Checking under the hood at the Deer Island Treatment Plant Startup event. MEETING MINUTES AND AGENDAS Minutes | Agendas MWRA MASTER PLAN Wastewater Master Plan - Released March, 2007 - (32 MB PDF) PRESENTATIONS CSO Control Plan Progress in 2009 David Kubiak, MWRA March 10, 2010 MWRA's Renewable and Sustainable Energy Initiatives Kristen Patneaude, MWRA Energy Management February 5, 2010 MWRA Toxic Reduction and Control January 8, 2010 by Carolyn Fiore, MWRA TRAC Manager Presentation to a joint meeting of WAC, WSCAC and the Advisory Board: Challenges AheadSeptember 17, 2009 by Frederick A. Laskey MWRA Executive Director VIDEO: Time-lapsed Construction of MWRA Wind Turbines at Deer Island (26.8 MB, requires Apple Quicktime or Windows Media Player.) Posted September 22, 2009 Field Operations Department Wastewater Operations and Maintenance Update PDF - June 2009 Wastewater Advisory Committee Proposed FY 2010, Current Expense and Capital Improvement Budget Overviews PDF - May 15, 2009 Deer Island Treatment Plant Facilities Asset Management Program PDF - Feb. 2009 20 Years of Change: Boston Harbor Recovers PDF - Feb. 2009 Sediment and Flounder Studies in Boston Harbor (PDF) - Feb., 2009 MWRA FY07 Accomplishments and FY08 Challenges PDF - Sept., 2007 Briefing - MWRA Master Plan (PDF) - Oct., 2006 CURRENT MEMBERSHIP Stephen Greene WAC Chairman, Howard-Greene Consulting, LLC Karen Lachmayr Harvard University Mary Adelstein, Citizen Advocate Ed Bretschneider, Executive Director Taber Keally, Vice Chairman, Neponset River Watershed Association Bill Katz, Ionics, Inc. Martin Pillsbury, Metropolitan Area Planning Council Larry Schafer, Citizen Advocate Cornelia Potter, MWRA Advisory Board Vincent Spada, SEA Consultants PRESENTATIONS TO WAC Beach Water Quality PDF South Boston CSO  PDF

The MWRA Board of Directors created WAC in 1990 to offer independentrecommendations on wastewater policies and programs. WAC’s mission is to be a citizens advisory committee to the MWRA providing an independent public forum for holistic discussion of wastewater issues. Membership is designed to reflect the knowledge and interest of major affected constituencies: engineering and construction, environmental advocacy, planning, academic research, and business.

MEETINGS

The committee meets monthly. The agenda is geared to provide timely recommendations to the Board of Directors and MWRA staff on policy, project plans, program initiatives, and public concerns. Current areas of focus are CSOs, System Expansion and Maintenance. WAC is an independent voice in these areas.A diverse group of participants, including, MWRA staff, representatives of environmental agencies and organizations as well as municipal officials attends meetings. Interested citizens also participate. The meetings involve lively discussions as a result of diverse opinions, leading to recommendations that capture the spirit of that diversity.

CONTACT

Ed Bretschneider,
Wastewater Advisory Committee,
Charlestown Navy Yard,
100 First Ave. Boston, MA 02129
Tel.: (617) 788-4436

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