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Blue Cities Initiative


BLUE Cities Handouts 
  • Project Overview
  • Site and Neighborhood Scale
  • Subwatershed and National Scale
  • CRWA's Water Primer: What You Need to Know
  • ​Stormwater, Trees and the Urban Environment​
Water Conservation Handouts
  • Lessons Learned: Barriers to Implementing Healthy and Water Smart Landscaping 
  • Summertime Watering Tips
  • Water Smart Gardens
  • Water Smart Lawns
  • Water Smart Landscaping Resources
Low impact development best management practices fact sheets
  • Constructed Stormwater Wetlands
  • Gravel Wetlands
  • Green Roofs
  • Permeable Pavements
  • Permeable Pavers
  • Rain Gardens
  • Stormwater Planters 
  • Stormwater Tree Pits
  • Stormwater Wet Ponds
  • ​Vegetated Swales
Stormwater management plans 
  • Bellingham Subwatershed Management Plan
  • Franklin Subwatershed Stormwater Management Plan 
Boston Street Guidelines
  • Complete Streets Guidelines 
  • ​Green Streets Guide for Allston Brighton
Green Infrastructure 
  • Nine Ways to Make Green Infrastructure Work, Regional Plan Association 
  • Green Infrastructure Opportunities that Arise During Municipal Operations, EPA
  • Philadelphia's Green Cities, Blue Waters
  • Porous Alley Demonstration Project Summary 

​Blue Cities Exchange


regulatory Information
  • Draft EPA Designated Discharge Permit
  • TMDL Studies for the Charles River
  • EPA Water Quality Information
stormwater
  • Massachusetts Low Impact Development Toolkit
  • Massachusetts DEP Nonpoint Source pollution
  • UNH Stormwater Center
  • ​Washington Stormwater Center
  • Assessment of Stormwater Financing Mechanisms in New England
Trading
  • World Resources Institute Trading Information
  • Ohio River Basin Water Quality Trading Project
  • Rutgers University Trading Program
Phosphorus Control Planning (PCP) Support
CRWA, with support from the Charles River Municipal Stormwater Collaborative (CRMSWC), was awarded a FY22 Municipal Separate Storm Sewer System (MS4) Municipal Assistance Grant by the Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection to work collaboratively with the Charles River and Lake and Pond communities to provide hands-on, interactive, and specific training and resources for the key steps in developing and implementing their PCPs in alignment with the PCP template and the MS4 General Permit. 

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Climate Change Adapation


Reports
  • ​Massachusetts Climate change Adaption Report, 2011
  • "Rising Seas, Imperiled Cities," Harvard University Center for the Environment
  • "When it Rains, it Pours," 2012
  • ​"Fourth National Climate Assessment: Northeast," 2018
NAtural Valley Storage Area
  • U.S. Army Corps NVSA Site
  • ​ArcGIS Map
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
  • Charles River Report Card
  • CRWA Water Quality Reports and Data
  • CRWA Water Quality Monitoring Parameters
Streamflow and groundwater
  • MWRA Infiltration/Inflow Task Force Report, 2001 

​Smart Sewering


Smart sewering
  • MA Smart Sewering Strategy Report
Charles River Watershed Association
41 West St. Suite 800 Boston, MA 02111
t (617) 540-5650   e charles@crwa.org

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  • About
    • Mission
    • Charles River
    • Staff and Board
    • Employment & Internships
    • Contact Us
  • Our Work
    • Blue Cities
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    • Advocacy
    • CRWA Projects
    • Project Resources
  • News
    • River Current
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  • Education
    • Request a Visit
    • Classroom Resources
  • Get Involved
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    • Virtual Events
    • Volunteer
  • Donate
    • Support CRWA
    • Campaign for the Charles River
    • Planned Giving
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