Wetland PCB Remediation Cleanup Proposal from the City of New Bedford

September 15, 2005

The City of New Bedford has submitted a plan to EPA describing the City's proposal to address PCB contamination of wetlands near McCoy Field. This new proposal is being reviewed by EPA, and the Agency has not reached any conclusion regarding the wetlands cleanup plan.

In the following documents available on this page, EPA is providing the City's wetlands cleanup proposal to ensure that residents of New Bedford and other interested parties have the opportunity to access this information.

This proposed cleanup plan is separate from the City of New Bedford plan to address PCB contamination at McCoy Field.

• Notice of Intent, Rev. 0, 5-27-05 (pdf) (3.2 MB)
• Notice of Intent , Rev. 1 (Supplemental) 7-20-05 (pdf) (4.4 MB)
• McCoy Risk-Based Cleanup Request, Rev. 0, 6-17-05 (pdf) (11.9 MB)
• 401 Water Quality Certification (BRP WW10 Major Project Cert.), June 20, 2005 (pdf) (905 KB)
• Environmental Notification Form, June 20, 2005 (pdf) (1.2 MB)
• ACOE (Section 404) Permit Application, June 21, 2005 (pdf) (348 KB)
• August 11, 2005 Letter to Conservation Commission (pdf) (494 KB)
• Versar Eco Assessment Review Comment, August 2, 2005 (pdf) (484 KB)
• Response to Versar Review Comments Dated August 2, 2005 and Associated Revised Appendices A thru E (pdf) (796 KB)
• EPA Comments on June 17, 2005 Risk-Based Cleanup Request, August 18, 2005 (pdf) (480 KB)
• Versar Eco-Assessment Review Comments, August 25, 2005 (pdf) (470 KB)
• McCoy Risk-Based Cleanup Request, Rev. 1, 9-01-05 (pdf) (1.5 MB)
• Response to EPA Comments dated August 18, 2005 (pdf) (643 KB)
• Response to Versar Review Comments dated August 15, 2005 (pdf) (522 KB)
• Wetland Supplemental Sample Location Plan, September 8, 2005 (pdf) (1.7 MB)
• Wetland Supplemental Sample Analytical Results, September 8, 2005 (pdf) (485 KB)
• Wetland Characterization Data Quality Assessment, September 8, 2005 (pdf) (612 KB)