MWRA Board of Directors Meeting
Date: Wednesday, January 14, 2026
Time: 1:00pm
Location: Deer Island Reception/Training Building, 1st Floor, 33 Tafts Avenue – Favaloro Meeting Room, Boston, MA 02128; and virtually on Webex
Photo ID required for entry. Meeting times and locations are subject to change.
Agenda
I. Approval of Minutes
II. Report of the Chair
III. Report of the Executive Director
IV. Executive Session
i. Approval of December 10, 2025 Executive Session Minutes
A. Real Estate
1. Watershed Land Acquisition Approval
2. Contract 6224/6225 Siphon and Junction Structure Rehabilitation Project: Approval of Order of Taking of Temporary Easement
B. Litigation
1. U.S. v. M.D.C., et al, USDC (Mass) No. 85-0489-RGS; CLF v. MDC et al., USDC (Mass) No. 83-1614-RGS – Boston Harbor Case
2. Annual Litigation Update
V. Administration, Finance and Audit
A. Information
1. Delegated Authority Report – December 2025
2. FY25 Annual Update of the FY21-FY25 Business Plan, and Draft FY26-30 Business Plan
3. FY2026 Financial Update and Summary as of December 2025
B. Approvals
1. FY2027 Proposed Capital Improvement Program (CIP)
2. Appointment of Matthew R. Horan, Fore River Railroad Corporation Proxy
3. Legal Services Furnished by Special Assistant Attorney General Jonathan Ettinger/Foley Hoag LLP in the Boston Harbor Case, U.S. v. MDC, et al., USDC No. 85-0489-RGS; CLF v. MDC, et al., USDC No. 83-1614-RGS
C. Contract Awards
1. Financial Advisor Services: PFM Financial Advisory LLC, Contract F285
VI. Personnel and Compensation
A. Approvals
1. PCR Amendments for January 2026
2. Appointment of Lisa L. Wong, Deputy Director, Deer Island
3. Appointment of Mark Soutter, Director of SCADA
VII. Correspondence to the Board
A. Correspondence Regarding the Draft Updated CSO Control Plan
December 9, 2025 letter from Watertown City Councilors Mark S. Sideris, Caroline Bays, Nicole Gardner, Vincent J. Piccirilli, Jr., John G. Gannon, Lisa J. Feltner, John M. Airasian, Anthony Palomba; Emily Izzo
December 11, 2025 memorandum from Jordan McCarron, Town of Weston Conservation Administrator
December 18, 2025 letter from State Representative David M. Rogers
December 22, 2025 letter from State Representatives Marjorie C. Decker; Amy Mah Sangiolo; Mike Connolly; David Paul Linsky; Steven Owens; David M. Rogers; Thomas M. Stanley; John J. Lawn, Jr.; Greg Schwartz; Sean Garballey; John F. Moran; Kevin G. Honan; Erika Uyterhoeven; Tommy Vitolo; Jay D. Livingstone; Alice Hanlon Peisch; Michael J. Moran; Samantha Montaño (amended 1/9/2026)
January 7, 2026 email from Katie Theoharides on behalf of The Trustees
Additional correspondence
Posted 01/08/26, 2:15pm. Updated 1/13/26, 3:45pm.
