What’s been happening with the Newtown Creek CAG?

Curious about the Newtown Creek Superfund site and what the CAG has been doing lately? Here is an update on recent happenings:

• March 27: NYC DEP and US EPA spoke with the CAG about navigational dredging in Whale Creek, CSO sampling, and Superfund process. Click on these links to read the notes from that meeting and view NYC DEP’s presentation.
• May 8: US EPA spoke with the CAG about Human Health Risk Assessment. The EPA asked the CAG for feedback on exposure scenarios (i.e., who is likely to be exposed under both current and future uses at the Newtown Creek Superfund site?). Click on these links to view the presentation and to read the notes from that meeting.
• Everything you ever wanted to know about land (re)use and Superfund sites: the EPA’s Superfund Redevelopment Initiative page.
• If you want to know more about the schedule for the Remedial Investigation/Feasibility Study (currently in progress) at Newtown Creek, here is a timeline from the EPA.

What’s up next with the CAG?

• The CAG steering committee will meet to discuss ideas and priorities for future meetings.
• If you are not a CAG member and are interested in becoming one, learn how to do that here.

Thanks for following the CAG!

CAG meeting tonight!

See you tonight at the Newtown Creek CAG meeting!

When: Wednesday May 8, 6-8pm
Where: Upstairs Meeting Room in Visitor Center at the Newtown Creek WWTP
Address: 329 Greenpoint Avenue, Greenpoint, Brooklyn NY, 11222
(Enter at the intersection of Greenpoint Avenue and Humboldt Street.)
About: Exposure scenarios for the EPA Human Health Risk Assessment.

CAG members are encouraged to come prepared to discuss this document (click on the link to see the document).

Reminder: CAG meeting tomorrow – Wednesday May 8th!

Reminder: Newtown Creek CAG meeting tomorrow, Wednesday, May 8th. Please join! Here are the details:

When: Wednesday May 8, 6-8pm
Where: Upstairs Meeting Room in Visitor Center at the Newtown Creek WWTP
Address: 329 Greenpoint Avenue, Greenpoint, Brooklyn NY, 11222
(Enter at the intersection of Greenpoint Avenue and Humboldt Street.)
About: Exposure scenarios for the EPA Human Health Risk Assessment.

CAG members are encouraged to come prepared to discuss this document (click on the link to see the document).

Meeting location announcement: May 8th CAG meeting

The May 8th CAG meeting about Human Health Risk Assessment will be held in the Visitor Center at the Newtown Creek Wastewater Treatment Plant (upstairs meeting room). Here are the details:

When: Wednesday May 8, 6-8pm
Where: Upstairs Meeting Room in Visitor Center at the Newtown Creek WWTP
Address: 329 Greenpoint Avenue, Greenpoint, Brooklyn NY, 11222
(Enter at the intersection of Greenpoint Avenue and Humboldt Street.)
About: Exposure scenarios for the EPA Human Health Risk Assessment.

CAG members are encouraged to come prepared to discuss this document (click on the link to see the document).

See you then!

Save the Date: May 8 CAG meeting about Human Health Risk Assessment

Save the date for a Newtown Creek CAG meeting on May 8th.

When: Wednesday, May 8, 6:00-8:00 pm
Where: Brooklyn, exact location TBD*
About: EPA Human Health Risk Assessment Process

As part of the remedial investigation/feasibility study (RI/FS) at the Newtown Creek Superfund site, the EPA is conducting a Human Health Risk Assessment. The EPA would like the community’s input on developing appropriate exposure scenarios. CAG members are encouraged to read this document, Current and Future Uses in Newtown Creek for Human Health Risk Assessment, prior to the CAG meeting on May 8, and to come to the meeting ready for a conversation with the EPA about exposure scenarios.

Additional details to come.

*Note: CAG meeting locations alternate between Brooklyn and Queens. The last meeting was in Queens on March 27, 2013.

Followup Materials from the March 27th CAG meeting

Thanks to all who came out to the March 27th CAG meeting at LaGuardia Community College. For those who could not attend, a summary of the meeting will be posted on this website soon. Below are some of the follow up materials from the meeting. All of these materials are also posted in the Resources tab on this website.

NYC DEP’s presentation on dredging in Whale Creek

EPA RI/FS informational handout – information about the remedial investigation/feasibility study phase of the Superfund process (this handout was distributed at the 3/27/13 CAG meeting)

This is Superfund – A Community Guide to EPA’s Superfund Program

A Citizen’s Guide to Risk Assessments and Human Health Assessments at Contaminated Sites (an EPA and ATSDR informational document) 

Stay tuned for more information on the Human Health Risk Assessment process for Newtown Creek.

Congratulations to Newtown Creek Alliance!

Congratulations to Newtown Creek Alliance!

Newtown Creek Alliance has been awarded a 2013 Environmental Quality Award. Each year, the US Environmental Protection Agency recognizes those who have demonstrated an outstanding commitment to protecting and enhancing environmental quality and public health.

Read the congratulations letter…

Here’s to Newtown Creek Alliance, dedicated to restoring, revealing, and revitalizing Newtown Creek!

Reminder: Newtown Creek CAG meeting TONIGHT!

REMINDER: Community Advisory Group Meeting Tonight!

Date: Wednesday, March 27
Time: 6-8pm
Location: LaGuardia Community College
31-10 Thomson Ave, E Building, Room E500

Click here for map and subway directions.
Details: Enter the college at the E Building on Thomson Ave and take the elevator immediately to your right to the 5th floor. As you exit the elevator, bear right, and Room E500 is the first room on your left.

CAG meeting Wednesday, 6-8pm at LaGuardia Community College

This Wednesday, March 27

Join the Newtown Creek CAG for a conversation with the EPA and NYCDEP for sharing and learning about Superfund and Newtown Creek.

Date: Wednesday March 27
Time: 6-8pm
Location: LaGuardia Community College
31-10 Thomson Ave, E Building, Room E500
Click here for map and subway directions: http://www.lagcc.cuny.edu/About/Visit/
Enter the college at the E Building, Thomson Ave entrance, and take the elevator to the 5th floor. As you exit the elevator, Room E500 is the first room on your left.

Topics to be discussed include:

• Navigational dredging in Whale Creek
• Sampling for CSOs and other non-point source pollution
• Ongoing information sharing about the Superfund process
• Human Health Risk Assessment

Save the date: Newtown Creek CAG meeting March 27

Newtown Creek CAG Meeting
Wednesday March 27, 6-8pm
Location TBA very soon

A CAG Conversation with the EPA and NYCDEP for sharing and learning about Superfund and Newtown Creek. Topics to be discussed include:

• Navigational dredging in Whale Creek
• Sampling for CSOs and other non-point source pollution
• Ongoing information sharing about the Superfund process
• Human Health Risk Assessment

More details to come.

**March 27 is fast approaching, and we apologize to those who cannot attend due to the quick scheduling. A summary will be available after the meeting. All CAG-related materials are stored on this website so that CAG members and interested parties can stay updated on Newtown Creek activities and information.