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Massachusetts Water Resources Authority

 

Contact: Ria Convery, (617) 788-1105, <ria.convery@mwra.state.ma.us>

This is an archive of past press resleases for the record. For updated information on any MWRA press release, please contact Ria Convery, MWRA Communications Director.

2008
  MWRA to Start Pipeline Replacement Work on Washington Street, Lynn 04/29/08
THE TEST RESULTS ARE IN: NO PHARMACEUTICALS FOUND IN MWRA WATER 04/27/08
Great Water, at a Cost... 04/28/08
MWRA's Reservoirs are Full to the Brim 04/24/08
Little Mystic CSO Project Named "Project of the Year" by CMMA 04/24/08
Joint Public Notice - Alewife Brook CSO Progress Update 04/14/08
GOVERNOR PATRICK AND SECRETARY BOWLES SHOWCASE RENEWABLE ENERGY AT MWRA'S DEER ISLAND TREATMENT PLANT 04/07/08
MWRA Receives MassDEP Grants for Water Conservation Initiatives 03/20/08
MWRA Partners with EPA’s WaterSense® Program 03/20/08
Local Water Quality, Ecosystems Continue to Benefit from MWRA Outfall: 2006 Monitoring Data Released 02/20/08
Notice of Public Hearing 04/03/08
Save the Date - New England Gala at Fenway to Support "Water for People" 03/31/08
Pipeline Work in East Milton Square to Resume - Traffic Restrictions Required 03/17/08
Pharmaceuticals Unlikely To Be Found In MWRA Water - Updated 03/13/08
Local Water Quality, Ecosystems Continue to Benefit from MWRA Outfall: 2006 Monitoring Data Released 02/20/08
MWRA Featured as "Success Story" in Water Efficiency Journal 02/12/08
MWRA Receives NEWEA Asset Management Award 01/31/08
MWRA to Install Interim Fencing at Echo Bridge
01/08/08
2007
  Governor Patrick Names Two to MWRA Board of Directors
12/10/07
The Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs Leading by Example Program Award Recipient
11/06/07
Judge A. David Mazzone Honored at Deer Island
10/22/07
MWRA receives "Above and Beyond Award" from Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve
10/17/07
Pipeline Work Will Require Traffic Detour in Quincy
10/07/07
Brookline Pipeline Project Has Begun
10/22/07
Construction Begins on Memorial in Honor of Judge A. David Mazzone
08/20/07
MWRA Pipeline Replacement Project in Lynn to Begin October 1
09/24/07
History Channel to Feature MWRA's Sludge to Fertilizer Process on "Boneyard"
09/18/07
Tunnel Boring Machine Launched with Ceremony in South Boston
09/12/07
Announcing MWRA's Poster and Writing Contest Winners
05/23/07
NO PERCHLORATE FOUND IN MWRA WATER
05/10/07
NO SODIUM HYDROXIDE USED IN MWRA WATER TREATMENT
04/25/07
MWRA Releases Annual Report for Fiscal Year 2006
04/24/07
RECENT CSO PROJECTS HAVE MADE DRAMATIC IMPROVEMENTS TO WATER QUALITY
04/17/07
Joint Public Notice from MWRA, City of Cambridge and City of Somerville: on Alewife Brook CSO Project Update
04/10/07
PUBLIC MEETING NOTICE: Update on MWRA Sewer Project in Newton
04/09/07
MWRA to Begin Dam Safety Maintenance Project at High Fells and Spot Pond
03/26/07
NO PCBs FOUND IN WACHUSETT RESERVOIR WATER
03/23/07
PUBLIC MEETING NOTICE: Update on MWRA Sewer Project in West Roxbury
03/09/07
PUBLIC MEETING NOTICE: MWRA Siphon Relocation Project in Winchester
03/14/07
MWRA Submits Annual Report on CSO Control Program
03/07
Work Begins on CSO Storage Tunnel in South Boston
02/21/07
Revere School Honors Memory of Airman Lawrence Salamone, Son of MWRA Employee (outside link to Boston Herald)
