Project Resources
Sound Science and Data
Sound Science and Data
Blue Cities Initiative |
|
BLUE Cities Handouts
Water Conservation Handouts
Low impact development best management practices fact sheets
Stormwater management plans
Boston Street Guidelines
Green Infrastructure
Blue Cities Exchange |
|
regulatory Information
stormwater
Trading
Phosphorus Control Planning for MS4s
Charles River Watershed Association (CRWA) partnered with Kleinfelder, under an FY21 Municipal Assistance Grant from the Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection (MassDEP), to support permittees regulated under the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) municipal separate storm sewer system permit (MS4 Permit) in addressing phosphorus reduction requirements in the Charles River watershed and various lakes and ponds throughout Massachusetts. The following the templates were developed:
Charles River Watershed PCP Template
Charles River Watershed PCP Template Reference Appendices (companion documents for template)
- R.1 PCP Approach Guidance (PDF)
- R.1 PCP Approach Guidance (Word)
- R.2 Worksheets for Calculation Support (PDF)
- R.2 Worksheets for Calculation Support (Word)
- R.3 Funding Source Assessment: Overview and Guidance (PDF)
- R.4 Resource Library (PDF)
- R.5 Guidance Memorandum on Location Screening and Prioritization for Structural Controls (PDF)
- R.6 Simple Planning and Accounting Spreadsheet (Excel)
Lakes and Ponds PCP Template
- L&PPCP Template (Complete, PDF)
- L&PPCP Template (Word)
Lakes and Ponds PCP Template Reference Appendices (companion documents for template)
- R.1 PCP Approach Guidance (PDF)
- R.1 PCP Approach Guidance (Word)
- R.2 Worksheets for Calculation Support (PDF)
- R.2 Worksheets for Calculation Support (Word)
- R.3 Funding Source Assessment: Overview and Guidance (PDF)
- R.4 Resource Library (PDF)
- R.5 Simple Planning and Accounting Spreadsheet (Excel)
Opportunities for Regional Collaboration
Climate Change Adapation |
|
Reports
NAtural Valley Storage Area
Mapping Tools
- Surging Seas Risk Zone Map, Climate Central
- Nature-Based Solutions Conservation Tool, The Nature Conservancy and CRWA
Comment Letters |
|
2020
- Comments to Improve the Flood Carrying Capacity of Godfrey Brook
- ENF for the Mildred C. Hailey Phase One Development
- Comments in support of H. 4921, An Act promoting awareness of sewage pollution
- Comments on the Notice of Project Chance for the Central Square project in Franklin
- CRWA Comments on I-90 Project Alternatives (October 29, 2020)
- Comments on City of Boston Conservation Commission
- Joint Comments on Allston Multimodal Project (June 19, 2020)
- Comments on Waltham High School DEIR
- Comments on S. 549 Home Heating Oil Insurance Bill
- Comments on the ENF for Curtis Apartments in Bellingham
- Comments in Opposition to H. 4650, An Act to mitigate arbovirus in the Commonwealth
- Letter to Congressional Delegation for Water Infrastructure Investments
- Comments for the CambridgeSide 2.0 Expanded Environmental Notification Form
- Comments on Riverside Station Redevelopment DEIR
- Comments on Allston Yards DEIR
- Massachusetts Water Infrastructure Stimulus Package
- Joint Comments on the Initial Regulations Implementing the Boston Local Wetlands Ordinance
- Proposed Changes to NEPA Regulations (National)
- Proposed Changes to NEPA Regulations (CRWA)
- PFAS MCL Comments
- Massachusetts Wetland Protection Act Regulations
- EPA Proposal for Revised Effluent Limitations and Standards for Steam Electric Power Source
- MIT Pierce Boathouse
- EPA RDA Letter to Stakeholders
2019
- I-90 Multimodal Project NEPA Scoping Report
- ENF for Hanover Wellesley
- Route 1A Recreation Facility in Walpole
- ENF for Waltham High School
- RGP Broadstone Watch City project in Waltham
- Opposition to changes in Section 401 of the Clean Water Act
- Variance for CSO Discharges to Lower Charles/Charles River Basin
River Science |
|
Charles River Water Quality
Streamflow and groundwater
Smart Sewering |
|
Smart sewering