CSO Update: What We Learned from the January 15th Public Meeting — Mystic River Watershed Association 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.

Don't be scared by the big numbers! $500 million divided by 30 years divided by 3.1 million rate payers is $5 a year. Would you pay $5 a year to stop sewage from being dumped in our rivers? #nomorepoopinalewifebrook #cso #mwra

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Water Authority Board Tables Vote on Proposal to Dump Sewage in Charles River Forever (Press Release) — Charles River Watershed Association Following a wave of public outrage over the Massachusetts Water Resources Authority’s (MWRA) recently-proposed plan to allow for sewage to continue to be dumped into the Charles River forever, the MWR...

Having been in Boston yesterday and today for TEDxBoston, good to learn the MWRA withdrew it's proposal to dump sewage in the Charles River, www.crwa.org/river-curren... #boston #charlesriver #crwa #cutthecrap #dirtywater #mwra #nomas #wtf

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MWRA Considers Removing Charles River's Safe-to-Swim Status To Allow Sewer Overflows — Charles River Watershed Association On October 29, the Massachusetts Water Resources Authority (MWRA) revealed its long-awaited plan for addressing combined sewage overflows (CSOs) in the Charles: do next to nothing! Read The Harvard Cr...

Dirty Water no bueno, www.crwa.org/river-curren... #boston #charlesriver #mwra #stupidisasstupiddoes #wtf

Dirty water, indeed: New proposal would allow continued sewage in the Charles - The Boston Globe The Massachusetts Water Resources Authority has proposed reclassifying the Charles River to allow for continued releases of sewage.

Who is in charge at the #MWRA and what is their major malfunction? Sewage in the Charles River (and Alewife Brook) is a bad thing and should be stopped. #CambMA
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Found an update from the #MWRA on 8/22/25 "After the significant rainfall in May, summer 2025 has been relatively dry. The MWRA region is not experiencing drought conditions and MWRA’s reservoirs remain within Normal Operating Range. The dry summer reminds us that even with over 400 billion […]

I've been lucky enough to do a bit of traveling these last few years, and between Europe & Asia, various parts of the USA...gotta say the water in #boston is still the best / cleanest tasting out of any of the places visited. Props to the Massachusetts Water Resources Authority #mwra

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It has been 17 days since the #MWRA last updated the #COVID #BioBot wastewater data on their website. They stopped doing it right when COVID was starting to surge. They usually update every few days. I am… concerned. #Boston #BostonMA
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Paul Garrity from Jamaica Plain. Thanks.
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#MWRA is not fooling around! Every time you water your lawn, think of all the people they sacrificed at the altar of clean water! #wording #Massachusetts #waterauthority

#Cambridge Water Works. Long ago merged into the Mass Water Resources Authority #MWRA. #Manholecovermonday

#MWRA #COVID19 wastewater results really seem to have dropped off a cliff since mid-September, but WastewaterSCAN still characterizes the level as "high". Anyone have a good theory?