Initially, local residents resisted the EPA's proposed cleanup methods, as they feared that the toxic waste retrieved from the canal would instead be displaced onto nearby public areas. By 2013, the NYCDEP was planning to reduce the sewage content of the canal by repairing a tunnel that flushes fresh water into the Gowanus. The repair would mitigate, but not completely eliminate, the sewage problem. On September 27, 2013, the EPA approved a clean-up plan for the Gowanus Canal. The plan, which would cost $506 million and be completed by 2022, divided the canal into three segments split by 3rd Street and the Hamilton Avenue Bridge. The plan entails three steps: dredging contaminated sediment from the bottom of the canal; capping the dredged areas; and implementing controls on combined sewer overflows to prevent future contamination. It also involves excavating and restoring approximately of the former 1st Street Basin and of the former 5th Street Basin. The restoration is expected to be paid for by the host of entities deemed "responsible parties" for the pollution by the EPA, including Brooklyn Gas and Electric, now doing business as National Grid and the City of New York.