A Cleaner Future for Portland’s Working Waterfront

This episode unpacks the decades-long effort to dredge Portland Harbor while confronting the legacy of contaminated industrial sediments. Bill Needelman, former Waterfront Coordinator for the City of Portland, Maine, and Michael Johnson, a Project Manager with Stantec, explore how collaboration between city officials, fishermen, environmental advocates, regulators, and engineers led to the creation of Maine’s first confined aquatic disposal (CAD) cell, an innovative solution that made large-scale harbor restoration possible.

Links from the Episode:

City of Portland, Maine, “CAD Cell Project”: https://www.portlandmaine.gov/345/CAD-Cell-Project

Portland Harbor Commission: https://portlandharbor.org/revitalization-project

Friends of Casco Bay, “What the Portland Harbor Dredge Means for Casco Bay”: https://www.cascobay.org/what-the-portland-harbor-dredge-means-for-casco-bay/

Where to find Michael and Bill:

Bill’s LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/william-needelman-00877714/

Michael’s LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/michael-johnson-162a86237/

Where to find EBC:

Webpage: https://ebcne.org/

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/environmental-business-council-of-new-england-inc-/

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCLKLl6DmcaFbOwjJ2aB956g