02/14/07
NOTICE OF PUBLIC MEETING: Upper Neponset Valley Relief Sewer Project - January 25
01/20/07
Mercury Levels in Treatment Plant Sludge Down Significantly
01/04/07
2006
MWRA Retirement Board Seeks To Appoint Fifth, Independent Member; Requests Letters of Interest
12/04/06
PUBLIC MEETING NOTICE: Upcoming Water Project in Milton
11/21/06
Wachusett Reservoir Spillover
11/17/06
PUBLIC MEETING NOTICE: Upcoming Sewer Project in Newton
10/31/06
Judge Rejects Appeal on Blue Hills Project
10/12/06
MWRA Submits Report to the Legislature
10/02/06
MWRA Named "Utility of the Year" by New England Water Works Association
09/20/06
Sewer Project in Lexington Begins
09/19/06
State Auditor's Official Report on the MWRA CSO Control Program Released
09/15/06
PUBLIC ADVISORY: Water Main Breaks in the Northern Low Service Area
09/05/06
U.S. District Judge Richard G. Stearns visits MWRA Sewer Treatment Sites
08/29/06
MWRA Mourns the Loss of Peter M. DeLauri, Pump Station Namesake
09/01/06
PUBLIC MEETING NOTICE: Update on Sewer Project in West Roxbury
08/25/06
Update on Sewer Project in West Roxbury - Switch to Daytime Construction Coming Soon
08/15/06
"TCE" Not Found in MWRA Water
07/31/06
Perchlorate Not Found in MWRA Water
07/31/06
MWRA Awards Contract for CSO Storage Tunnel in South Boston
07/19/06
MWRA Asks Local Residents: Please Don't Swim in the Fells - State Police Patrols to Increase
07/13/06
MWRA Delivers Annual Water Quality Report
06/09/06
MWRA Considering Selling More Water
06/09/06
MWRA Asks Local Residents: Please Don't Swim in the Fells - State Police Patrols to Increase
06/22/06
After Storms, MWRA Tap Water is Still Safe to Drink
05/16/06
Town of Reading Notice: MWRA Supplemental Water Service Begins April 30
04/26/06
Joint Public Notice - Alewife Brook CSO Progress Update
04/14/06
MWRA Blasting on Providence Highway Ends
04/12/06
Notice of Public Hearing on Proposed Rates
04/03/06
Community Advisory - MWRA Update on Fluoride
03/23/06
Town of Reading Presentation
03/23/06
Perchlorate Not Found in MWRA Water
03/15/06
MWRA to Hold Public Meeting on Sewer Project in West Roxbury, 03/02/06
02/17/06
MWRA Releases Proposed FY2007 Water and Sewer Assessments  
02/03/06
Advisory - More Information on Boil Water Order in Blackstone
03/28/06
Community Advisory - MWRA Update on Fluoride - Response to National Academy of Sciences Report
03/23/06
Town of Reading Presentation
03/23/06
Mayor Hanlon Tours Deer Island
03/20/06
MWRA Reaches Landmark Agreement Over Long-term CSO Control Plan
03/16/06
Perchlorate Not Found in MWRA Water
03/15/06
MWRA to Hold Public Meeting on Sewer Project in West Roxbury, 03/02/06
02/17/06
MWRA Releases Proposed FY2007 Water and Sewer Assessments  
02/03/06
MWRA Releases "5-Year Progress Report" to Governor, Legislature  
01/23/06
2005
  MWRA Welcomes Dedham-Westood to Water System
12/15/05
Update on Disinfection By-products
12/15/05
MWRA Testifies at Boston City Council Hearing on Lead
12/01/05
Traffic Advisory, 12/05 through 03/06 - Somerville
11/29/05
MWRA Welcomes Reading to Water System
11/28/05
Update on Lead and Copper Sampling for 2005
11/17/05
MWRA Employees Raise Over $16,000 for Victims of Hurricane Katrina
10/06/05
Taste Test Shows MWRA Water Holds its Own Against Bottled
09/19/05
Facts about the Blue Hills Covered Storage Project

