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April 17, 2006
No 1. idea for Nets' arena
Urinal proposal would be water-saver
NY Daily News
By Elizabeth Hays
Will Ratner's water-saving measures be enough to offset the increased sewage runoff into the Gowanus Canal if Atlantic Yards is built?
Ratner officials using the new no-flush [urinals] at the 20,500-seat arena would save 1.5 million gallons of water a year.
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Ratner officials also plan to build underground tanks to collect up to 800,000 gallons of storm water runoff, which could be held on rainy days when the sewage system is already overwhelmed.
Or, is the system already overburdened and unable to handle developments currently under construction, much less the density of Atlantic Yards?
But Marlene Donnelly of Friends and Residents of Greater Gowanus said the measures aren't enough.
"The current infrastructure lets sewage into the canal even under dry conditions," said Donnelly. "Even before Ratner's project was on the table this has been an issue down here."
Posted by lumi at April 17, 2006 11:29 AM