PUBLIC NOTICE DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
WATERWAYS REGULATION PROGRAM
Notice of WW25 Test Project Permit Application pursuant to M.G.L. Chapter 91
NOTIFICATION DATE: August 8, 2024
PERMITTEE: RemBac Environmental, LLC
PROJECT SITE ADDRESS: New Bedford Harbor Superfund Site East Zone 4, Fairhaven, MA
Public notice is hereby given of the application for a Chapter 91 WW25 Test Project Permit by RemBac Environmental LLC to evaluate the efficacy of SediMite activated carbon pellets and PCB-degrading microorganisms to sequester and degrade PCBs in-situ in the sediments of the Acushnet River in the New Bedford Harbor Superfund Site East Zone 4, Rear Sycamore Street, Fairhaven, Bristol County, MA.
The Department will consider all written comments on this Waterways application received within 15 days of the “Notification Date”. Failure of any municipality, aggrieved person or group of ten citizens or more to submit written comments to the Waterways Regulation Program will result in the waiver of any right to an adjudicatory hearing in accordance with 310 CMR 9.13(4)(c). The group of citizens must include at least five citizens who are residents of the municipality in which the proposed project is located. A public hearing may be help upon request by the Municipal Official.
Project plans for this Waterways application are on file for public viewing electronically, by request to dep.waterways@mass.gov. If you do not have access to email, please leave a voicemail at (617) 292-5929 and you will be contacted with information on alternative options.
It is recommended that public comments be filed electronically with dep.waterways@mass.gov when possible. Alternatively, comments may be mailed to the Waterways Regulation Program at: 1 Winter Street, 5th Floor, Boston, MA 02108.
A copy of the application or request for information may be sent to the study’s Principal Investigator, Bennet Amos, at ben@sedimite.com.
By: Bennett Amos, RemBac Environmental
FNN: 8/8/24
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