Resources Monitoring Plan RTA 2 6/17/2024
Gowanus Canal Programmatic Agreement 5/12/2023
Community Air Monitoring Plan RTA 2 2/17/2023
Cultural Resources Monitoring Plan RTA 1 October 2022
Community Air Monitoring Plan RTA 1 2/23/2021

EPA Documents

Gowanus RTA2 Fact Sheet #9 January 2025 – SpanishDecember 2025
Gowanus RTA2 Fact Sheet #9 January 2025 – EnglishDecember 2025
Gowanus RTA2 Fact Sheet #8 January 2025 – SpanishDecember 2025
Gowanus RTA2 Fact Sheet #8 January 2025 – EnglishDecember 2025
Gowanus RTA2 Dredging Fact Sheet January 2025January 2025
Gowanus CSO Tank Fact Sheet December 2024December 2024
Gowanus RTA1 Dredging Fact Sheet December 2022December 2022
Gowanus RTA1 Dredging Fact Sheet December 2022 (Spanish)December 2022
Gowanus RTA1 Dredging Fact Sheet March 2022March 2022
Gowanus RTA1 Dredging Fact Sheet March 2022 (Spanish)March 2022
Gowanus RTA1 Dredging Fact Sheet July 2021July 2021
Gowanus RTA1 Dredging Fact Sheet July 2021 (Spanish)July 2021
4th Street Turning Basin Dredging & Capping Pilot ProjectOctober 2017
EPA Fact Sheet listing the Gowanus Canal on the NPLMarch 2013
RI Public Fact SheetFebruary 2011
EPA National Priority List Supporting DocumentMarch 2010
EPA Fact Sheet First Phase Gowanus Field WorkDecember 2009
EPA Final Cleanup PlanN/A
Gowanus Administrative Order for Remedial Action (Potentially Responsible Parties)January 2020
Gowanus Administrative Order for Removal ActionApril 2019
EPA Administrative Order for Remedial Design (NYC)May 2014
EPA Administrative Order for Remedial Design (Potentially Responsible Parties)March 2014
Gowanus Administrative Order for Remedial Design (CSO Tanks)September 2013
Gowanus Administrative Order for Remedial Design (Potentially Responsible Parties)September 2013
EPA Record of DecisionSeptember 2013
Administrative Order and Settlement Agreement for the RI/FSApril 2010
Admin Order Settlement Agreement InvestigationApril 2010
Gowanus Canal Superfund Site PresentationApril 2011
Gowanus Canal PRAP Q&A CAG MeetingFebruary 2013
Powerpoint presentation by EPA Gowanus Canal Public MeetingJanuary 2013
EPA March 2012 Enforcement BriefingMarch 2012
EPA Public Information Meeting Presentation January 2012January 24, 2012
Presentation by EPA describing CAGs, TAGs, and TASCJanuary 21, 2010
EPA Presentation on Proposal of Gowanus Canal to NPLApril 14, 2009
Superfund Overview PresentationN/A
Gowanus Canal Superfund Site Potentially Responsible Party Search StatusJanuary 2013
NRRB Comments Memo11/28/2012
CSTAG Recommendations on the Gowanus Canal Superfield Site1/30/2012
Draft Feasibility Study prepared for EPADecember 2011
Draft Gowanus Canal Remedial Investigation ReportJanuary 2011
Hazard Ranking System Documentation RecordApril 2009
EPA Responses to NRRB MemoN/A
Community Involvement PlanN/A
Proposed Remedial Action PlanDecember 2012
EPA Community Update Sheet PRAP12/28/2012
The Gowanus Superfund Community Advisory Group Statement to the EPA on the RODN/A
The Gowanus Canal Conservancy’s Comments on EPA PRAP4/26/2013
Con Ed’s Comments on EPA PRAP4/26/2013
PRP’s Comments on EPA PRAP4/26/2013
Sediment Management Work Group Comments on EPA PRAP4/26/2013
The City of New York Comments on the EPA PRAP4/26/2013
National Grid’s Comments on EPA PRAP4/25/2013
The City of New York Community Board Six Comments on EPA PRAP4/23/2013
Comments on December 2012 Proposed Plan by the Small Parties GroupN/A
Public Health Assessment2/1/2014
Summary of the City’s CSO Sampling Program2013
EPA Exposure to Gowanus Contaminants ChartSeptember 2011
EPA Hurricane Sandy Sampling ResultsN/A

