Newtown Creek NPL Site Community Involvement Plan U.S. Environmental Protection Agency - Region 2 Blank page inserted to facilitate double-sided printing. Newtown Creek Table of Contents Section 1 Introduction ..................................................................................................... 1-1 1.1 Purpose and Goals of the Community Involvement Plan ........................................................................ 1-1 1.2 Regulatory Authority .............................................................................................................................................. 1-2 1.3 Project Structure and Roles .................................................................................................................................. 1-2 1.3.1 Regulatory Oversight ................................................................................................................................. 1-2 Lead Agency.................................................................................................................................................... 1-2 Partner Agencies (Trustees) ................................................................................................................... 1-2 1.3.2 Potentially Responsible Parties ............................................................................................................ 1-3 Newtown Creek Group .............................................................................................................................. 1-4 City of New York ........................................................................................................................................... 1-4 1.4 Community Involvement Plan Structure ........................................................................................................ 1-5 Section 2 Site Description ................................................................................................ 2-1 2.1 Location and Layout ................................................................................................................................................ 2-1 2.2 Physical Description ................................................................................................................................................ 2-2 2.3 Site History .................................................................................................................................................................. 2-5 2.3.1 Early Settlement and Use ......................................................................................................................... 2-5 2.3.2 Industrialization of the Area and Sources of Contamination ................................................... 2-6 Industrial Sources ........................................................................................................................................ 2-6 Municipal Sources ........................................................................................................................................ 2-8 Stormwater Runoff, Seeps, and Other Sources ................................................................................ 2-9 2.3.3 Current Land Use ...................................................................................................................................... 2-11 Maritime Use ................................................................................................................................................ 2-11 Public Access ................................................................................................................................................ 2-11 2.4 Regulatory Involvement to Date ...................................................................................................................... 2-12 2.5 Upcoming Milestones ............................................................................................................................................ 2-13 2.6 Site Exposure Information .................................................................................................................................. 2-15 2.7 Contaminated Sediments Technical Advisory Group Review ............................................................. 2-15 2.7.1 Review Process .......................................................................................................................................... 2-15 2.7.2 Results Related to Community Involvement ................................................................................. 2-16 Section 3 Community Profile ............................................................................................ 3-1 3.1 Demographics ............................................................................................................................................................ 3-1 3.1.1 Brooklyn, NY ................................................................................................................................................. 3-1 Greenpoint, Brooklyn ................................................................................................................................. 3-3 East Williamsburg, Brooklyn .................................................................................................................. 3-4 3.1.2 Queens, NY ..................................................................................................................................................... 3-5 Hunters Point-Sunnyside-West Maspeth, Queens ......................................................................... 3-6 Maspeth, Queens .......................................................................................................................................... 3-8 Ridgewood, Queens ..................................................................................................................................... 3-8 3.1.3 Environmental Justice ............................................................................................................................. 3-10 3.2 Site-Related Local Groups ................................................................................................................................... 3-10 3.2.1 Newtown Creek Community Advisory Group .............................................................................. 3-10 3.2.2 Newtown Creek Alliance (NCA) .......................................................................................................... 3-11 Table of Contents 3.2.3 Neighbors Aligned for Good Growth ................................................................................................ 3-11 3.2.4 Evergreen ..................................................................................................................................................... 3-12 3.2.5 Newtown Creek Monitoring Committee ......................................................................................... 3-12 3.2.6 HarborLAB .................................................................................................................................................. 3-12 3.2.7 North Brooklyn Boat Club .................................................................................................................... 3-13 3.2.8 Long Island Community Boathouse.................................................................................................. 3-13 3.2.9 Open Space Alliance for North Brooklynn ..................................................................................... 3-14 3.2.10 Greenpoint Waterfront Association for Parks and Planning .............................................. 3-14 3.3 Community Involvement History .................................................................................................................... 3-14 3.3.1 Designate a Site Contact ........................................................................................................................ 3-14 3.3.2 Notify Affected Citizens ......................................................................................................................... 3-15 3.3.3 Establish Administrative Record File and Information Repositories ................................ 3-15 3.3.4 Conduct Community Interviews ........................................................................................................ 3-15 3.3.5 Prepare a CIP .............................................................................................................................................. 3-15 3.3.6 Prepare a Website .................................................................................................................................... 3-16 3.3.7 Hold Public Meetings .............................................................................................................................. 3-16 3.3.8 Develop Fact Sheets/Community Updates .................................................................................... 3-16 3.3.9 Set Up an Email Group............................................................................................................................ 3-16 3.3.10 Support the CAG ..................................................................................................................................... 3-16 Section 4 Community Concerns and Issues 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