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PIPELINE WORK IN LOWER MILLS, DORCHESTER

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Info and Update

May 4, 2012
ANNOUNCING OUR 2011-2012 CONTEST WINNERS

Contest winner - depection of solar and wind energy at MWRA

List of this Year's Winners

LYNNFIELD - SAUGUS PIPELINES PROJECT

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Info and Update
April 10, 2012

STONEHAM - READING CONNECTION PROJECT

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Info and Update
April 2, 2011

DAM SAFETY MODIFICATIONS PROJECT

Weston Dam

Info and Update
March 12, 2012

RENEWABLE ENERGY AT DEER ISLAND

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Wind turbines, solar panels and more

Video clip added 10/17/11

CSO ANNUAL REPORT

MWRA Reserved Channel Boston

Update on CSO
Control in 2011

Released March 2012

HULTMAN AQUEDUCT TO GET AN OVERHAUL

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About the
Hultman Aqueduct Interconnections Project
 
 
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Charlestown Navy Yard, 100 First Avenue - Boston, Massachusetts 02129
(617) 242-6000
News

Herzog Award

MWRA Engineer Receives BSCES Award

May 10, 2012
Update on Pipeline Project in Lower Mills, Dorchester
May 4, 2012

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Check us out at the Library
In partnership with the Newton Free Library, MWRA has taken over the library’s atrium-level display cases with exhibits on the history of the water system and our renewable energy program. The exhibit will be up through the month of May. Stop by if you’re in the neighborhood.

Lynnfield/Saugus Pipelines Project Update
Weekend Lane Closures Expected
April 13, 2012
Alewife Brook Combined Sewer Overflow Progress Update
April 12, 2012
MWRA Work May Cause Discolored Water in Reading, Stoneham and Woburn
April 10, 2012

MWRA Charlestown Wind Turbine

 

Charlestown Wind Progress Update

April 6, 2012
MWRA to Begin Restoration of Wachusett Reservoir Earthen Dams
Work Will Require the Removal of Trees - Project Update
April 5, 2012
Stoneham-Reading Connection Project Update
April 2, 2012
MWRA Installing a New Meter in Somerville
March 27, 2012

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Charles River Awarded Theiss International Riverprize

March 23, 2012
Southern Spine Distribution Mains, Lower Mills Project Update
March 21, 2012

Spot Pond Tank Site Plan

Work on Spot Pond Covered Storage to Begin in April

March 20, 2012

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MWRA Submits Annual CSO Progress Report

March 19, 2012

Chestnut Hill Reservoir, Image Wikipidia Commons

MWRA Dam Work to Temporarily Lower Reservoir Levels in Southborough and Chestnut Hill

March 12, 2012

Weston Dam

MWRA To Resume Dam Work at Weston and Foss Reservoirs
March 12, 2012

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South Boston Tunnel Project Wins National Award

February 16, 2012

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Stoneham-Reading Connection Project Update:
Heavy Construction Activities Now Complete

Updated December 23, 2011
Pipeline Disinfection Work May Cause Water Discoloration in Parts of Milton and Lower Mills
December 19, 2011
No Concern About Mercury in MWRA Drinking Water
December 2, 2011

MWRA's Charlestown Wind Turbine. Photo copyright

Watch the new Charlestown Wind Turbine construction in 7 minutes
a time-lapse video on MWRA's new YouTube page

Photo courtesy Paul Doherty, Lexington, MA
Lead by Example Group MWRA Receives "Leading by Example Award" from the Commonwealth

 October 26, 2011

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MWRA Water Named “New England’s Best”
September 29, 2011

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MWRA Benefits and HRIS Manager
Honored by U.S. Department of Defense
September 29, 2011

Governor Patrick swears in Marie Turner

Governor Deval Patrick swears in Marie Turner to Fourth Term on MWRA Board of Directors

September 19, 2011
MWRA Installing New Wind Turbine in Charlestown
September 14, 2011

Advisory Board Tour


Flickr photostream of the
MWRA Advisory Board Field Trip
August 19, 2011
MWRA Inspecting Outfalls Along South Boston Beaches
August 11, 2011

Lt. Governor Murray and MWRA Board Member John Carroll

Lt. Governor Murray Swears in John Carroll for 8th Term on MWRA Board of Directors

August 9, 2011

Photo: Matt Bennett
Governor's Office

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Image courtesy
Patriot Ledger

 National study shows 15% Drop in beach closings in 2010

Patriot Ledger Story

June 30, 2011
MWRA Completes Overflow Tunnel in South Boston
Beaches Will Be Among The Cleanest In The Country
June 23, 2011
Comprehensive Case Study on Response to May, 2010 Water Main Break Released
May 25, 2011
Independent Panel Releases Report on MWRA Pipe Break
May 25, 2011

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MWRA Receives EPA Merit Award for Clean Energy

May 13, 2011

award

MWRA Water System Honored for Excellence

May 10, 2011

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MWRA Receives Renewable Energy Awards

April 21, 2011

governor patrick swears in rick sullivan

Governor Patrick Swears in New MWRA Board of Directors Chairman

January 5, 2011
Photo: Matt Bennett
Governor's Office
MWRA Appoints Two Additional Members to Panel Investigating May 1 Water Main Break
June 14, 2010

Video

Power of Windmills Courtesy The Travel Channel

The Power of Windmills: Deer Island windmill featured in the Travel Channel's "Off Limits" video clip

October 17, 2011

Phonographers Union at Deer Island

Boston Globe Video:
The Sounds of Sewage

The New England Phonographers Union found music in the Deer Island Sewage Treatment Plant

July 25, 2011

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Up the Mystic River in 3 minutes with the Mystic River Watershed Association (Outside link)

November 8, 2010
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NECN Presents Underneath it all: Inside Boston's Sewer System
We all know where sewage starts, but where does it end, and how does it get there?

May 6, 2010
image of wind turbines on Deer Island RENEWABLE ENERGY AT DEER ISLAND

Wind turbines installed for on-site power generation

Click to see them spin
Water Reports

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Annual Drinking Water Test Results

Published June 2011
05/12
04/12
Monthly Drinking Water Quality Update 04/12
08/09
Harbor, Bay and NPDES Reports
 
03/04
Sewer Reports
03/12
11/11
08/10

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A HEALTHY ENVIRONMENT
STARTS AT HOME
Our free guide
to reducing the use
of hazardous
household products
Financial Reports
Proposed FY13 Current Expense Budget (CEB) 03/12
2012 Bond Official Statement 03/12
Information for Investors and Capital Finance Business Partners 03/12
Preliminary FY 2013 Wholesale Assessments to Communities 02/12
Proposed FY13 Captial Improvement Program (CIP)
01/12
11/11
11/11

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sustainAbility -
MWRA Annual Report
for 2007/2008
Organization and Management Reports
02/12
Five Year Report (5 MB PDF)
2011
Court Reports
03/12
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Detailed water supply info,
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running tallies of reservoir levels

updated monthly
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HARBOR AND BAY MONITORING
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MORE Monitoring Results

FACTS ABOUT FLUORIDE
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Updated January 7, 2011
DRINKING WATER QUALITY
TESTING HIGHLIGHTS
No concern about Mercury 12/02/11
Quarterly Update on Lead Test Results 11/18/11
Testing Shows No Radiation in MWRA Source Waters 04/28/11
Hexavalent-Chromium Not a Cause for Concern in MWRA Water 12/20/10

Monthly water test results
 

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