Pilot Study Progress Reports

Gowanus TB4 Weekly Progress Report – Dec.14, 2018Dec.14, 2018
Gowanus TB4 Weekly Progress Report – Dec. 7, 2018Dec. 7, 2018
Gowanus TB4 Weekly Progress Report – Nov. 30, 2018Nov. 30, 2018
Gowanus TB4 Weekly Progress Report – Nov. 21, 2018Nov. 21, 2018
Gowanus TB4 Weekly Progress Report – Nov. 16, 2018Nov. 16, 2018
Gowanus TB4 Weekly Progress Report – Nov. 09, 2018Nov. 09, 2018
Gowanus TB4 Weekly Progress Report – Nov. 02, 2018Nov. 02, 2018
Gowanus TB4 Weekly Progress Report – Oct. 26, 2018Oct. 26, 2018
Gowanus TB4 Weekly Progress Report – Oct. 19, 2018Oct. 19, 2018
Gowanus TB4 Weekly Progress Report – Oct. 12, 2018Oct. 12, 2018
Gowanus TB4 Weekly Progress Report – Oct. 05, 2018Oct. 05, 2018
Gowanus TB4 Weekly Progress Report – Sept. 28, 2018Sept. 28, 2018
Gowanus TB4 Weekly Progress Report – Sept. 14, 2018Sept. 14, 2018
Gowanus TB4 Weekly Progress Report – Sept. 07, 2018Sept. 07, 2018
Gowanus TB4 Weekly Progress Report – Aug. 31, 2018Aug. 31, 2018
Gowanus TB4 Weekly Progress Report – Aug. 24, 2018Aug. 24, 2018
Gowanus TB4 Weekly Progress Report – Aug. 17, 2018Aug. 17, 2018
Gowanus TB4 Weekly Progress Report – Aug. 10, 2018Aug. 10, 2018
Gowanus TB4 Weekly Progress Report – Aug. 3, 2018Aug. 3, 2018
Gowanus TB4 Weekly Progress Report – July 27, 2018July 27, 2018
Gowanus TB4 Weekly Progress Report – July 20, 2018July 20, 2018
Gowanus TB4 Weekly Progress Report – July 13, 2018July 13, 2018
Gowanus TB4 Weekly Progress Report – July 6, 2018July 6, 2018
Gowanus TB4 Weekly Progress Report – June 29, 2018June 29, 2018
Gowanus TB4 Weekly Progress Report – June 22, 2018June 22, 2018
Gowanus TB4 Weekly Progress Report – June 15, 2018June 15, 2018
Gowanus TB4 Weekly Progress Report – June 8, 2018June 8, 2018
Gowanus TB4 Weekly Progress Report – June 1, 2018June 1, 2018
Gowanus TB4 Weekly Progress Report – May 18, 2018May 18, 2018
Gowanus TB4 Weekly Progress Report – May 11, 2018May 11, 2018
Gowanus TB4 Weekly Progress Report – May 4, 2018May 4, 2018
Gowanus TB4 Weekly Progress Report – April 27, 2018April 27, 2018
Gowanus TB4 Weekly Progress Report – April 20, 2018April 20, 2018
Gowanus TB4 Weekly Progress Report – April 13, 2018April 13, 2018
Gowanus TB4 Weekly Progress Report – April 6, 2018April 6, 2018
Gowanus TB4 Weekly Progress Report – March 30, 2018March 30, 2018
Gowanus TB4 Weekly Progress Report – March 23, 2018March 23, 2018
Gowanus TB4 Weekly Progress Report – March 16, 2018March 16, 2018
Gowanus TB4 Weekly Progress Report – March 9, 2018March 9, 2018
Gowanus TB4 Weekly Progress Report – March 2, 2018March 2, 2018
Gowanus TB4 Weekly Progress Report – February 23 2018February 23 2018
Gowanus TB4 Weekly Progress Report – February 16, 2018February 16, 2018
Gowanus TB4 Weekly Progress Report – February 9, 2018February 9, 2018
Gowanus TB4 Weekly Progress Report – February 2, 2018February 2, 2018
Gowanus TB4 Weekly Progress Report – January 26, 2018January 26, 2018
Gowanus TB4 Weekly Progress Report – January 19, 2018January 19, 2018
Gowanus TB4 Weekly Progress Report – January 12, 2018January 12, 2018
Gowanus TB4 Weekly Progress Report – January 5, 2018January 5, 2018
Gowanus TB4 Weekly Progress Report – December 22, 2017December 22, 2017
Gowanus TB4 Weekly Progress Report – December 15, 2017December 15, 2017
Gowanus TB4 Weekly Progress Report – December 8, 2017December 8, 2017
Gowanus TB4 Weekly Progress Report – December 1, 2017December 1, 2017
Gowanus TB4 Weekly Progress Report – November 24 2017November 24 2017
Gowanus TB4 Weekly Progress Report – November 17, 2017November 17, 2017
Gowanus TB4 Weekly Progress Report – October 27, 2017October 27, 2017
Gowanus TB4 Weekly Progress Report – October 20, 2017October 20, 2017
Gowanus TB4 Weekly Progress Report – October 13, 2017October 13, 2017
Gowanus TB4 Weekly Progress Report – October 6, 2017October 6, 2017

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