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Wastewater Agencies Top
Metropolitan Sewerage Commission (1889-1901)
Metropolitan Water and Sewerage Commission (1901-1919)
Metropolitan District Commission (1919-1985)
United States Environmental Protection Agency (1970- )
Massachusetts Water Resources Authority (1985- )
Boston Harbor Wastewater Agency Reports Top
1850 Report of a General Plan for the Promotion of Public and Personal Health, Lemuel Shattuck, Massachusetts Sanitary Commission - Internet Archive
1875 The Sewerage of Boston, E.S. Chesbrough, Moses Lane, Charles F. Folsom, City of Boston - Internet Archive
1888 Main Drainage Works of the City of Boston, Eliot C. Clarke, City of Boston - Internet Archive
1889 Sewerage of the Mystic and Charles River Valley, State Board of Health - State Library of Massachusetts
1899 High-Level Gravity Sewer System for the Relief of the Charles and Neponset River Vallets, Metropolitan Sewerage Commissioners - Internet Archive
1900 Report of the State Board of Health Upon the Discharge of Sewage Into Boston Harbor, Massachusetts State Board of Health - Internet Archive
1906 Investigations of the Purification of Boston Sewage, A. Winslow, Earle E. Phelps, USGS, MIT - Internet Archive
1915 First Annual Report of the State Department of Health of Massachusetts - State Library of Massachusetts
1917 Tests of new process of sewage purification with grease recovery and apparent profit, Robert S. Weston, City Record, pg. 165, 1917 - Google Books
1918 Report on an Investigation of the Discharge of Sewage into Boston Harbor - State Library of Massachusetts
1923 The Metropolitan Sewerage Works, Ralph W. Loud, Boston Society of Engineers, Vol. 10, pg. 325 - Internet Archive
1930 Report Of The Special Commission Relative To The Discharge Of Sewage Into Boston Harbor - State Library of Massachusetts
1936 Report Of The Special Commission On The Investigation Of The Discharge Of Sewage Into Boston Harbor And Its Tributaries - Internet Archive
1939 Special Commission Investigating Systems of Sewerage and Sewage Disposal in the North and South Metropolitan Sewerage Districts and the City of Boston - Internet Archive
1945 Proposed Improvements in Sewage Disposal and Treatment in the Boston Metropolitan District, Karl R. Kennison, Sewage Works Journal - JSTOR/Boston Public Library
1950 Sewage Treatment and Disposal for Boston, John F. Flaherty, Sewage and Industrial Wastes - JSTOR/Boston Public Library
1956 Report Of The Special Commission To Study The Systems Of Sewerage And Sewage Disposal And The Water System In The Metropolitan District And The City Of Boston - State Library of Massachusetts
1959 The Deer Island Sewage Treatment Works (PDF), Paul Langdon, 1959 - Boston Society of Civil Engineers
1966 Shirley Gut, Massachusetts - Channel between Point Shirley and Deer Island, Department of the Army - HathiTrust
1967 Biological Aspects of Water Quality, Charles River and Boston Harbor, Massachusetts, Federal Water Pollution and Control Administration (FWPCA), U.S. Department of the Interior - EPA
1967 Chemical and Physical Aspects of Water Quality, Charles River and Boston Harbor, Massachusetts, FWPCA, U.S. Department of the Interior - EPA
1967 Summary of Water Quality Evaluations, Boston Harbor and Tributaries, FWPCA, U.S. Department of the Interior - EPA
1968 Boston Harbor Pollution and Harbor Development, MIT Hydrodynamics Lab - Internet Archive
1968 Report on Pollution of the Navigable Waters of Boston Harbor, FWPCA, U.S. Department of the Interior - EPA
1968 National Estuarine Pollution Study: Proceedings of the Public Meeting Held at Boston, Mass., FWPCA, U.S. Department of the Interior - EPA
1968 Conference Proceedings 1st Sesion, Pollution of the Navigable Waters of Boston Harbor and its Tributaries, FWPCA, U.S. Department of the Interior - HathiTrust
1969 Conference Proceedings 2nd Session, Pollution of the Navigable Waters of Boston Harbor and its Tributaries, FWPCA, U.S. Department of the Interior - HathiTrust
1970 Conference Proceedings 3rd Session, Pollution of the Navigable Waters of Boston Harbor and its Tributaries, EPA - HathiTrust
1971 Joint Status Report for Third Session of Conference on Pollution of the Navigable Waters of Boston Harbor and Its Tributaries, EPA - HathiTrust
1971 Development of Water Quality Model of Boston Harbor, Hydroscience, Massachusetts Water Resources Commission - State Library of Massachusetts (Print only) - WorldCat
1971 Water quality Improvement in Boston harbor, Dennis Ducisk, Thomas Najarian, Power, Pollution, and Public Policy, MIT Press, pg. 243 - Internet Archive
1972 A Plan for Sludge Management Presenting Alternate Methods of Sludge Management at Deer Island and Nut Island Sewage Treatment Plants, Havens and Emerson, MDC - State Library of Massachusetts (Print only) - WorldCat
1975 Sludge Disposal Alternatives for Boston, George Simpson, Havens and Emerson, Proceedings of the 1975 National Conference on Municipal Sludge Management and Disposal, pg. 80 - EPA
1975 Wastewater Engineering and Management Plan for Boston Harbor for Eastern Massachusetts Metropolitan Area, EMMA Study, Metcalf & Eddy, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Peat Marwick Mitchell & Co., MDC - Internet Archive
   
