2023
March
- Draft six month schedule (updated March 2023) – Mark Schmidt (US EPA Region 2)
- Newtown Creek OU2 sampling program – Chitra Prabhu (HDR Inc.)
- Newtown Creek OU1 lateral groundwater investigation: progress update – Joseph Button (CDM Smith)
February
- Draft five year schedule and draft six month schedule – Mark Schmidt (US EPA Region 2)
- Draft CAG comments on USACE Harbor and Tributaries Study (2/15/2023) – Nick Russell & Sarah Durand
January
- East Branch Early Action Update – Mark Schmidt (US EPA Region 2)
- NY/NJ HATS briefing to Brooklyn Community Board 1 Environmental Protection Committee (abridged) – US ACE / Steve Chesler (BK1)
2022
November
- Operable Unit 1 updates and East Branch early action overview – Stephanie Vaughn & Mark Schmidt (US EPA Region 2)
- Administrative settlement agreement & order on consent for post-ROD monitoring (Operable Unit 2) – US EPA Region 2 & City of New York
October
- NY-NJ Harbor and Tributaries Coastal Storm Risk Management Study – Bryce Wisemiller, US Army Corps of Engineers New York District
September
- CAG-requested updates (estimated cleanup timeline & climate change) – Rupika Ketu & Stephanie Vaughn, US EPA
- Climate Resilience Technical Fact Sheet: Contaminated Sediment Sites – US EPA Office of Superfund Remediation and Technology Innovation
July
- Newtown Creek fish advisory sign locations – Caroline Kwan, US EPA
- Shallow lateral groundwater study staging location images (here and here) and video – Caroline Kwan, US EPA
May
- Newtown Creek Long Term Control Plan Status Update – Mikelle Adgate, NYC DEP
- Newtown Creek Superfund Site and an Introduction to NRDA – Mark Barash, Esq., Office of the Solicitor, US DOI
- Newtown Creek Upland Site Characterization Part I – Michael Haggerty, NYS DEC
April
- Newtown Creek Commercial Navigation Analysis – Lisa Baron, Project Manager, US Army Corps of Engineers New York District
- Newtown Creek OU1 Lateral Groundwater Investigation – Technical Approach
- “Opinion of Dedication for 29th Street,” November 14, 1991 – NYC Law Department (shared by Long Island Railroad)
March
February
2021
November
- Table summarizing NAPL-related studies and data collection to date
- Figures showing NAPL testing as part of RI/FS and NYC DEP investigations
September
July
May
January
2020
December
November
- Role of Risk Assessment and Newtown HHRA Summary – Chuck Nace, Chief – Technical Support Section, USEPA Region 2
- Supplemental Characterization of Shallow Lateral Groundwater Discharge – Robert Schreiber, Vice President, CDM Smith Inc.
- U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) Seepage Reports:
- Seepage Measured at 17 Locations in Newtown Creek, New York (2015) – Donald Rosenberry, U.S. Geological Survey
- Seepage Measured During May and June 2017 at 18 Locations in Newtown Creek, New York (2017) – Donald Rosenberry, U.S. Geological Survey
- USGS Staff Profile Page: Donald Rosenberry
October
- Overview of the Feasibility Study Process (FS 101), Stephanie Vaughn, U.S. EPA Region 2
September
- Contaminated Sediment Technical Advisory Group (CSTAG) recommendations regarding Operable Unit 3 (OU3) of the Newtown Creek Superfund site
July
- Navigation, Dredging and Superfund – Lisa Baron, Project Manager, USACE- New York District
- DEC Annual Update on Upland Sites – Ian Beilby, Chief, Division of Environmental Remediation, NY DEC
June
- De Minimis Presentation (updated) – Michael Mintzer, USEPA Office Regional Counsel
May
- CAG Presentation for the CSTAG (4/29/20) – Willis Elkins, CAG Co-Chair
- DRAFT Informal Notes Document – UNOFFICIAL RECORD (all errors and/or omissions are solely those of CBI) – CBI, CAG Facilitation Team
April:
- OU3 Focused Feasibility for the potential interim early action in the lower two miles of the Creek – USEPA, Region 2
February:
- CAG comments on EPA proposed plan for OU2 (regarding the long-term control plan for combined sewer overflows into the Creek).
