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Site Type: Brownfields (BF) 
CITY OF NEW BEDFORD BROWNFIELDS PROGRAM
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| New Bedford, Massachusetts |
| Bristol County |
| Street Address: | City Hall, 133 William Street, New Bedford, MA 02740 |
| Zip Code: | 02740, 02741, 02742, 02743, 02744, 02745, 02746 |
Congressional
District(s): |
04 |
| EPA ID #: | BFMA025 |
| Site ID #: | G107, G108, G129 |
| Site Alias: | |
| Type of Funding: | Site Assessment, Revolving Loan Fund, Cleanup Grant, Job Training |
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Description
The City of New Bedford has received the following EPA Brownfields funding:
Grant Number | Grant Type | Amount | Funding Type | Year Awarded | Status |
BP99119701 | Assessment | $200,000 | Hazardous Substances | 1997 | Closed |
Showcase Community | $200,000 | Hazardous Substances | 2001 |
BT99104401 | Job Training | $200,000 | Job Training | 1998 | Closed |
$75,000 | Job Training | 2001 |
$50,000 | Job Training | 2002 |
BF98191301 | Revolving Loan Fund | $500,000 | Hazardous Substances | 2000 | Active |
BF98196001 | Assessment | $200,000 | Hazardous Substances | 2003 | Closed |
$200,000 | Petroleum |
BF98195901 | Cleanup of Fairhaven Mills - Lot 262, 94 Sawer Street | $85,000 | Hazardous Substances | 2003 | Closed |
Cleanup of Fairhaven Mills - Lot 167, 120 Sawer Street | $35,000 | Petroleum |
BF97107501 | Cleanup of Reliable Truss SIte, 246 River Road | $200,000 | Hazardous Substances | 2004 | Active |
BF97181201 | Cleanup of Payne Cutlery Site, 295 Phillips Avenue | $200,000 | Hazardous Substances | 2007 | Active |
BF97193601 | Assessment | $200,000 | Hazardous Substances | 2008 | Active |
$200,000 | Petroleum |
| Job Training | $200,000 | Job Training | 2009 | New |
Total | $2,745,000 | |
Current Status
JOB TRAINING: The City of New Bedford, a Brownfields Showcase Community, partnered with New Directions and Bristol Community College on a EPA Brownfields Job Training pilot program. A 17-week Environmental Tech Aide program was offered twice each year. Thirty-nine participants completed the program over a two-year period. Prior to entering this program, many participants were unemployed, ‘welfare to work’, or otherwise disadvantaged. After completing the program, many are now employed full-time and earning living wages with full benefits.
ASSESSMENT: Sites assessed include Standard Times Field, Dawson Brewery, 20 Dartmouth Street & 280 North Street.
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Links to Other Information
Public Record Locations
EPA New England Records Center, One Congress Street, Boston, MA 02114 (617) 918-1440
Contacts
| JOE FERRARI |
| EPA Project Manager |
| Address: | One Congress Street, Suite 1100 (HBT), Boston, MA 02114-2023 |
| Phone #: | 617-918-1105 |
| E-Mail Address: | ferrari.joe@epa.gov |
| Additional Comments: | Assessment, RLF & Cleanup Grants |
| MARCUS HOLMES |
| EPA Project Manager #2 |
| Address: | One Congress Street, Suite 1100 (HBT), Boston, MA 02114-2023 |
| Phone #: | 617-918-1630 |
| E-Mail Address: | holmes.marcus@epa.gov |
| Additional Comments: | Job Training Grant |
| SCOTT ALFONSE |
| Local Contact |
| Address: | 133 William Street, New Bedford, MA 02740 |
| Phone #: | 508-979-1487 |
| E-Mail Address: | scotta@ci.newbedford.ma.us |
| Career Center Providing Training | JANINE WILSON, Director Business Development |
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| Address: | New Directions, 181 Hillman Street, New Bedford, MA 02740 |
| Phone #: | 508-979-1663 |
| E-Mail Address: | jleite@detma.org |
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