  • Vol. 1: Planning Criteria
  • Vol. 2: Engineering Criteria
  • Vol. 3: Industrial Process Wastewater Analysis and Regulation
  • Vol. 4: Water Oriented Wastewater Utilization Concepts
  • Vol. 5: Land Oriented Wastewater Utilization Concepts
  • Vol. 6: Formulation of Wastewater Utilization Plan
  • Vol. 7: Combined Sewer Overflow Regulation
  • Vol. 8: Urban Stormwater Management
  • Vol. 8A: Appendix to Urban Stormwater Management
  • Vol. 9: Interceptor and Pumping Station Analysis and Improvements
  • Vol. 10: Deer Island Wastewater Treatment Plan Analysis and Improvements
  • Vol. 11: Nut Island Wastewater Treatment Plan Analysis and Improvements
  • Vol. 12: Financing and Management, Part 1
  • Vol. 12: Financing and Management, Part 2
  • Vol. 13: Impact Analysis and Evaluation
  • Vol. 13A: Biological Impact Analysis
  • Vol. 13B: Socio-economic Impact Analysis
  • Vol. 13C: Hygienic Impact Analysis
  • Vol. 13D: Visual Cultural and Design Impact Analysis
  • Vol. 14: Public Involvement
  • Vol. 15: Recommended Plan and Implementation Program
  • Vol. 16. Agency Reviews
  • 1976 Draft Environmental Impact Statement, Proposed Sludge Management Plan, Ecolsciences, EPA, MDC, Vol. 1, Vol. 2 - Google Books
    1976 Secondary Treatment of Municipal Ocean Discharges, Task Force Report, EPA - EPA
    1978 Draft Environmental Impact Statement on the Upgrading of the Boston Metropolitan Area Sewage System, Greeley and Hansen, MDC, EPA
       
    - HathiTrust
  • Executive Summary
  • Vol. 1
  • Vol. 2
  • - EPA
  • Executive Summary
  • Vol. 1
  • Vol. 2
  • Public Hearing
  • 1978 Boston Harbor - An Uncertain Future, Boston Harbor Associates - Internet Archive
    1979 Draft Environmental Impact Statement, Draft Areawide Waste Treatment Management Plan for the Metropolitan Boston Area, Metropolitan Area Planning Council
       
    - HathiTrust.
  • Part 1, Volume 1
  • Part 1, Volume 2
  • Part 1, Volume 3
  • Part 2
  • - State Library of Mass.
  • Part 1, Volume 1
  • Part 1, Volume 2
  • Part 1, Volume 3
  • Part 2
  • 1979 Final Environmental Impact Statement, MDC Proposed Sludge Management Plan, Ecolsciences, EPA
       
    - Google Books
  • Part A
  • Part B Vol. 1
  • Part B Vol. 2
  • - EPA
  • Part A
  • Part B Vol. 1
  • Part B Vol. 2
  • 1980 Report to the Metropolitan District Commission on Combined Sewer Overflows in the Dorchester Bay Area, Camp, Dresser & McKee, MDC - Internet Archive
    1981 The Water and Sewer Works of the City of Boston 1630-1978, Neil J. Savage, Boston Water and Sewer Commission - Internet Archive
    1981 Billions Could be Saved Through Waivers for Coastal Wastewater Treatment Plants, Report to Congress, GAO - HathiTrust
    1984 Supplemental Draft Environmental Impact Statement and Draft Environmental Impact Statement Report on Siting of Wastewater Treatment Facilities in Boston Harbor, CE Maguire, Summary by Thibault/Bubly, MDC, Mass. EA, EPA - EPA
       
  • Boston Harbor Water Quality Baseline
  • Report on Final Screening Results
  • Executive Summary
  • Volume 1 - EPA | Volume 1 - HathTrust
  • Volume 2 - EPA | Volume 2 - HathTrust
  • Engineering/Construction Costs
  • Evaluation of Satellite Advanced Wastewater Treatment Facilities, Volume 2
  • Evaluation of Satellite Advanced Wastewater Treatment Facilities, Appendix B
  • Preliminary Comparison of Consolidated Wastewater and CSO Treatment Options for the Boston Harbor SDEIS
  • 1985 Report on Alternative Technolgies Potentially Applicable to Boston Harbor Wastewater Treatment Facilifies to Reduce Size, Thibault/Bubly, EPA - EPA
    1985 Boston Harbor: Fighting for its Future, William Sargent, EPA - EPA
    1985 Boston Harbor and Massachusetts Bay: Issues, Resources, Status and Management, U.S. Dept. of Commerce, NOAA - Internet Archive
    1985 Cleaning up Boston Harbor, Fact or Fiction?, David Doneski, 1985 - Boston College Environmental Affairs Law Review
    1985 Final Environmental Impact Statement - Siting of Wastewater Treatment Facilities for Boston Harbor, Thibault/Bubly, MDC, EPA - EPA
       
    - EPA
  • Vol. 1. Comprehensive Summary
  • Vol. 2. Technical Evaluations
  • Vol. 3. Public Participation and Response to Comments
  • Vol. 4. Public and Interagency Comments
  • - HathiTrust
  • Vol. 1
  • Vol. 2
  • Vol. 3
  • Vol. 4
  • 1986 Public Hearing: Siting of Wastewater Treatment Facilities for Boston Harbor, MWRA, EPA - EPA
    1986 The Reclamation of Boston Harbor: A Scientists Perspetive, George T. Wallace, New England Journal of Public Policy, 1986 - University of Massachusetts Boston
    1987 Residuals Management Facilities Plan, Draft Report on Site Screening Analysis, Black & Veatch, MWRA - Internet Archive
       
