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With hundreds of miles of combined sewers that carry both sewage and stormwater, massive overflows are common after even small rainfalls, fouling areas like the Gowanus Canal.

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A Score Of Companies Could Share Bill For Gowanus Cleanup

By Kieran K. Meadows and Mike Reicher | July 15, 2010

The Brooklyn canal’s Superfund designation has triggered a hunt for the corporations responsible for more than a century of pollution.

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