We are in a critical moment for Combined Sewer Overflows (CSOs) in greater Boston. Municipalities and the Massachusetts Water Resources Authority are holding the next public meeting as part of their CSO Long Term Control Plan on Wednesday, January 22nd at 6:00 pm (via Zoom).

When: January 22, 2025 at 6:00 pm
Where: Via Zoom - Register here
What: Public Meeting #4 as part of the CSO Long Term Control Plan - Learn More

At this public meeting, engineers and city planners will present an “alternatives analysis” — engineering proposals and the relative costs and benefits — along with their work toward an evaluation of their “affordability.”

Staff from MyRWA will be at the meeting, but it’s important that many people show up and show they care about this important pollution and infrastructure issue.

The CSO Long Term Control Plan is the most important tool we have for collectively influencing a positive outcome. This is a once-in-a-generation opportunity to show a groundswell of public support for investments in infrastructure that protect our rivers and streams, and the public health of our neighbors and ourselves.

In greater Boston, we have already made great strides in achieving the promise of the Clean Water Act, and it is now time to finish the job. Here is what you need to know about CSOs and the processes underway to minimize them. Join us at the public meeting!