Milford Subwatershed Restoration Plan
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Since 2018, CRWA has been working with the Town of Milford to develop a restoration plan for the area around Milford Pond. The town is located at the headwaters of the Charles and, like many communities around I-495, it has experienced rapid growth in recent years. The Charles River in Milford suffers nutrient pollution and low water levels during dry conditions. CRWA’s designs include 64 stormwater treatment opportunities using green infrastructure to treat runoff from the 1,180 acre study area, and will preserve open space. Each year, the proposed plan would reduce 650 pounds of nutrient pollution load into the river, contribute 240 million gallons to groundwater recharge, and meet legally required pollution reductions.
This project has been partially financed with Federal Funds from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to the Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection (the Department) under a S. 604(b) competitive grant. Planning from the Milford Subwatershed Restoration Plan has led to design and future construction of Milford Town Park Green Infrastructure Project. Learn more about the Milford Town Park Project on this page. |
North Allston Subwatershed Restoration Plan
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Beginning in 2015, CRWA partnered with the Boston Redevelopment Authority (BRA) to develop a restoration plan for a subwatershed in the North Allston neighborhood in an effort to integrate this plan with ongoing public realm improvement efforts and development projects in the area.
The project team evaluated green infrastructure design options for feasibility and benefits in order to develop a sub-watershed scale restoration plan that will enable the City of Boston to meet regulatory requirements at the least cost and with maximum environmental benefit. CRWA and Nitsch Engineering, Inc. studied the existing conditions of the area and developed retrofit strategies for specific sites. |
Chelsea Green Infrastructure Project
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In 2013, CRWA partnered with MyRWA, Chelsea Collaborative and the City of Chelsea to undertake a Subwatershed Restoration Plan for Broadway in Chelsea, MA. CRWA worked extensively with project partners, the local environmental youth group in Chelsea and business owners and residents in the area to develop opportunities to incorporate green infrastructure retrofits within the public right of way and key sites along Broadway.
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