Category Archives: Public Health

WAIT…

Good news for water quality and CSO education: NYCDEP has just begun a pilot program to help inform people when sewers are overflowing and the importance of limiting water use during rain events. The best part is that the pilot is running in the Newtown Creek watershed! If you are a resident living in the […]

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Newtown Creek SAMPLES: Water Quality Testing Program for 2016

NCA is excited to launch Newtown Creek SAMPLES, an intensive water quality monitoring program funded by the Greenpoint Community Environmental Fund and the Office of the New York State Attorney General and the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation. The program will be run by NCA in conjunction with the Environmental Science department at LaGuardia […]

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Superfund Meeting: March 22

(photo via NCA instagram) Save the Date: The next Newtown Creek Community Advisory Group (CAG) meeting will be held on Tuesday, March 22. The EPA will be discussing Point Sources. We will also be introducing two newly assigned CAG support consultants and voting on a new co-chair for the Steering Committee. The meetings are open to the public and provide opportunity […]

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Superfund CAG Meeting: December 16th

The next meeting for the Newtown Creek Superfund Community Advisory Group (CAG) is coming up. These quarterly meetings provide residents and Creek stakeholders the opportunity to get the latest updates on the Superfund investigation and cleanup from the EPA and other relevant agencies. To learn more about the CAG, including how to officially join as […]

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