  • Candidate Options Identification
  • Vol. 1: Site Screening Methodology
  • Vol. 2: Site Screening Results
  • Response to Comments of Site Screening and Candidate Options Identification (1988)
  • 1987 Draft Report: Secondary Treatment Facilities Plan, MWRA (Nov.) - Internet Archive | PDFs all - State Library of Massachusetts
       
  • Vol. 1: Executive Summary
  • Vol. 2: Facilities Planning Background
  • Vol. 3: Treatment Plant
  • Vol. 3: Treatment Plant Appendices
  • Vol. 4: Inter-island Conveyance System
  • Vol. 5: Effluent Outfall
  • Vol. 6: Early Site Preparation
  • Vol. 7: Institutional Considerations
  • 1988 Draft Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement, Boston Harbor Wastewater Conveyance System, Metcalf & Eddy, EPA (March)
       
    - EPA
  • Executive Summary
  • Vol. 1
  • Vol. 2
  • - HathiTrust
  • Executive Summary
  • Vol. 1
  • Vol. 2
  • 1988 Final Report: Secondary Treatment Facilities Plan, MWRA (April) - Internet Archive | PDFs all - State Library of Massachusetts
       
  • Vol. 1: Executive Summary
  • Vol. 2: Facilities Planning Background
  • Vol. 3: Treatment Plant
  • Vol. 3: Treatment Plant Appendices
  • Vol. 3: Appendix H, Energy
  • Vol. 3: Supplement to Appendix H, Off-island Utility Supply
  • Vol. 3: Appendix K, Traffic Impact Analysis
  • Vol. 4: Inter-island Conveyance System
  • Vol. 5: Effluent Outfall
  • Vol. 6: Early Site Preparation
  • Vol. 7: Institutional Considerations
  • Vol. 8. Public Participation and Responsiveness Summary
  • 1988 Boston Harbor: No Party After the Tea Party, Michael R. Deland, EPA Journal, pg. 24, June 1988 - EPA
    1988 Final Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement, Boston Harbor Wastewater Conveyance System, Metcalf & Eddy, EPA (July) - EPA
    1988 The Role of EPA and the Federal Court in Sludge Management Planning for Greater Boston, Gwen Ruta, Mark Stein, EPA - EPA
    1988 G.L.C. 30 Section 61 Findings by the MWRA on the final Secondary treatment facilities plan for Boston harbor, MWRA - Internet Archive | State Library of Massachusetts
    1988 Massachusetts Bay Protection Act of 1988, Hearing Before the Subcommittee on Fisheries and Wildlife Conservation and the Environment, U.S. Congress - Google Books
    1989 Feasibility of using Spectacle Island for MWRA's Minor Residuals Landfill, Haley & Aldrich, MWRA - Internet Archive
    1989 Evaluation of the Engineering Features at Deer Island Sewerage Works - 1894-1909 (PDF), NEC-SIA Newsletter, pg. 11 - Society for Industrial Archeology - New England Chapters
    1989 Draft Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement - May 1989 - Long-Term Residuals Management for Metropolitan Boston, Metcalf & Eddy, EPA - EPA
    | Executive Summary - EPA | Executive Summary - HathiTrust
    1989 Final Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement - November 1989 - Long-Term Residuals Management for Metropolitan Boston, Metcalf & Eddy, EPA
    | Executive Summary - EPA | Executive Summary - HathiTrust
    1989 Public Hearing on the MWRA future needs, A Survey of Massachusetts Infrastructure needs for the 1990s: Massachusetts Special Commission on Infrastructure Finance - Internet Archive
    1989 Boston Harbor Cleanup: Use or Abuse of Regulatory Authority? (PDF), Donald Harleman, Spring 1989 - Boston Society of Civil Engineers
    1989 Water: What Price Do We Pay. A Survey of Water and Sewer Rates in Massachusetts, Massachusetts Water Resources Commission, Feb. 1989 - Internet Archive
    1989 Project Peer Review for Deer Island Secondary Treatment Planning, John Elwood, Journal of Professional Issues in Engineering, ASCE, Jul. 1989 - Internet Archive
      1989 Management Review, Massachusetts Water Resources Authority, Jul. 1, 1987 - Dec. 31. 1988, Massachusetts House, Committee on Post Audit and Oversight - Internet Archive
    1990 Public Record Of Decision On The Final Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement: Long-Term Residuals Management For Metropolitan Boston, EPA - EPA
    1990 Supplemental Draft Environmental Impact Statement for the Designation of Dredged Material Disposal Site in Massachusetts Bay: Alternative Site Screening, Metcalf & Eddy, EPA - EPA
    1990 Contract Documents for Inter-Island Tunnel, MWRA - Department of Geosciences, UMASS - PDF
    1990 Dirty Water, Clean Water - A Chronology of Events Surrounding the Degradation and Cleanup of Boston Harbor (PDF), Eric Dolin - National Sea Grant Library
    1991 Report to the Governor Presented by the Harbor Residuals Landfill Siting Advisory Commission, Harbor Residuals Landfill Siting Advisory Commission - Internet Archive
    1992 Boston Harbor's Murky Politcal Waters, Eric Dolin, Environment, July/August - Internet Archive
    1992 Design and Construction of the Boston Outfall, Eisenberg, Y., Brooks, P., Coastal Engineering Proceedings - ASCE Library
    1992 Investigation of July 20, 1992 Offshore Drilling Accident, Massachusetts Bay, Massachusetts (PDF), U.S. Department of Labor - OSHA
    1993 Municipal Water and Sewer User Charges, EPA - EPA
    1994 Lessons Learned from Siting of Boston Harbor Sewage Outfall, John Paul, Edward Dettmann, EPA - Google ebooks
    1996 Reauthorization of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act, U.S. House of Representatives - Google ebooks
    1996 Environmental Quality Along the American River (PDF), Report of the Council on Environmental Quality - NEPA
    1999 Boston Harbor 1999 Water Quality Assessment Report, Massachusetts Office of Environmental Affairs - Internet Archive
      EPA's Role in the Restoration of Boston Harbor, EPA - YouTube


