Superfund Site
New Bedford
Acushnet Estuary, New Bedford, MA 02740
National Priorities List: Yes
Status: N/A
New Bedford is a superfund site located at Acushnet Estuary, New Bedford, MA 02740. The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) identifies sites such as New Bedford because they pose or had once posed a potential risk to human health and/or the environment due to contamination by one or more hazardous wastes. New Bedford is currently registered as an Active NPL superfund site by the EPA. Because it is on the NPL (National Priorities List), New Bedford is considered one of the worst hazardous waste sites identified by the EPA.