10/05/05

MWRA Names New Plant for John J. Carroll, Longest Serving Board Member
08/18/05
MWRA Turns on New Water Treatment Plant
08/02/05
Update on Lead and Copper Sampling for 2005
06/29/05
Chemical Cited in Boston Globe Story Not Found in MWRA Drinking Water
05/16/05

MWRA Delivers Annual Water Quality Report

06/20/05
Audit Gives MWRA High Marks for Security
06/13/05
No Wastewater Treatment Plants Discharge into MWRA Water Supplies
05/18/05
Construction Begins on Project to Replace 100 Year-old Sewer
05/17/05
Boston Harbor Symposium 2005: A Tribute to Judge A. David Mazzone to Be Held May 23, 2005 - May 16
05/16/05
Water Main Work in Cambridge Underway
03/03/05
Perchlorate Not Found in MWRA Water
01/11/05
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2004
  Chemicals Cited in Boston Globe Story Not Found in MWRA Water
12/06/04
 

Public Meeting December 6 on MWRA Sewer Project in West Roxbury - Click here to view the presentation (PDF)

11/23/04
  MWRA Responds to Washington Post Allegations on Lead Testing 
10/05/05
  Water Pipeline Work Moves Down Furnace Brook Parkway – Discolored Water Possible
05/27/04
 

Public Meeting on Union Park project to be held September 23

09/09/04
  Perchlorate not found in MWRA Water
08/16/04
  Putting the "echo" Back in Echo Bridge

08/06/04

  Media Advisory: MWRA Shuts Off Old Reservoir Thursday, Opens New Facility in Weston to Protect Water Supply
05/27/04
  Public Notice: Comment period for Cottage Farm CSO Facility Assessment Report extended  
05/20/04
  Help is on the Way to Relieve Alewife Brook of Combined Sewer Overflows
04/15/04
  MWRA Set to Replace 1927 Water Pipe
04/08/04
  Meeting Set to Discuss Water Pipeline Project in Ludlow
04/07/04
  Lead at the Tap? March 2004 Update
04/25/04
  MWRA to Hold Public Meeting on Ward Street, Newton Project
04/17/04
  Water Pipeline Work Set to Begin Along Furnace Brook Parkway
04/12/04
  MWRA to Announce Preferred CSO Control Plan at Public Meeting in South Boston
03/03/04
  MWRA Proposes FY'05 Water and Sewer Assessments to Communities
02/11/04
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2003
  Quincy Parks to Sponsor "Environmental Treasures" Tour of Nut Island
07/25/03
  MWRA to Discuss Phased CSO Control Options for North Dorchester Bay Project
06/18/03
  MWRA to Mail Out Drinking Water Quality Report
06/02/03
  Combined Sewer Overflow Control Project for Alewife Brook Area Moves Forward
04/30/03
  MWRA to Conduct Public Meeting to Solicit Comments on Proposed FY04 Current Expense Budget
04/29/03
  Proposed FY04 Current Expense Budget
04/02/03
  MWRA to Hold Public Meeting on Union Park CSO Control Project
04/03/03
  Proposed FY04 Water and Sewer Assessments to Communities
03/02/03
  Proposed FY04-06 Capital Improvement Program
03/02/03
  MWRA Starts East Boston Sewer Rehabilitation Project
03/21/03
  MWRA to Hold Public Meeting on Malden Water Pipeline Project
03/12/03
  MWRA Plans to Award $120 Million in Construction Contracts in 2003
02/19/03
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2002
  MWRA Reaches Compliance on Lead and Copper Levels at Customers' Taps
11/21/02
  MWRA Water Main Activitation Could Cause Water Discoloration in Boston, Brookline and Somerville
11/20/02
  MWRA Set To Begin Sewer Main Project on Quincy Shore Drive
10/01/02
  MWRA to Hold Public Meeting on Water Pipeline Rehabilitation Project in Somerville
10/10/02
  MWRA Maintenance Work Will Raise Water Level in Open Channel and Sudbury Reservoir
08/27/02
  Informal Running Races Set to Begin on Deer Island
05/09/02
  Public Access at Quabbin Reservoir
05/02/02
  Milestone Reached on MWRA’s Deep Rock Tunnel for South Shore Wastewater
03/29/02
  MWRA Will Hold Public Hearing on Rates 
03/22/02
  MWRA and City of Cambridge to Hold Public Meeting on Cambridge Sewer Separation / AlewifeBrook Sewer Overflow
01/10/02
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2001
  MWRA Renewing a Lincoln-Era Water Pipeline
12/17/01
  MWRA Approves Water System Repair Financing for Milton
12/18/01
  Legislators Move to Accelerate Covered Water Storage Projects
12/17/01
  MWRA Approves Water System Repair Financing for Quincy
12/07/01
  Water Pipeline Connection Fails in Mattapan
11/30/01
  MWRA to Take Another Look at South Boston CSO Problem
11/06/01
 
