Newtown Creek Superfund East Branch Cleanup: Public Comment Period Ends
Friday, September 27th at 11:59 PM
EPA issued a proposed cleanup plan to on Wednesday, August 28th, 2024to address contamination related to the Newtown Creek Superfund site in the East Branch portion of the creek in Brooklyn and Queens, New York. They are inviting public input and comments on the plan during a 30-day comment period which runs from August 28 to September 27, 2024. Written comments should be postmarked by September 27, 2024 and emailed to Caroline Kwan, Remedial Project Manager, [email protected] .
EPA will hold a public meeting to present the proposed cleanup plan and take public comments on Wednesday, September 18, 2024 at 6:30 p.m. The in-person meeting will be held at the Chatroom at Elsewhere, located at 599 Johnson Avenue, Brooklyn, New York.
To attend the meeting virtually, register here: https://usepa.zoomgov.com/meeting/register/vJItd-6spzoiGSfaTmPGUoT_YeJV1kdDPXY
To learn more about the public meeting, and to review site related documents including the proposed plan, visit www.epa.gov/superfund/newtown-creek or contact Natalie Loney at [email protected] or (212) 637-3639.
Relevant documents are linked below: