tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36892255.post8761348963738869869..comments2024-03-15T02:20:33.062-04:00Comments on Pardon Me For Asking: EPA Region 2 Releases Its Proposed Plan For The Superfund Clean-Up Of The Gowanus CanalKellyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17882047670852126739noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36892255.post-91319715911449565732013-01-03T09:35:01.597-05:002013-01-03T09:35:01.597-05:00The balloons are designed for tunnels & the Ha...The balloons are designed for tunnels & the Hamilton Avenue Bridge is a "tunnel" entrance to the Canal that is partially flooded by tidal waters. The engineers can make it work if the EPA is willing to pay. <br /><br />Sandy's elevation was 3ft above normal high tide. Designing for 10 ft would be wasteful. see:<br />http://enr.construction.com/buildings/building_types/2012/1231-coping-in-the-wake-of-superstorm-sandy.asp<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36892255.post-88471494483424505582013-01-02T20:45:51.968-05:002013-01-02T20:45:51.968-05:00Maybe since the sea levels are supposed to rise te...Maybe since the sea levels are supposed to rise ten feet, build the bulkheads ten feet higher? wiht a system of locks so they are lower during rainfalls, higher during storms? for a half billion dollars, we should be getting a complete solution here - if not, the Gowanus will be permanently over bond street to 4th avenue by end of the century and the half a billion would be a 30-50 year "solution"Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36892255.post-69637248198180678362013-01-02T16:47:01.941-05:002013-01-02T16:47:01.941-05:00Rising sea waters are a global issue and not addre...Rising sea waters are a global issue and not addressed by this local project. However, once the pollution in the Canal is remediated and capped and the COS issue properly addressed, the next time the Canal overflows its banks, the issue will "only" be flooding, not also contamination. <br /><br />Not sure if Anonymous 2:43 is being facetious, but the balloons discussed in the NY Times article are designed for tunnels, not open waters.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36892255.post-33828469812551155082013-01-02T14:43:34.699-05:002013-01-02T14:43:34.699-05:00Higher sea walls are unnessary - a $400K balloon u...Higher sea walls are unnessary - a $400K balloon under the Hamilton Avenue bridge will prevent Gowanus flooding. see:<br /><br />http://www.nytimes.com/2012/11/20/science/creating-a-balloonlike-plug-to-hold-back-floodwaters.html?pagewanted=all&_r=0<br /><br />The EPA plans should include a balloon.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36892255.post-89080321977854209412013-01-02T13:59:48.676-05:002013-01-02T13:59:48.676-05:00and how would you suggest the remedy fix sea level...and how would you suggest the remedy fix sea level rise? build a wall around the entire NY Harbor?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36892255.post-69316494785266301262013-01-02T11:08:36.990-05:002013-01-02T11:08:36.990-05:00Does the plan address rising sea levels at all? Wi...Does the plan address rising sea levels at all? Will the remedy and cost be worth it if the Gowanus overflows by end of the century?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com