The River Current ~ April 2, 2010 ~ Issue 110

The e-newsletter of the Charles River Watershed Association
...bringing our backyard river to your door...

 

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In this issue

• EPA announces regulations to clean up Charles
• Blazers tickets still available

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1) New EPA effort to clean up Charles River announced - will pilot in Milford, Bellingham, Franklin

A new effort by the Environmental Protection Agency to clean up polluted stormwater in the Charles will begin with a pilot program in the upper Charles communities of Milford, Bellingham, and Franklin. The new EPA permit will cover certain land owners, including large commercial, industrial and high-density residential properties, whose sites have two or more acres of impervious surface (areas such as parking lots, roads and rooftops where water cannot be absorbed into the ground).  Properties that fall under the new permit will need to control the polluted stormwater that drains off their site.  

CRWA's science demonstrates the enormous impacts these kinds of sites have:  because of their vast paved over areas and high volumes of traffic, they contribute high levels of pollution to the river, and contribute to rapid flooding problems. CRWA applauds EPA's new program. Click here to read more on CRWA's website.

 

2) Blazers tickets still available for Saturday night

The Boston Blazers pro lacrosse team is partnering with CRWA for their April 10 game (against the Minnesota Storm) - $1 of every seat purchased will be contributed to Charles River Watershed Association!

CRWA has a few seats left in our reserved block on the sideline, can be purchased from us for $20 each (regularly $38). Please join us this Saturday, April 10 at 7:30pm to support the Blazers and the Charles River!

To purchase tickets from CRWA, contact Rebecca at 781-788-0007 x200 or reply to this email.