    Pre-MWRA Wastewater Agency Annual Reports Top
    Metropolitan Sewerage Commission Annual Reports,
    1st (1890), 2nd (1891), 3rd (1892), 4th (1893), 5th (1894), 6th (1894), 7th (1895), 8th (1896), 9th (1897), 10th (1898), 11th (1899), 12th (1900) - State Library of Massachusetts
    4th (1893), 6th (1894), 7th (1895), 8th (1896), 9th (1897), 10th (1898), 11th (1899) - Internet Archive
    2nd (1891), 3rd (1892), 12th (1900) - HathiTrust
    Metropolitan Water and Sewerage Commission Annual Reports,
    1st (1902), 2nd (1903), 3rd (1904), 4th (1905), 5th (1906), 6th (1907), 7th (1908), 8th (1909), 9th (1910), 10th (1911), 11th (1912), 12th (1913), 13th (1914), 14th (1915), 15th (1916), 16th (1917), 17th (1918)
    Metropolitan District Commision Annual Reports
    1920, 1921, 1922, 1923, 1924, 1925, 1926, 1927, 1928, 1929, 1930, 1931, 1932, 1933, 1934, 1935, 1936, 1937, 1938, 1939, 1940-46, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, - Internet Archive, State Library of Massachusetts
    1920, 1921, 1922, 1923, 1924, 1925, 1926, 1927, 1928-29, 1930-31, 1932-33, 1934, 1935, 1936, 1937-38, 1939-47 - HathiTrust
    Metropolitan District Commision Sewerage Division
    1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984 - Internet Archive
     
    Metropolitan District Commision Minutes - Internet Archive
    MWRA Reports (Website) Top
    The State of Boston Harbor Reports
      1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, Nov. 1997, 1997-1998, 2002 - State Library of Massachusetts
      All PDFs | 1990, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1997-1998. 2002 - MWRA
    Wastewater System Master Plan - MWRA
      All PDFs | 2006, 2013, 2018
    Combined Sewer Overflow Control Plan, MWRA - State Library of Massachusetts
      2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015
    Five-Year Progress Reports - State Library of Massachusetts
      1990-1994 - Internet Archive
      2000-2004, 2005-2010 - State Library of Massachusetts
      2000-2004, 2005-2010, 2011-2015 - MWRA
    Current Expense Budget - State Library of Massachusetts
      1988, 1989, 1990
    Capital Improvement Program - Internet Archive
      1997-1999, 1998-2000 v1, 1998-2000 v2, 1999-2001 v1, 1999-2001 v2
    Capital Improvement Program - State Library of Massachusetts
      1987-1989, 1997-1999, 1998-2000, 1999-2001, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021
    Proposed Capital Improvement Program - Internet Archive
      1997-1999, 1998-2000, 1999-2001
    MWRA Compliance Reports - MWRA
      1998: 3/16, 4/15, 5/15, 6/15, 7/15, 8/17, 9/15, 10/15, 11/16, 12/15, | 1999: 1/15, 2/12, 3/15, 4/15, 5/15, 6/15, 7/15, 8/13, 9/15, 10/15, 11/16, 12/15 | 2000: 1/18, 2/15, 3/15, 4/14, 5/15, 6/15, 7/17, 8/15, 9/15, 10, 11/15, 12/15
    Massachusetts Water Resources Authority - All reports at State Library of Massachusetts
    Massachusetts Water Resources Authority - All reports at Internet Archive
    1986 Environmental. Social and Economic Impacts of Water and Sewer Charges, December - Internet Archive
    1987 (see above) Draft Report: Secondary Treatment Facilities Plan, MWRA (Nov.) - Internet Archive, State Library of Massachusetts
      1987 (see above) Residuals Management Facilities Plan, Draft Report on Site Screening Analysis, Black & Veatch, MWRA - Internet Archive
    1988 A special report to the MWRA (Jan.), MWRA Advisory Board - State Library of Massachusetts
    1988 (see above) Final Report: Secondary Treatment Facilities Plan, MWRA (April) - Internet Archive, State Library of Massachusetts
    1989 How We Plan to Clean The Dirtiest Harbor in America - State Library of Massachusetts
       
