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City Finishes Its First Big Dig in Gowanus

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The New York City Department of Environmental Protection finished the excavation that will hold an eight-million-gallon underground tank that will intercept and store combined sewage that would otherwise overflow into the Gowanus Canal during rainstorms.

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Brooklyn Paper

Construction of long-delayed Gowanus Canal CSO tank moves forward as city completes excavation • Brooklyn Paper

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 overflow tank. The Red Hook tank — formerly known as the Head End tank — will catch 8 million gallons of rainwater and combined sewer overflow during storms, preventing it from flowing right back into the freshly scrubbed canal. Construction started on Re…

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