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Massachusetts Water Resources Authority to Implement Sharp Reductions in Sewage Contamination of Charles River
March 16, 2006
The United States has reached a landmark settlement with the Massachusetts Water Resources Authority (MWRA) requiring the MWRA to implement significant improvements in Boston’s sewage collection system, the Justice Department and Environmental Protection Agency announced today. The agreement finalizes a long-term control plan to reduce “combined sewer overflows” (CSOs) throughout the MWRA system, and is expected to yield sharp reductions in storm overflows containing raw sewage to the Charles River. As a result of the new and ongoing efforts, Boston is expected to have among the cleanest river and beach environments of any major urban area in the nation. For more information please click here.
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