      1989 How We Bring You Some of the Purest Water in America - State Library of Massachusetts
    1991 The Boston Harbor Cleanup, Paul. F. Levy, MWRA, Hearings before the House Subcommittee on Water Resources - Google Books
    1991 Fact Sheet Boston Harbor Project - State Library of Massachusetts
    1992 Update: The Boston Harbor Project - State Library of Massachusetts
    1992 History of Boston Harbor - State Library of Massachusetts
    1992 Outfall Tunnel Fact Sheet - State Library of Massachusetts
    1992 Boston Harbor Project Primary Plant - State Library of Massachusetts
    1992 The Boston Harbor Project's Effluent Outfall, Introduction to Phase I of the Monitoring Plan (PDF) - MWRA
    How was the Massachusetts Bay site chosen (PDF) - MWRA
    1992 The Boston Harbor Cleanup, Paul Levy, Michael Connor, New England Journal of Public Policy - ScholarWorks, University of Massachusetts Boston
    1992 Down the Drain, MWRA, Education Resources Information Center, 1992 - Internet Archive
    1992 Rate Relief: A Periodic Report from the Massachusetts Resource Authority, MWRA - Internet Archive
    1992 MWRA's Walpole residuals landfill impact on local Department of Correction facilities - State Library of Massachusetts
    1993 Update: The Boston Harbor Project - State Library of Massachusetts
    1993 Boston Harbor Project Economic Impact - State Library of Massachusetts
    1993 Boston Harbor Project Sludge Processing - State Library of Massachusetts
    1993 Boston Harbor Project Sludge Digesters - State Library of Massachusetts
    1993 Boston Harbor Project Pilot Plant - State Library of Massachusetts
    1996 Facts about BHP Construction - State Library of Massachusetts | Internet Archive
    1996 Facts about Boston Harbor Project - State Library of Massachusetts
    1996 Facts about Sludge Processing - State Library of Massachusetts | Internet Archive
    1996 Facts about Combined Sewer Overflows - State Library of Massachusetts
    1996 Facts about History: Boston Harbor - State Library of Massachusetts
    1996 Facts about History: Deer Island - State Library of Massachusetts
    1997 Facts about Outfall Contingency Plan - State Library of Massachusetts
    1997 Facts about Your Deer Island Tour - State Library of Massachusetts
    1997 Facts about Wastewater Projects - State Library of Massachusetts
    1997 MWRA Pocket Pal: A guide to facts, schedules, terminology - State Library of Massachusetts | Internet Archive
    1997 Your Deer Island Tour - State Library of Massachusetts
    1999 MWRA awards $73 million Braintree/Weymouth sewer contract, May 1999 - MWRA
    2000 In One Generation, MWRA - 25 Years of Progress (PDF) - MWRA
    2001 Facts about The Braintree-Weymouth Relief Facilities Project (PDF), Web page - MWRA
    2001 Appendix I: An overview of the MWRA sewerage system and facilities (PDF) - MWRA
    2002 Classic Video Images of the Boston Harbor Project, 1989-2002 - Internet Archive
    Volume 1, Volume 2
    2012 How We Cleanup the "Dirtiest Harbor in America", MWRA - YouTube | MWRA Boston - YouTube
    2015 High Flow Operation of the Deer Island Treatment Plant (PDF), MWRA - NEWA
    2019 Infrastructure and Environmental Developments at MWRA (PDF), Fred Laskey, MWRA, 2019 - Environmental Business Council of New England
    2020 MWRA Deer Island Treatment Plant Capital Improvement Program (PDF), Ethan Wenger, MWRA, 2019 - MWRA
    Boston Harbor Project Timeline - MWRA
    The Deer Island Sewage Treatment Plant - MWRA
    A History of the Sewer System - MWRA
    MWRA Harbor & Monitoriing Reports - MWRA
    MWRA Technical Reports - MWRA
    MWRA Water Quality Report Archive - MWRA
    CSO Bulletin, 1995-1997, MWRA - Internet Archive
    MWRA Board of Directors Meetings, 2008 - present - MWRA
    Archive of Selected Presentations, 2014-2019 - MWRA
    MWRA Boston, MWRA - YouTube
    Massachusetts Water Resources Authority, MWRA - Internet Archive

    MWRA Advisory Board (Website) Top
    Advisory Board Special Report to Executive Director of the MWRA (PDF), March 1992 - MWRA Advisory Board
    Beyond the Boston Harbor Project (PDF), 2000 - MWRA Advisory Board
    MWRA Water and Sewer Rates - State Library of Massachusetts & MWRA Advisory Board
      1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020
    Advisory Board Summaries
      1996 | Dec. 18 | 1997 | Jan. 15, Feb. 12, Mar. 5, Apr. 16, May 7, May 21, Jun. 11, Jun. 25, Jul. 6/Aug. 7, Aug. 13, Sep. 10, Sep. 24, Oct. 15, Nov. 5, Nov. 19, Dec. 17 | 1998 | - Internet Archive