2019
December:
October:
- Overview: examples of early interim actions – USEPA, Region 2
- Remedial investigation update – USEPA, Region 2
June:
- Update on Potentially Responsible Party Search and Identification – USEPA, Region 2
- Data Regarding Aeration in Newtown Creek – USEPA, Region 2
- Site Status and Early Action Proposal Overview – USEPA, Region 2
EPA has made the Draft Executive Summary for the Newtown Creek 2019 Draft Remedial Investigation Report available:
The Executive Summary (ES) for the Newtown Creek 2019 Draft Remedial Investigation (RI) Report drafted by the Newtown Creek Group (NCG) is provided below. This draft of the report is currently under review by EPA, and EPA stakeholders, and has not been approved. EPA is not in agreement with all statements made in the Executive Summary. For example, the language in the ES makes statements regarding background values, NAPL distribution in the creek, and discharges to the creek that EPA expects to comment on. The final version of the RI report will reflect EPA comments, discussions with stakeholders and technical discussions with the PRPs.
Draft Remedial Investigation Executive Summary.
May:
- Multiple Lines of Evidence and Modeling – what do these terms mean and how are they used? – Environmental Protection Agency, Region 2
- Newtown Creek Uplands Update to the NPL Site Community Advisory Group – New York State Department of Environmental Conservation
March:
- Newtown Creek Superfund Site Modeling Overview for Technical CAG Meeting – Environmental Protection Agency, Region 2
February:
- U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Region 2
- Focused feasibility study of NYC Long Term Control Plan for Newtown Creek to determine whether controls of combined sewer overflows will be consistent with Superfund needs: Stephanie Vaughn
- Newtown Creek Baseline Ecological Risk Assessment Summary: Chuck Nace
2018
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Region 2 – February
– Sediment Contamination Data Overview: Caroline Kwan, Mark Schmidt and Stephanie Vaughn
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Region 2 – March
– PRP Search and Identification: Michael Mintzer
Congresswoman Velázquez’s Office – March
– Superfund Enhancement Act Overview and Q&A: Dan Wiley
Consensus Building Institute (CBI) – June
– Introduction of and Discussion with CBI: Patrick Field
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Region 2 – July
– Biota Sampling: Chuck Nace
– CSTAG Recommendations & Progress: Caroline Kwan and Anne Rosenblatt
Consensus Building Institute (CBI) – September
– CAG Process Review: Pat Field
CAG Technical Committee – September
– CAG letter to EPA on the BERA: Willis Elkins
CAG Technical Committee – November
– Newtown Creek Nov CAG Presentation BERA Summary: Chuck Nace (EPA)
2017
New York City Economic Development Corporation – April
– Impacts of New York City’s Waterways: Ryan White
New York City Department of Environmental Protection – July
– Newtown Creek Combined Sewer Overflow Long Term Control Plan Update: Mikelle Adgate and Keith Mahoney
Riverkeeper and Perkins + Will – July
– Newtown Creek Community Vision Plan: Chrissy Remein, Sean Dixon, Mike Aziz
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Region 2 – October
– Newtown Creek Remedial Investigation Draft Report Update: Caroline Kwan and Mark Schmidt
2016
EPA Presentation – March
– Point Sources: Caroline Kwan
– Point Sources Categories
NYS DOH Presentation – May
– Health Outcomes Review: James Bowers
Anchor, QEA Presentation – July
– Newtown Creek Remedial Investigation Update
EPA Presentation – October
– Newtown Creek Superfund Site: Walter Mugdan
2015
EPA Presentations – December
– Site Background Data
– Risk Assessment Data
2014
NYC DEP Presentations – February
– City’s Role in Newtown Creek Superfund Site Study: Eileen Mahoney
– NYC Green Infrastructure Program, Newtown Creek: Margot Walker
– NYC CSO Flow Monitoring Project, Newtown Creek: Anthony Maracic
– Restoration Ecology, Newtown Creek: John McLaughlin
NYS DOH Presentations – May
– Newtown Creek Public Health Assessment: Christopher Doroski
– Healthy Choices About Eating Fish You Catch: Regina Keenan
EPA Update – October
– Phase I results and Phase II sampling plan
Video by Mitch Waxman
– Newtown Creek Boat Tour
2013
NYC DEP Presentation – March
– Dredging in Whale Creek
EPA Handout – March
– RI/FS informational handout
EPA Presentation – May
– Human Health Risk Assessment
July
– Ecological Risk Assessment for Superfund
EPA Presentation – November
– Overview of Phase I Investigation
2012
EPA Presentation – May
– A Superfund Discussion
NYS DOH Presentation – July
– Health Outcomes Review
2011
EPA Presentation – June
– CERCLA
Herrick Presentation – October
– New York City Superfund Sites: What Businesses Can Do To Mitigate Impacts
EPA Presentation – October
– Sampling of Newtown Creek
Newtown Creek Superfund Site Community Advisory Group (CAG) 