Portfields - Resources

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The purpose of this section is to provide access to relevant background materials specifically focused on Portfields. Resources include publications, factsheets, and pertinent Web sites related to this effort and are in mainly in portable document format (pdf). See link to download the most current version of Adobe Acrobat Reader. (If you receive an error message when trying to print or download, you might need to upgrade to the most recent version of Acrobat Reader).

Portfields Background Information:

Portfields: Charting a Course for Port Revitalization. Year Two Report. This report summarizes progress made during the second year in the Portfields pilots of New Bedford, Tampa and Bellingham. It highlights the Portfields partnership, describes accomplishments, and documents best management practices and innovative strategies that may be transferred to other ports. November 2005 (Document format: PDF, size: 1.4 M)

Portfields: Revitalizing Port Communities Presentation Presentation by Kenneth Walker, NOAA at the Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality Brownfields Workshop. New Orleans, LA. June 2005 (Document format: PDF, size: 828.3 K)

Portfields Program Brochure (low resolution version) January 2005 (Document format: PDF, size: 447.3 K)

Portfields Program Brochure (high resolution version -- print quality, larger file size) January 2005 (Document format: PDF, size: 1.5 M)

Portfields: A Coordinated Approach to Revitalizing Ports This document summarizes progress made during the first year in the Portfield pilots of New Bedford, MA; Tampa, FL; and Bellingham, WA. August 2004 (Document format: PDF, size: 2.0 M)

Portfields Interagency Initiative: Phase I Report Prior to designating Portfields pilots, NOAA, EPA and ICMA interviewed port authorities to document successful approaches to brownfields clean up and reuse. This document highlights brownfield redevelopment strategies used by ports and includes cases studies from Baltimore, MD; Houston, TX; Long Beach, CA; Los Angeles, CA; Oakland, CA; New Bedford, MA; Tampa, FL; and Toledo, OH. Fall 2003 (Document format: PDF, size: 330.9 K)

Information on the Federal Role in Ports and Portfields:

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Role in Waterfront Revitalization Portfields presents an opportunity to leverage U.S. Army Corps of Engineers programs and authorities to revitalize waterfront areas. June 2004 (Document format: PDF, size: 2.7 M)

The Marine Transportation System and the Federal Role: Measuring Performance,Targeting Improvement Report focuses on ways in which the federal government and the marine transportation community as a whole can better identify and prioritize needs and make decisions on the basis of sound information and analysis. Insightful supplementary reports filed by William O. Gray and James R. McCarville are included as appendices. January 2004. (Document format: PDF, size: 1.1 M)

Policing America's Ports Article discusses vulnerabilities to U.S. ports as noticed after September 11. The 19,000 cargo containers flowing into the United States each day pose a needle-in-the-haystack challenge to security officials worried about hidden terrorist weapons. From the Smithsonian Institute Magazine, January 2004. (Document format: PDF, size: 193.1 K)

Southern Louisiana Regional Portfields Initiative:

Southern Louisiana Regional Portfields Initiative Factsheet, July 2006 This document provides background information on the Southern Louisiana Regional Portfields Initiative, description of the May 2006 Kick-Off meeting and a listing of all partners. (Document format: PDF, size: 284.0 K)

Financial and Technical Assistance Opportunities Guide This document is intended to provide comprehensive information on available resources for projects that fall within the Portfields model. (Document format: PDF, size: 435.9 K)

Meeting Minutes from Southern Louisians Regional Portfields Initiative Meeting in New Orleans, LA, May 23-24, 2006 (Document format: PDF, size: 219.3 K)

Pilot Port Specific Resources: New Bedford:

New Bedford Project Factsheet March 2004 (Document format: PDF, size: 372.4 K)

New Bedford-Fairhaven Harbor Plan (Document format: PDF, size: 8.2 M)

New Bedford/Fairhaven Harbor Dredged Material Management Plan (DMMP) Environmental Impact Report (Document format: PDF, size: 7.4 M)

New Bedford Harbor Superfund Cleanup Record of Decision (Document format: PDF, size: 2.1 M)

Pilot Port Specific Resources: Tampa

Tampa Project Factsheet July 2004. (Document format: PDF, size: 1.4 M)

Tampa Portfields Pilot: Grants and Funding Matrix Updated October 2005. (Document format: PDF, size: 35.8 K)

Tampa Portfields Pilot: Annual Commitments to Action Meeting Summary Minutes from the interagency meeting. May 2005. (Document format: PDF, size: 60.7 K)

Tampa Portfields Pilot: Annual Commitments to Action Summary Table of Project Recommendations and Commitments Table summarizing agency commitments. May 2005. (Document format: PDF, size: 22.2 K)

2005 Tampa Port Authority Project Descriptions September 2005. (Document format: PDF, size: 174.1 K)

Port of Tampa Project Update Presentation to Portfields Partners Presented by Bob Musser, Tampa Port Authority at the Annual Commitment to Action Interagency Meeting, Tampa, FL. May 2005 (Document format: PDF, size: 1.6 M)

Pilot Port Specific Resources: Bellingham

Bellingham Project Factsheet June 2004 (Document format: PDF, size: 978.3 K)

Bellingham Bay Demonstration Pilot I (Document format: PDF, size: 175.5 K)

Bellingham Bay Demonstration Pilot II (Document format: PDF, size: 218.0 K)

Pilot Pulse: An update on Bellingham Bay Demonstration Pilot Work Group Activities (Document format: PDF, size: 31.5 K)

Near-Term Remedial Action Table (Document format: PDF, size: 56.5 K)