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YES to Superfund Designation for the Gowanus Canal
- Target: U.S. Senator Charles Schumer, U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand, Congresswoman Nydia Velazquez, Congresswoman Yvette Clark, Congressman Jerrold Nadler, NYS Governor David Paterson, NYS Senator Velmanette Montgomery, NYS Senator Daniel Sq
- Sponsored by: Individuals concerned about health and safety of the Gowanus district and it's surrounding neighborhoods
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency agrees the Gowanus District in Brooklyn, New York is an "Estuary of National Significance" and is "unbelievably highly contaminated" with tar, PCBs, sewage, lead, mercury and arsenic.
The EPA has the tools to lead a comprehensive and inclusive cleanup. Our community has known for generations that this is a toxic public health hazard. Superfund designation for the Gowanus provides the strongest solution for a cleaner and safer district and its surrounding communities.
The EPA has the tools to lead a comprehensive and inclusive cleanup. Our community has known for generations that this is a toxic public health hazard. Superfund designation for the Gowanus provides the strongest solution for a cleaner and safer district and its surrounding communities.
We the undersigned, wish to express our support for the nomination of the Gowanus Canal to the National Priorities List and designation as a Superfund site. We are convinced that it will take an all-inclusive, EPA supervised total remediation to restore this area to well being fit for all of its possible uses. Only the Federal Government's Superfund program is capable of offering such a remediation plan and process. We ask that the United States Environmental Protection Agency expedite the Gowanus Canal NPL nomination and Super-fund designation, and bring all of its considerable resources to correct this totally unacceptable condition.
Sincerely,
The Undersigned
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"Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world; indeed, it%u2019s the only thing that ever has."
Margaret Mead
The Gowanus Canal is on the eve of an historic decision: SUPERFUND DESIGNATION.
Your support of the petition to designate the Gowanus on the National Priority List has rallied many of our elected officials and the EPA to respond.
Our petition has been a great success, but we each have the responsibility to complete this journey together.
So PLEASE provide your final comments in support of the EPA to remediate the Gowanus Canal.
It is critical to submit your remarks to the EPA before their approaching DEADLINE of July 8th, the conclusion of the public comment period.
Send your comment by email to: superfund.docket@epa.gov
(reference: Superfund Docket ID EPA-HQ-SFUND-2009-0063)
OR follow the link below:
http://www.regulations.gov/fdmspublic/component/main?main=SubmitComment&o=090000648094b7d2
THANK YOU for supporting the petition, but more importantly, thank you for supporting the EPA to clean the Gowanus Canal.
www.SUPERFUNDGOWANUS.org
"Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world; indeed, it%u2019s the only thing that ever has."
Margaret Mead
The Gowanus Canal is on the eve of an historic decision: SUPERFUND DESIGNATION.
Your support of the petition to designate the Gowanus on the National Priority List has rallied many of our elected officials and the EPA to respond.
Our petition has been a great success, but we each have the responsibility to complete this journey together.
So PLEASE provide your final comments in support of the EPA to remediate the Gowanus Canal.
It is critical to submit your remarks to the EPA before their approaching DEADLINE of July 8th, the conclusion of the public comment period.
Send your comment by email to: superfund.docket@epa.gov
(reference: Superfund Docket ID EPA-HQ-SFUND-2009-0063)
OR follow the link below:
http://www.regulations.gov/fdmspublic/component/main?main=SubmitComment&o=090000648094b7d2
THANK YOU for supporting the petition, but more importantly, thank you for supporting the EPA to clean the Gowanus Canal.
www.SUPERFUNDGOWANUS.org
"Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world; indeed, it%u2019s the only thing that ever has."
Margaret Mead
The Gowanus Canal is on the eve of an historic decision: SUPERFUND DESIGNATION.
Your support of the petition to designate the Gowanus on the National Priority List has rallied many of our elected officials and the EPA to respond.
Our petition has been a great success, but we each have the responsibility to complete this journey together.
So PLEASE provide your final comments in support of the EPA to remediate the Gowanus Canal.
It is critical to submit your remarks to the EPA before their approaching DEADLINE of July 8th, the conclusion of the public comment period.
Send your comment by email to: superfund.docket@epa.gov
(reference: Superfund Docket ID EPA-HQ-SFUND-2009-0063)
OR follow the link below:
http://www.regulations.gov/fdmspublic/component/main?main=SubmitComment&o=090000648094b7d2
THANK YOU for supporting the petition, but more importantly, thank you for supporting the EPA to clean the Gowanus Canal.
www.SUPERFUNDGOWANUS.org
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