NEW YORK | Gowanus Canal Rezoning

[abot]

I threw it together myself from all the info I could find on these Gowanus-area projects

[Dior]

cant wait to see this place in like 2 years when most of these projects are done

[Alemel]

Sneak peak into the Canal CSO

[Max]

The CSO tank excavation is about 80% complete.
The temporary supports are enormous.

[bkhights]

[5Bfilms]

The overloaded sewer system currently discharges about 363 million gallons of raw sewage and polluted run-off, or combined sewer overflow (CSO), into the Gowanus Canal each year, spread over about 40 rainfall events.

While planned grey and green infrastructure investments are part of the solution for improving water quality in the Gowanus Canal, they do not fully address CSO. Once these projects are complete, there will still be about 115 million gallons of annual CSO discharge left unmanaged.

Infrastructure – Gowanus Canal Conservancy

So… anybody know what the increase (in millions of gallons) over the existing 363 million in raw sewage the new construction will add to the system? I read somewhere that it’s almost 10,000 residential units, in which case I can see the combined 12 million gallon tanks getting quickly overwhelmed.

[Max]

New developments are not adding to the CSO.
Each is required to build their own retention tank.

[Max]

[Rangerparks]

Are there still plots of land left unclaimed adjacent to the canal?

[Alemel]

335 Bond is getting unwrapped

[5Bfilms]

ooh, that looks really nice

[Alemel]

Yes, looks great - and the corner will have a very dramatic entrance - can wait to see it

[Max]

[Alemel]

There you go!

[Max]

Next guy I see take pictures in the nabe I’ll ask him if it’s you

[Alemel]

you missed me
The new Gowanus street wall:

[Rangerparks]

Is this the hottest area of construction in NYC?

[5Bfilms]

I’m arranging to have Con Ed take down the wires for the upcoming photo shoot.

[Max]

You’re everywhere!

[Max]

CSO tank excavation is complete.

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