Newton Creek
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Since the FOGP REFUSE to post to this board, I guess I have to start posting the emails they send me...
"Newtown Creek, the most polluted waterway in New York City, was recently
featured on PBS’s website in their Point of View series. The feature focuses on
the many inspired efforts to realize the full potential of the creek—including
our friends at Riverkeeper and the East River Apprenticeshop. Be sure to visit
the PBS website to read about these efforts and even watch a short film!
In the midst of this great publicity, the third stakeholder task force
meeting of the Newtown Creek Use and Standards Attainment Project (USA) was held on
Wednesday, February 18, 2004. The USA project is sponsored by New York City’s
Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) in conjunction with the
development of a new waste water treatment facility at the edge of the creek. DEP
deserves credit for proposing a new waste water treatment facility that will
increase access to the creek with a new nature walk and provide a more attractive
edifice as far as waste water treatment centers go. The USA project is a
spirited effort to ensure that community voices are included in the planning and
cleaning of the creek. USA projects are planned or underway on waterbodies ranging
from the Gowanus Canal and Bronx River to Jamaica Bay and the Kill van Kull.
The stakeholder committee includes residents from both sides of the creek,
representatives from the local community board (CB 1- Brooklyn), local elected
officials, the Army Corp of Engineers, Riverkeeper, the East River
Apprenticeshop, MWA and more. The project involves multiple phases of work to
understand
how contaminants enter the waterway and how to enhance the water quality in the
future. With this in mind, the USA Project team is developing mathematical
models to discern how water enters the creek and the exact dimensions of the
creek’s drainage basin.The stakeholder team has been instrumental in informing
this research—from explaining how people are currently using the creek and what
neighborhood concerns exist, to detailing points of pollution on the creek,
explaining bridge activity and more.
To stay informed about this important initiative be sure to visit the USA
Project website or attend the next stakeholder meeting on May 26, 2004 from 7:00
to 8:30 PM at the Newtown Creek Waste Water Treatment Center, 329 Greenpoint
Ave. ...and don’t forget to visit the PBS website! "
"Newtown Creek, the most polluted waterway in New York City, was recently
featured on PBS’s website in their Point of View series. The feature focuses on
the many inspired efforts to realize the full potential of the creek—including
our friends at Riverkeeper and the East River Apprenticeshop. Be sure to visit
the PBS website to read about these efforts and even watch a short film!
In the midst of this great publicity, the third stakeholder task force
meeting of the Newtown Creek Use and Standards Attainment Project (USA) was held on
Wednesday, February 18, 2004. The USA project is sponsored by New York City’s
Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) in conjunction with the
development of a new waste water treatment facility at the edge of the creek. DEP
deserves credit for proposing a new waste water treatment facility that will
increase access to the creek with a new nature walk and provide a more attractive
edifice as far as waste water treatment centers go. The USA project is a
spirited effort to ensure that community voices are included in the planning and
cleaning of the creek. USA projects are planned or underway on waterbodies ranging
from the Gowanus Canal and Bronx River to Jamaica Bay and the Kill van Kull.
The stakeholder committee includes residents from both sides of the creek,
representatives from the local community board (CB 1- Brooklyn), local elected
officials, the Army Corp of Engineers, Riverkeeper, the East River
Apprenticeshop, MWA and more. The project involves multiple phases of work to
understand
how contaminants enter the waterway and how to enhance the water quality in the
future. With this in mind, the USA Project team is developing mathematical
models to discern how water enters the creek and the exact dimensions of the
creek’s drainage basin.The stakeholder team has been instrumental in informing
this research—from explaining how people are currently using the creek and what
neighborhood concerns exist, to detailing points of pollution on the creek,
explaining bridge activity and more.
To stay informed about this important initiative be sure to visit the USA
Project website or attend the next stakeholder meeting on May 26, 2004 from 7:00
to 8:30 PM at the Newtown Creek Waste Water Treatment Center, 329 Greenpoint
Ave. ...and don’t forget to visit the PBS website! "
