EPA Announces
7th Annual Cornell Pond Fishing Derby in North Dartmouth
Contact: Peyton Fleming, EPA Press Office (617-918-1008)
For Immediate
Release: September 13, 2004 Release # 04-09-04
BOSTON - The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency today announced
the seventh annual Cornell Pond Fishing Derby in North Dartmouth,
MA. As part of a community outreach initiative under the Superfund
program, 20 local fishermen with Massachusetts fishing licenses
will participate in this fish monitoring event at Cornell Pond
on Saturday, September 25. An advisory restricting the consumption
of fish has been in effect for the pond since 1986, based upon
the discovery of PCB contamination stemming from the Re-Solve Superfund
site. Roy F. Weston Inc. will oversee the fishing derby and distribute
awards for the largest fish caught.
“This annual fishing derby is a great way to involve the
local community in EPA’s important fish monitoring program,” said
Robert W. Varney, regional administrator of EPA’s New England
Office. “It also serves to remind local fishermen of the
Massachusetts Department of Public Health fish advisory that is
in effect for Cornell Pond and the Copicut River.”
The derby will take place on Saturday, September 25, from 7 am
to noon at Cornell Pond in North Dartmouth. In case of inclement
weather, the derby will be held on Sunday, September 26. All participants
over the age of 15 must have a current Massachusetts Fishing License
to participate in the derby. For registration, directions and any
additional information contact: Michael O’Reilly, Environmental
Coordinator for the Town of Dartmouth at 508-910-1822 or Arthur
Thibodeau, community fishing derby coordinator at 508-678-5054.
The Re-Solve Inc. Superfund Site is on North Hixville Road in
North Dartmouth and was listed as a Superfund Site in 1983 when
extensive PCB and volatile organic compounds were discovered in
the soil and groundwater. A state-of-the-art groundwater treatment
system that treats contaminated groundwater and prevents contamination
from migrating from the site was completed in 1998. The facility
will operate until groundwater is cleaned to appropriate levels.
In 1988, the Massachusetts Department of Public Health established
a fishing advisory in Cornell Pond and Copicut River due to elevated
levels of PCBs in fish. Only catch and release fishing is permitted
in the pond and river.
For more information on the ReSolve Inc. Superfund site, contact
EPA’s Joseph LeMay at 617-918-1323 or at lemay.joe@epa.gov.
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TITLE: EPA Announces
7th Annual Cornell Pond Fishing Derby in North Dartmouth
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ABSTRACT: BOSTON - The U.S.
Environmental Protection Agency today announced the seventh
annual Cornell Pond Fishing Derby in North Dartmouth, MA.
As part of a community outreach initiative under the Superfund
program, 20 local fishermen with Massachusetts fishing licenses
will participate in this fish monitoring event at Cornell Pond
on Saturday, September 25. An advisory restricting the consumption
of fish has been in effect for the pond since 1986, based upon
the discovery of PCB contamination stemming from the Re-Solve Superfund
site. Roy F. Weston Inc. will oversee the fishing derby and distribute
awards for the largest fish caught.
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ORIGINATOR: Regional Administrator's
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PUBLICATION DATE: 9/13/04
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Peyton Fleming
Office of the Regional Administrator
EPA New England
1 Congress Street, Suite 1100 (RAA)
Boston, MA 02114-2023
(617) 918-1008
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Peyton Fleming, EPA Press Office, (617) 918-1008
Office of the Regional Administrator
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