^ Brownfields 2003 Cleanup Grant Fact Sheet
New Bedford, MA
EPA Brownfields Program
EPA's Brownfields Program empowers states.
communities, and other stakeholders to work together to
prevent, assess, safely clean up, and sustainably reuse
brownfields. A brownfield site is real property, the
expansion, redevelopment, or reuse of which may be
complicated by the presence or potential presence of a
hazardous substance, pollutant, or contaminant. On
January 11, 2002, President George W. Bush signed into
law the Small Business Liability Relief and Brownfields
Revitalization Act. Under the Brownfields Law, EPA
provides financial assistance to eligible applicants through
four competitive grant programs: assessment grants,
revolving loan fund grants, cleanup grants, and job
training grants. Additionally, funding support is provided
to state and tribal response programs through a separate
mechanism.
Community Description
The City of New Bedford was selected to receive
assessment and cleanup grants. The city is located at the
confluence of the Acushnet River estuary and Buzzards
Bay in southeastern Massachusetts. New Bedford has a
population of 93,700, which is declining. This former
whaling center turned to textile and apparel
manufacturing in the late 1800s. New Bedford's industrial
base has eroded due to the departure of manufacturing
industries and changes in fishing industry policies. New
Bedford is a Brownfields Showcase Community with
more than 220 acres of brownfields. Many of the city's
brownfields are located within a state-designated
Environmental Justice Population Area. Approximately
43 percent of residents in this area are children or senior
citizens. Community input has played a vital role in
developing sustainable reuse plans for brownfields sites in
New Bedford, and the city will continue to involve the
community in site assessment, cleanup, and reuse planning.
Assessment Grant
$200,000 for hazardous substances
$200,000 for petroleum
EPA has selected the City of New Bedford for a
brownfields assessment grant. Grant funds will be
used to conduct assessments at four sites
contaminated by hazardous substances within the
Payne-Alden-Elco Revitalization Area, a centrally
located area with mixed commercial, industrial,
and residential land uses. Grant funds also will be
used to prepare an inventory of sites contaminated
by petroleum and conduct assessments of sites
suspected of petroleum contamination. In addition,
grant funds will be used to continue the city's
community involvement efforts.
Cleanup Grant
$85,000 for hazardous substances
$135,000 for petroleum
EPA has selected the City of New Bedford for
three brownfields cleanup grants totaling
$220,000. Grant funds will be used to clean up
hazardous substances contamination at the
Fairhaven Mills Lot 262 site and petroleum
contamination at the Fairhaven Mills Lot 167 site
and the Alden Corrugated site.
Contacts
For further information, including specific grant
contacts, additional grant information, brownfields
news and events, and publications and links, visit
the EPA Brownfields Web site
(http://www.epa.gov/brownfields).
EPA Region 1 Brownfields Team
(617)918-1424
EPA Region 1 Brownfields Web site
(http://www.epa.gov/regionl/bro wnfields)
Grant Recipient: City of New Bedford,MA
(508)991-6188
United States
Environmental
Protection Agency
Washington, DC 20450
Solid Waste
and Emergency
Response (5105T)
EPA500-F-03-144
June 2003
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The information presented in this fact sheet comes
from the grant proposal; EPA cannot attest to the
accuracy of this information. The cooperative
agreement for the grant has not yet been
negotiated. Therefore, activities described in this
fact sheet are subject to change.
United States
Environmental
Protection Agency
Washington, DC 20450
Solid Waste
and Emergency
Response (5105T)
EPA500-F-03-144
June 2003
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