The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency finalized an agreement with the city of New York that secures the design of the larger of two combined sewage and stormwater overflow retention tanks, which are key components of the Gowanus Canal cleanup effort, including both the tank’s size and location. It also requires New York City to undertake activities to prepare that location for the tank installation and to pay EPA’s oversight costs.The final administrative agreement and order released June 9 allows New York City to locate an 8-million-gallon retention tank in New York City’s preferred location (known as the “Head-of-Canal” location), but it also holds