    State Legislation and Reports Top
    1887 Senate Bill 0004. State Board Of Health Report On Water Supply And Sewerage - State Library of Massachusetts
    1901 Chap. 0168. An Act To Consolidate The Metropolitan Water Board And The Board Of Metropolitan Sewerage Commissioners - State Library of Massachusetts
    1919 Chap. 0350. An Act To Organize In Departments The Executive And Administrative Functions Of The Commonwealth - State Library of Massachusetts
    1939 Chap. 0512. An Act Making Additional Provisions For The Sewage Disposal Needs Of The North And South Metropolitan Districts And Other Communities Which Now And Hereafter May Be Included In Said Districts - State Library of Massachusetts
    1941 1941 Chap. 0388. An Act Authorizing The State Department Of Public Health To Regulate Pollution And Contamination Of Inland And Tidal Waters - State Library of Massachusetts
    1941 Chap. 0720. An Act Further Providing For Sewage Disposal Needs Of The North And South Metropolitan Sewerage Districts And Communities - State Library of Massachusetts
    1945 Senate Bill 0437. An Act Relative To The Elimination Of The Pollution Of Boston Harbor, Quincy Bay, The Charles River Basin And Further Providing For Sewage Disposal Needs Of The North And South Metropolitan Districts - State Library of Massachusetts
    1945 Chap. 0705. An Act Further Providing For Sewage Disposal Needs Of The North And South Metropolitan Sewerage Districts - State Library of Massachusetts
    1949 1949 House Bill 0083. Recommendations - Metropolitan District Commission - State Library of Massachusetts
    1949 Chap. 0598. An Act To Provide For The Construction By The City Of Boston Of A Sewage Treatment Plant And Appurtenant Works - State Library of Massachusetts
    1949 House Bill 2642. An Act To Provide For The Removal Of Offensive Substances From The Sewage Of The City Of Boston Before Its Discharge Into Boston Harbor - State Library of Massachusetts
    1949 House Bill 0086. An Act Further Providing For Sewage Disposal Needs Of The North And South Metropolitan Sewerage Districts - State Library of Massachusetts
    1951 House Bill 0078. Recommendations - Metropolitan District Commission - State Library of Massachusetts
    1962 House Bill 0963. An Act Relative To Metropolitan District Commission Sewer Construction At Deer Island And Sewerage Projects In Boston Harbor - State Library of Massachusetts
    1963 House Bill 0278. An Act Relative To Metropolitan District Commission Sewer Construction At Deer Island And Sewerage Projects In Boston Harbor - State Library of Massachusetts
    1970 Chapter 0742. An Act Providing For The Acquisition Of The Islands In Boston Harbor By The Department Of Natural Resources For The Purposes Of Recreation And Conservation - State Library of Massachusetts
    1972 House Bill 6309. An Act To Provide For An Environmental Capital Outlay Program For The Commonwealth - State Library of Massachusetts
    1972 Senate Bill 0001. Address Of His Excellency Francis W. Sargent, Governor Of The Commonwealth, Relative To The Concerns Of The Commonwealth. Delivered Before A Joint Convention Of The Two Houses, January 10, 1972 - State Library of Massachusetts
    1975 Senate Bill 0026. An Act Prohibiting The Metropolitan District Commission From Constructing Any Facility For The Sole Purpose Of Incinerating Sewer Sludge - State Library of Massachusetts
    1976 House Bill 4210. An Act Prohibiting The Construction Of Additional Sewerage Facilities On Nut Island In The City Of Quincy - State Library of Massachusetts
    1976 Senate Bill 1392. Resolve Providing For An Investigation And Study By The Metropolitan District Commission Relative To Evaluating Alternative Techniques For The Disposal Of Sewage Sludge - State Library of Massachusetts
    1977 House Bill 3405. An Act Recodifying The Ocean Sanctuaries Laws - State Library of Massachusetts
    1977 House Bill 2257. An Act Prohibiting The Construction Of Additional Sewerage Facilities On Nut Island In The City Of Quincy - State Library of Massachusetts
    1979 House Bill 6293. Resolve Providing For An Investigation And Study Relative To The Impact Of Sewage Treatment Facilities On Cities And Towns - State Library of Massachusetts
    1980 House Bill 3631. An Act Prohibiting Construction Of Refuse Incinerators Within One Thousand Yards Of A Dwelling House - State Library of Massachusetts
    1980 House Bill 3627. An Act Relative To The Disposal Of Wastewater Or Sewage Treatment Plant Residues - State Library of Massachusetts
    1980 House Bill 3631. An Act Prohibiting Construction Of Refuse Incinerators Within One Thousand Yards Of A Dwelling House - State Library of Massachusetts
    1982 House Bill 4390. An Act Restricting Incineration In Certain Areas Of Boston Harbor - State Library of Massachusetts
    1984 Senate Bill 2272. An Act Establishing The Massachusetts Water Resources Authority - State Library of Massachusetts / MWRA
    1984 Chap. 0372. An Act Pertaining To The Metropolitan Water District And The Metropolitan Sewer District Of The Metropolitan District Commission - State Library of Massachusetts
