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- Past Meeting Presentations
- Community Updates on Site Activities
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New Bedford Harbor & Aerovox Public Information Opportunities
EPA Opens Workgroup for Harbor Cleanup Project
This Technical Working Group is for interested members of the public and environmental groups, regarding the design, construction, and use of a Lower Harbor Confined Aquatic Disposal Cell (CAD cell) in New Bedford Harbor.
This project is part of the cleanup for the New Bedford Harbor Superfund Site and will permanently address about 300,000 cubic yards of sediment contaminated with PCBs. EPA made a decision to use the CAD cell in March of 2011 after receiving public comments on this proposal.
This workgroup will allow EPA to share greater technical detail about the project with the public. Just recently, EPA issued a technical advisory grant to the Buzzards Bay Coalition to assist the surrounding communities' understanding of the issues regarding the use of the CAD cell and other cleanup projects for the harbor site.
Members of the workgroup will be asked to regularly attend the day time, working meetings, as well as review and provide comments on the project plans. Member input will be discussed and considered as the plans are further developed.
If you are interested in joining or have any questions, please contact Dave Lederer, U.S. EPA by telephone at 617-918-1325 or by email at lederer.dave@epa.gov
EPA holds regular opportunities to learn about the cleanups in the area. Check back for the latest or sign up for our e-mail alerts to stay informed!
We strive to ensure that meeting spaces are fully accessible. Translation services can be made available upon request. If you have any further questions or special needs, please contact Kelsey O'Neil U.S. EPA Toll Free 1-888-372-7341 ext. 8-1799
We strive to ensure that meeting spaces are fully accessible. Translation services can be made available upon request. If you have any further questions or special needs, please contact Kelsey O'Neil U.S. EPA Toll Free 1-888-372-7341 ext. 8-1799
Public Meeting Agendas and Summaries
- November 3, 2016 Meeting
- Agenda (PDF) (1 pg, 670 K, About PDF)
- Site Update Presentation from the EPA Public Information Meeting at the New Bedford Whaling National Historical Park (PDF) (27 pp, 5.7 MB, About PDF)
- Riverside Park Map and Community Involvement Update Presentation from the EPA Public Information Meeting at the New Bedford Whaling National Historical Park (PDF) (9 pg, 1.9 MB, About PDF)
- November 5, 2015 Meeting
- Agenda (PDF) (1 pg, 459 K, About PDF)
- April 23, 2015 Meeting
- Agenda (PDF) (1 pg, 749 K)
- October 22, 2014 Meeting
- Agenda (PDF) (2 pp, 458 K)
- March 13, 2014 Meeting
- Public Meeting Agenda (PDF) (1 pg, 504 K )
- May 26, 2011 Meeting
- Meeting Notes (PDF) (4 pp, 236 K) (Aerovox Demolition Update, Signing up for Cell Phone Updates, 2011 Superfund Dredging Plan)
- March 31, 2011 Meeting
- Agenda (Aerovox Schedule & Emergency Plans, CAD Cell ESD and Public Involvement)
- February 24, 2011 Meeting
- Agenda (PDF) (2 pp, 283 K) (State Enhanced Remedy, Project Website, 2011 Harbor Dredging, Aerovox Schedule)
