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The NRD Map

New Bedford Superfund Site

Portions of New Bedford, Acushnet and Fairhaven, Massachusetts, including New Bedford Harbor, Acushnet River estuary

  • Date/Time Frame
  • 1940–1970s
  • Statute
  • CERCLA
  • State
  • Massachusetts
  • Substances
  • PCBs
  • Injury
  • Sediment, Surface Water
Consent Decrees:

1991.07.20 Related Document

  • Federal Trustees:
  • Department of the Interior (DOI), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)
  • State Trustees:
  • Massachusetts
  • Potentially Responsible Parties:
  • Aerovox Inc., Belleville Industries

1991.02.03 Related Document

  • Federal Trustees:
  • Department of the Interior (DOI), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)
  • State Trustees:
  • Massachusetts
  • Potentially Responsible Parties:
  • AVX Corporation

1984 Related Document

  • Federal Trustees:
  • Department of the Interior (DOI), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)
  • State Trustees:
  • Massachusetts
  • Potentially Responsible Parties:
  • Aerovox Incorporated, Belleville Industries Inc.