At their feb 25 meeting, the MWRA Board of Directors approved a plan that would ensure the ongoing release of sewage to the Mystic River, Charles River, and Alewife Brook for a generation or more.
New combined sewer overflow proposal is a slight improvement over plans from last fall, but still falls short of what the public and our rivers deserve
Nearly 350 people attended a public meeting about combined sewer overflows last week. Their sentiment was clear — let’s get sewage out of our rivers. These were our biggest takeaways.
Thank you for raising your voices against combined sewer overflows this month. Here’s where we are now and what to expect as the process moves forward.