    1984 House Bill 5915. An Act Pertaining To The Metropolitan Water District And The Metropolitan Sewerage District Of The Metropolitan District Commission - State Library of Massachusetts
    1984 House Bill 6319. Text Of Amendments Recommended By Committee On Ways And Means To Senate Bill Numbered 2272, Relative To The Establishing The Massachusetts Water Resources Authority - State Library of Massachusetts
    1986 Chap. 0658. An Act Improving Jails, Houses Of Correction, And Correctional Institutions In The Commonwealth, Auditor of the Commonwealth - State Library of Massachusetts
    1988 Findings and recommendations regarding the procurement of Program and Construction Management Services (P/CM) for Deer Island-related construction, Auditor of the Commonwealth and Office of the Inspector General - State Library of Massachusetts
    1989 Management review: Massachusetts Water Resources Authority, July 1, 1987-Dec. 31, 1988, Committee on Post Audit and Oversight - State Library of Massachusetts
    1989 House Bill 2326. An Act Prohibiting An Incinerator From Being Sited Within Three Miles Of A Proposed Or Existing Incinerator - State Library of Massachusetts
    1989 House Bill 4294. An Act Prohibiting The Water Resources Authority From Constructing A Sludge Incinerator On Deer Island - State Library of Massachusetts
    Clean Water Act Top
    The Clean Water Act, S. 2770, Federal Water Pollution Control Act Amendments of 1972, 1972 - U.S. Capital Visitor Center
    86 Stat. 816 - An Act to amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act, 1972 - U.S. Government Publishing Office
    History of the 1972 Clean Water Act: The Story Behind How the 1972 Act Became the Capstone on a Decade of Extraordinary Environmental Reform, N. William Hines, University of Iowa, 2012 - SSRN
    History of the Clean Water Act - EPA
    Summary of the Clean Water Act - EPA
    Water Quality Today - Has the Clean Water Act Been a Success?, William L. Andreen, University of Alabama, 2004 - SSRN
    A Legislative History of The Water Pollution Control Act Ammendments of 1972, Library of Congress, 1973 - HathiTrust
    Water Quality Act, The Great Society Congress, Association of Centers for the Study of Congress - University of Delaware
    The Clean Water Restoration Act Signed into Law, Nov. 3, 1966 - United States Senate
    Reauthorization of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act, Hearings Before the Subcommittee on Water Resources, 1996 - Google Books
    Troubled Waters: A Brief History of the Clean Water Act, 2002 - PBS
    Richard Nixon and the Rise of American Environmentalism, Meir Rinde, 2017 - Science History Institute
    Who Was America's Greenest, Most Environmental President Ever?, Paul Ratner, 2017 - Big Think
    People Top
    Early American Sewerage Engineers - The History of Sanitary Sewers
    Charles Carkeet-James (1863-1942)
    Charles Carkeet-Jones - Cornish Quaker & Innovator in India - The Cornish Bird
    India's First Bio-Gas Plant, Shekhar Krishnan, Dec. 1. 2018 - Shekhar Krishnan
    Mumbai: Matunga bids goodbye to first bio-gas plant built in 1901, Shekhar Krishnan, Dec. 2. 2018 - Mid-Day
    Drainage Problems of the East, James Carkeet-James, 1906 - Google ebboks
    Howard A. Carson (1842-1931) (Wikipedia)
    Carson Resigns, Planned Boston Subway and Tunnels, Jun. 13, 1909 - Boston Globe
    Howard A. Carson dies in Malden - Noted engineer built Boston's big tunnels, Oct 27, 1931 - Boston Globe
    Scoping out Malden's Mystery Telescope, Jennifer McClain, Jul., 20, 2018 - MATV's Neighborhood View
    Howard A. Carson dies in Maldern, Oct. 27, 1931 - Boston Globe
    Ellis S. Chesbrough (1813-1886) (Wikipedia)
    Ellis Sylvester Chesbrough - American Society of Civil Engineers
    Ellis Sylvester Chesbrough - Documentary History of American Water-works
    Raising and Watering a City: Ellis Sylvester Chesbrough and Chicago's First Sanitation System, Louis P. Cain, Technology and Culture, July 1972 - JSTOR/Boston Public Library
    How Chicago Reversed Its River: An Animated History, Geoffrey Baer - The Chicago River Tour
    Michael R. Deland (1941-2018) (EPA New England Regional Administrator)
    Michael R. Deland, former EPA administrator and key player in Boston Harbor cleanup, dies at 77 - Boston Globe
    Michael R. Deland, EPA official and advocate for including wheelchair at FDR memorial, dies at 77 - Washington Post
    Michael Deland - Wikipedia
    Paul P. DiNatale ( -2019) (MWRA Media Relations Manager)
    Paul P. DiNatale - Milton Times
    Harrison P. Eddy (1870-1937) (Metcalf & Eddy)
    Harrison P. Eddy, Willi H. Hager, Hydraulicians in the USA 1800-2000, 2015 - Google ebooks Preview
    Metcalf & Eddy - Water and Wastewater Treatment/Hazardous Wast Remediation - Overview, Aqua Alliance SEC filing, 2001 - SEC
    Charles A. Emerson ( -1955) (Haven and Emerson)
    Charles A. Emerson, Sanitary Engineer who was a Partner in Firm here, is Dead, Aug. 26, 1955, pg. 19 - NY Times (Subscription)
    Charles F. Folsom (1842-1907)