09/05/01
  MWRA Announces Work to Begin on West Roxbury Tunnel Rehabilitation Project
07/08/01
  MWRA Hails U.S. Court of Appeals Decision on Water Treatment Plant Case
07/06/01
  MWRA, Water Suppliers Release Annual Tap Water Quality Reports To State Environmental, Public Health Chiefs
06/14/01
  MWRA Board of Directors Set to Approve FY02 Assessments to Communities
06/08/01
  MWRA Sending Annual Report on Water Test Results to Customers
06/06/01
  MWRA to Hold Public Meeting on West Roxbury Tunnel Rehabilitation Project
06/08/01
  MWRA Board Member and Norwood Town Manager Wins National Environmental Achievement Award
06/06/01
  New Fore River Railroad Operations Contract Awarded by MWRA
05/29/01
  Symposium Marks Boston Harbor Project’s Successful Completion
05/10/01
  Laskey Named MWRA Executive Director
05/09/01
  MWRA Will Dig Test Pits Beginning This Week in Qunicy, Milton, and Boston
05/09/01
  MWRA To Extend Comment Period for CSO Project in South Boston
05/08/01
  MWRA Releases Construction Schedule for Hyde Park, Roslindale, and West Roxbury’s Water Pipeline Rehabilitation Project
04/23/01
  MWRA Water/Sewer Systems Weather Rain Storm
03/26/01
  MWRA Receives Award for Mercury Reduction Work with Dentists
03/22/01
  MWRA Begins Wachusett Aqueduct Rehabilitation Project
03/19/01
  Pew Oceans Commission Report Highlights Boston Harbor Project
03/08/01
  MWRA Retirement System Receives Rating by Standard & Poor's
02/28/01
  MWRA Refinances High-Interest Bonds to Save $33 Million
02/22/01
  MWRA Proposes FY02 Water and Sewer Assessments to Communities
02/06/01
  Doug MacDonald Accepts Appointment as Secretary of Transportation in Washington
05/15/01
  Cupid hits his mark as MWRA and Weymouth strike a mitigation deal on sewer project
02/14/01
  MWRA awarded grant to help build storage for rail cars at Fore River Shipyard in Quincy
02/02/01
  Ferries and Barges no Longer Needed to Fuel Boston Harbor Project
01/15/01
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2000
  New MWRA Sewer Pump Station in Weymouth will Prevent Overflows, Backups
12/21/00
  MWRA Awards Two Contracts for Sewer System Upgrades in Quincy
12/05/00
  MWRA Reaches Next Milestone on the MetroWest Water Supply Tunnel
10/27/00
  Congressman Moakley Again Helps to Lower MWRA Rates with Federal Assistance
10/20/00
  MWRA Bond Rating Upgraded, Saves Money in Bond Deal
10/16/00
  MWRA to Replace Old Water Mains in Hyde Park, Roslindale, and West Roxbury
10/10/00
  Scientists Help End Sewage Discharges to Boston Harbor
09/06/00
  MWRA's New Offshore Outfall Promises Environmental Gains for Boston Harbor
09/05/00
  MWRA Sets Massachusetts Bay Outfall Tunnel Startup Date
08/24/00
  MWRA Begins Water Pipeline Rehabilitation Project in Brookline and Brighton
08/07/00
  MWRA Orders Local Furniture Refinisher to Cease Illegal Sewer Discharges
08/04/00
  Newly Issued Permit Brings Boston Harbor Project Closer to Goal
07/12/00
  MWRA to Start Norumbega Project in Weston
07/07/00
  MWRA Appoints Chief Operating Officer
06/26/00
  Enjoying the Summer at Boston Harbor Beaches
06/23/00
  MWRA Completes Mining of MetroWest Tunnel's Eastern Segment
06/22/00
  MWRA Water Quality Testing Will Eye Chelsea Creek Oil Spill
06/16/00
  MWRA Board of Directors to Approve FY01 Assessments to Communities
06/09/00
  MWRA Bond Rating Upgraded to AA-
06/08/00
  MWRA Work Could Cause Discolored Water in Some Stoneham Neighborhoods
06/05/00
  Arsenic not a Problem in MWRA Drinking Water
05/25/00
  MEDIA ADVISORY - Metro West Water Supply Tunnel Accident
05/11/00
  MWRA Welcomes Treatment Plant Decision
05/05/00
  Northborough To See Changes In Drinking Water Supply
03/27/00
  Phosphorous Not Used In MWRA Drinking Water
02/25/00
  MWRA Works With Attorney General, State Police to Prosecute Theft
01/21/00
  MWRA Reports No Problems with Systems  
01/01/00
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1999
  MWRA Y2K Preparation and Emergency Water for Your Home
12/28/99
  Radon Not Detected In MWRA Water
10/21/99
 
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02/12/99
 

MWRA Starts FY 2000 Budget Review Process

02/05/99
 
02/04/99
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Updated April 29, 2008