Buzzards Bay Coalition, Inc

Per Your Application Request Dated May 28, 2021, This Cooperative Agreement Is Being Awarded Incremental Federal Funding in the Amount of $149,998 to the Buzzards Bay Coalition. the Purpose of This Cooperative Agreement Is to Address Water Quality Impairments in Buttonwood Brook: a NUTRIENT‐ and PATHOGEN‐IMPAIRED Urban Stream That Runs From Its Headwaters in New Bedford, Ma to Its Mouth at Inner Apponagansett Bay in Dartmouth, Ma Where Water Quality Consistently Ranks in the Bottom 10% of All 30 Major Harbors and Coves in the Buzzards Bay Watershed. Flowing Within and Adjacent to Environmental Justice Populations, the Brook Remains a Defining Waterway Within the City Due to Its Relationship to Buttonwood Park and Zoo. Numerous Past Efforts Have Documented Water Quality Impairments in Buttonwood Brook and Inner Apponagansett Bay, But a Comprehensive Restoration Plan Has Yet to Be Developed. as Part of This Cooperative Agreement, the Buzzards Bay Coalition (BBC) Seeks to