A long-delayed project critical to the success of the Gowanus Canal Superfund cleanup reached an early milestone last week, as the city finished excavating space for a massive underground sewer ...

A long-delayed project critical to the success of the Gowanus Canal Superfund cleanup reached an early milestone this week, as the city finished excavating space for a massive underground sewer ...

The city broke ground yesterday on the first of two long-delayed sewage overflow tanks ... for new residential development, therefore putting a greater burden on the neighborhood’s sewer ...

At 30 ft below the roadway, the 60-year-old combined sanitary and storm sewer was prone ... heightening the risk of overflow. While rehabilitation was desperately needed, New York City’s Dept.

It's a 8 million gallon underground tank that will capture sewage overflow into the Gowanus Canal which happens when it rains. It's one of two tanks near the canal being constructed. "By having a ...

But the years preceding were wet, with big storms frequently overburdening the city’s sewer ... and tanks for periods of high rainfall, could also help. Spring is here, and New York is warming ...

About two months later, 8.65 inches of rain fell on New York ... tank specializing in economic and policy research, this means that cities bear most of the financial burden of addressing outdated ...