- Meeting Notes (PDF) (4 pp, 314 K)
- December 8, 2010 Meeting
- Agenda (Aerovox Demolition, Seafood Monitoring, Dredging Budget, State Enhanced Remedy, CAD Cell ESD Public Comments)
- Meeting Notes (PDF) (5 pp, 251 K)
- EPA to Congressman Barney Frank Re: 2009 - 2010 Harbor Funding (PDF) (2 pp, 543 K)
- October 28, 2010 Meeting
- Agenda (Shipwreck Discovery, Aerovox Pre-Demolition Plans, Hurricane Barrier PCB Migration Study, Harbor 5 Year Review, State Enhanced Remedy)
- Meeting Notes (PDF) (4 pp, 311 K)
- September 30, 2010 Meeting
- Agenda (Updated Locally-Caught Seafood Guidance, Aerovox Demolition, 2010 Harbor Dredging Report, CAD Cell ESD Comment Period)
Past Meeting Presentations
- November 5, 2015 Meeting
- 2015 Upper Harbor Hydraulic Dredging Schematic Poster (PDF) (1 pg, 805 K)
- Long Term Monitoring Program 2014 Collection Poster (PDF) (1 pg, 2.4 MB)
- Long Term Monitoring Program Overview Poster (PDF) (1 pg, 1.4 MB)
- Lower Harbor Winter Dredge Areas Showing EPA CAD Cells Poster (PDF) (1 pg, 582 K)
- Lower Harbor Dredge Areas Showing EPA CAD Cells Poster (PDF) (1 pg, 606 K)
- April 23, 2015 Meeting
- EPA Public Informational Meeting (PDF) (6 pp, 1.1 MB)
- Presentation Slides Regarding Status Update on Ambient Air Monitoring (PDF) (14 pp, 1.9 MB)
- Presentation Slides Regarding EPA Community Involvement and Institutional Control Plan for Seafood Consumption (PDF) (9 pp, 1.3 MB)
- Presentation Slides Regarding Issuance of Draft Fifth Explanation of Significant Differences (ESD5) (PDF) (13 pp, 1.1 MB)
- Lower Harbor Confined Aquatic Disposal Cell (LHCC) (PDF) (5 pp, 1.1 MB)
- September 22, 2014 Town of Fairhaven Meeting
- 2014 Ambient Air Sampling Station Locations (PDF) (1 pg, 871 K)
- CAD Cell Process Figure (PDF) (1 pg, 523 K)
- Lower Harbor Management Units (PDF) (1 pg, 4.6 MB)
- Sept 29 2014 Overview Slides (PDF)(10 pp, 2.7 MB)
- NBH Site Figure (PDF) (1 pg, 638 K)
- March 13, 2014 Meeting
- Meeting Presentation Slides (PDF) (12 pp, 1.9 MB )
- Lower Harbor Confined Aquatic Cell (LHCC) Slides (PDF) (14 pp, 1.9 MB)
- Map of Lower Harbor 1 (PDF) (1 pg, 3.4 MB)
- Map of Lower Harbor 2 (PDF) (1 pg, 3.7 MB)
- Map of Upper Harbor (PDF) (1 pg, 4.1 MB)
- June 13, 2013 Meeting
- EPA Dredge Season 2013 (PDF) (11 pp, 1.1 MB)
- DEP Seafood Presentation (PDF) (15 pp, 2.5 MB)
- CAD Cell Presentation (PDF) (15 pp, 2.2 MB)
- Supplemental Consent Decree Presentation (PDF) (3 pp, 932 K)
- May 26, 2011 Meeting
- 2011 Superfund Dredge Season Look Ahead (PDF) (18 pp, 3.2 MB)
- February 24, 2011 Meeting
- About the State Enhanced Remedy Program (PDF) (4 pp, 286 K)
- December 8, 2010 Meeting
- New Bedford Harbor PCB in Seafood Analysis (PDF) (18pp, 956 K)
- June 24, 2010 Meeting
- Presentation Given at the June 24, 2010 Public Meeting (PDF) (33 pp, 36.7 MB)
- April 29, 2010 Meeting
- Presentation Given at the April 29, 2010 Public Meeting (PDF) (22 pp, 24.5 MB)
- January 2010 Meeting
- April 30, 2009 Meeting
- October 30, 2008 Meeting
- Presentation Given at the October 30, 2008 Public Meeting (PDF) (57 pp, 37.3 MB)
- November 4, 2004 Meeting
Community Updates of Site Activities
- July 2016 (PDF) (3 pp, 520 K)
- February 3, 2014
- November 19, 2013
- July 19, 2013