Gowanus Canal
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The Gowanus Canal is a heavily polluted industrial waterway in Brooklyn, New York City, known for its Superfund cleanup status and ongoing waterfront redevelopment efforts.
Statements (54)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Superfund site
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canal ⓘ industrial waterway ⓘ |
| addedToSuperfundNationalPrioritiesList | 2010 ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Gowanus neighborhood rezoning ⓘ |
| cleanupPlan |
capping of canal bed
ⓘ
dredging of contaminated sediments ⓘ reduction of combined sewer overflows ⓘ |
| connectedTo |
Gowanus Bay
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
New York Harbor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| constructed | 19th century ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| crossedBy |
Carroll Street Bridge
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ninth Street Bridge NERFINISHED ⓘ Third Street Bridge NERFINISHED ⓘ Union Street Bridge NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| currentUse |
limited recreational boating
ⓘ
mixed-use redevelopment area ⓘ site of waterfront residential development ⓘ |
| designation | U.S. EPA Superfund site ⓘ |
| environmentalIssues |
contaminated sediments
ⓘ
low dissolved oxygen levels ⓘ odor problems ⓘ |
| governingBody |
New York City Department of Environmental Protection
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
New York State Department of Environmental Conservation NERFINISHED ⓘ United States Environmental Protection Agency NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalUse |
cargo transport
ⓘ
industrial shipping ⓘ manufacturing support ⓘ |
| length |
about 1.8 miles
ⓘ
about 2.7 kilometers ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Brooklyn
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
New York City ⓘ New York State NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nearbyInfrastructure | Gowanus Expressway NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| neighborhood |
Carroll Gardens
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Gowanus NERFINISHED ⓘ Park Slope NERFINISHED ⓘ Red Hook NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor | one of the most polluted waterways in the United States ⓘ |
| opened | 1869 ⓘ |
| pollutionSources |
combined sewer overflows
ⓘ
former manufactured gas plants ⓘ industrial facilities ⓘ stormwater runoff ⓘ |
| primaryPollutants |
coal tar
ⓘ
heavy metals ⓘ petroleum hydrocarbons ⓘ polychlorinated biphenyls ⓘ sewage ⓘ |
| redevelopmentStatus | ongoing waterfront redevelopment ⓘ |
| status |
heavily polluted
ⓘ
tidal canal ⓘ |
| watercourse | Gowanus Creek NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.