    Dr. Charles F. Folsom, American Academy of Arts & Sciences, pg. 749, 1909 - JSTOR/Boston Public Library | Internet Archive
    Richard Fox
    Richard Fox (PDF), Proposed Expert Panel Biographies, pg. 8, 2019 - MWRA
    Gilbert J. Fowler (1868-1953) (Wikipedia)
    Davyhulme Sewage Works - Wikipedia
    Sewage Works Analyses, Gilbert Fowler, 1902 - Internet Archive
    Paul G. Garrity (1937-2004)
    Former judge Paul Garrity dead at age 66, Thomas Palmer, 2004 - Boston.com
    Paul Garrity, 66, Boston judge who left a cleaner harbor, Wolfgang Saxon, 2004 - New York Times
    Paul Garrity pioneered as first Hub Housing Court judge, Arthur Jones, Aug. 5, 1976 - Boston Globe
    Case Study: Paul G. Garrity, Maria Karagianis, Jan. 27, 1985 - Boston Globe Magazine
    William B. Golden (Wikipedia)
    From Fixing Boston's Sewerage to Supporting Harbor and Coast Infrastructure [William Golden], Diccon Hyatt. Jul. 1, 2015 - U.S.1 Princeton Info
    Restoring Boston's Dirty Water, (Interview at 1:00), Zoë Mitchell, Graham Pearsall, Landry Harlan, The Boston Harbor Islands - Boston University
    Lydia Goodhue (1917-1996)
    Pumping stations, Nov. 29, 2011 - Quincy Daily Photo
    An overflow of gratitude, Eileen McNamara, Jun. 20, 1998 - Boston Globe (subscription)
    Lydia Goodhue, 79 - Environmentalist and civic activist, Obiturary, Dec. 9, 1996 - Boston Globe (subscription)
    Xanthus H. Goodnough (1860-1935)
    Funeral of Xanthus H. Goodnough, engineer, Aug. 13, 1935 - Boston Globe
    X.H. Goodnough, 74, engineer, is dead, Aug. 12, 1935 - New York Times
    Samuel A. Greeley (1882-1968) (Greeley and Hansen)
    A History of the Firm - Greeley and Hansen
    Samuel A. Greeley, Feb. 6, 1968 - Greeley and Hansen
    Michael Gritzuk
    Michael Gritzuk Biography - Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
    Donald R. F. Harleman ( 1922-2005)
    Donald R. F. Harleman - National Academy of Sciences
    Donald Harleman, 82; engineer, professor helped protect Venice, Gloria Negri, Oct. 6, 2005 - Boston Globe
    Memorial service for Donald Harleman - MIT News
    William L. Havens ( -1958) (Havens and Emerson)
    William L. Havens, The Triad of Acacia Fraternity - ISSUU
    Karl R. Kennison (1886-1977)
    Hail, Colby, Hail Turns 100, Kardelen Koldas, 2019 - Colby Magazine
    Man who quit MDC on politics get big NY job, May 14, 1952 - Boston Globe
    Karl Kennison, 91, builder of Quabbin Reservoir, May 3, 1977 - Boston Globe
    Moses Lane (1823-1882)
    Moses Lane, American Scoiety of Civil Engineers, 1893 - Google Books
    Paul F. Levy
    Energy Expert Turns to Big Water Problems, MIT Technology Review, pg. 31, Nov. 1987 - Internet Archive
    The dirtiest job [Paul Levy], Norman Boucher, May 8, 1988 - Boston Globe Magazine
    When Good Teams go Wrong, Paul F. Levy, 2000 - Harvard Business Review
    Douglas B. MacDonald
    Douglas B. MacDonald appointed Executive Director, City Record, Jan. 6, 1982pg. 147 - Internet Archive
    Charles A. Maguire ( -1954)
    Charles A. Maguire, 1954 - Boston Globe
    A. David Mazzone (1928-2004) (Wikipedia)
    Judge A. David Mazzone Memorial at Deer Island - MWRA
    Judge A. David Mazzone: Chambers papers on the Boston Harbor Cleanup Case, 1985-2005, Digital Collections | Joseph P. Healey Library - UMass Boston
    Leonard Metcalf (1870-1926) (Metcalf & Eddy)
    Leonard Metcalf, Willi H. Hager, Hydraulicians in the USA 1800-2000, 2015 - Google ebooks Preview
    William T. Morrissey (1897-1951)
    For whom is William T. Morrissey Boulevard named, and what can you tell me about him?, Healey Library - UMass Boston
    W.T. Morrissey, MDC head, dies suddenly, Nov. 6, 1951 - Boston Globe
    Francis Sargent (1915-1998) (Wikipedia)
    Gov. Francis Williams Sargent - National Governors Association
    Maverick head of an odd state, Robert H. Boyle, 1974 - Sport Illustrated Vault
    Sargent at ease, John Powers, 1998 - Boston Globe
    Philip N. Shapiro
    Philip N. Shapiro (PDF), Recipient of the John J. Cronin Public Service Award - Town of Westwood
    Lemuel Shattuck (1793-1859) (Wikipedia)
    Report of a General Plan for the Promotion of Public and Personal Lealth, Lemuel Shattuck, 1850 - Internet Archive
    Lemuel Shattuck: Architect of American Public Health, Warren Winkelstein, 2008 - Epidemiology
    Lemuel Shattuck (1793-1859): Prophet of American Public Health, American Journal of Public Health. 1959 - NCBI
    Lemuel Shattuck (1793-1859) - London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine
    Henry H. Sprague (1841-1920) (Wikipedia)
    General Court of 1890 organized, Sprague President of the Senate, Jan. 2, 1890 - Boston Globe
    H.H. Sprague, Dr. Walcott, James A. Bailey, Jr., Three chosen for new Metropolitan Water and Sewerage Board, Mar. 20, 1901 - Boston Globe
    Death of Hon. Henry H. Sprague, Won title of ‘Father of Australian Ballot’, Jul. 29, 1929 - Boston Globe
    Arthur D. Weston (1884-1958)
    Arthur D. Weston, Journal (American Water Works Association), pg. 112, 1959 - JSTOR/Boston Public Library

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