Reached proposed settlement in a lawsuit with the US Environmental Protection Agency (US EPA) to strengthen stormwater protections in the Municipal Separate Storm Sewer System (MS4) general permit.
Implementation of the Massachusetts Water Resource Authority Long-Term Combined Sewer Overflow Plan, which minimizes sewage overflows into the river during storms.
Development of Charles River Nutrient TMDL "total maximum daily load" studies.
Creation of the Blue Cities Initiative for water-sensitive urban development demonstration projects.
Issuance of 13 Charles watershed conservation-oriented public water supply permits with mitigation offset feasibility requirements.
New draft municipal stormwater permits and EPA’s pilot exercise of Residual Designation Authority to control private property stormwater runoff in the towns of Milford, Bellingham, and Franklin, MA.
Boston’sComplete Streets Guidelines with goals for “greening” City streets and achieving stormwater targets.
Fish ladder repair and replacement and Bleachery Dam Fish Passage Improvement Project in 2005.
Creation of the Natural Valley Storage Area in 1974; 8,000 acres of protected wetlands prevent downstream flooding, provide extensive natural habitat, replenish water supplies, and filter out many pollutants from entering the Charles.