MWRA's Metropolitan Water Tunnel Program

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Program Documents (PDF)

• Certificate of the Secretary of Energy and Environmental Affairs
  on the Final Environmental Impact Report (FEIR) “MEPA Certificate," EEA Number: 16355, April 1, 2024
• Final Environmental Impact Report (FEIR)
  • Final Environmental Impact Report (FEIR), (.PDF), February 2024: Preliminary Design, Geotechnical Investigation, and Environmental Impact Report, MWRA Contract 7159 (Posted 02/15/2024)
  • Final Environmental Impact Report (FEIR), (.zip download), February 2024: Preliminary Design, Geotechnical Investigation, and Environmental Impact Report, MWRA Contract 7159 (Posted 02/14/2024)
  • Environmental Justice (EJ) Screening Forms
    English | Español | 中文 | Kreyòl Ayisyen
    (posted 02/06/2024)
• Certificate of the Secretary of Energy and Environmental Affairs
  on the Supplemental Draft Environmental Impact Report (SDEIR) “MEPA Certificate," EEA Number: 16355, September 29, 2023
• Supplemental Draft Environmental Impact Report (SDEIR)
  • Supplemental Draft Environmental Impact Report (SDEIR), All Volumes (.zip download), July 2023: Preliminary Design, Geotechnical Investigation, and Environmental Impact Report, MWRA Contract 7159 (Posted 07/28/2023)
  • Supplemental Draft Environmental Impact Report (SDEIR), Volume 1 of 2, July 2023: Preliminary Design, Geotechnical Investigation, and Environmental Impact Report, MWRA Contract 7159 (Posted 07/28/2023)
  • Supplemental Draft Environmental Impact Report (SDEIR), Volume 2 of 2, July 2023: Preliminary Design, Geotechnical Investigation, and Environmental Impact Report, MWRA Contract 7159 (Posted 07/28/2023)
  • Revised Environmental Justice (EJ) Screening Forms
    English | Español | 中文 | Kreyòl Ayisyen
    (posted 07/11/2023)
• Certificate of the Secretary of Energy and Environmental Affairs
  on the Draft Environmental Impact Report (“MEPA Certificate”) EEA Number: 16355, December 16, 2022 (Posted 12/20/2022)
• Draft Environmental Impact Report (DEIR), All Volumes (.zip download) October 2022: Preliminary Design, Geotechnical Investigation, and Environmental Impact Report, MWRA Contract 7159 (Posted 10/17/2022)
• Draft Environmental Impact Report (DEIR), Volume 1 of 3 October 2022: Preliminary Design, Geotechnical Investigation, and Environmental Impact Report, MWRA Contract 7159 (Posted 10/17/2022)
• Draft Environmental Impact Report (DEIR), Volume 2 of 3 October 2022: Preliminary Design, Geotechnical Investigation, and Environmental Impact Report, MWRA Contract 7159 (Posted 10/17/2022)
• Draft Environmental Impact Report (DEIR), Volume 3 of 3 October 2022: Preliminary Design, Geotechnical Investigation, and Environmental Impact Report, MWRA Contract 7159 (Posted 10/17/2022)
  • Environmental Justice (EJ) Screening Forms
    English | Español | 中文 | Kreyòl Ayisyen
    
• Certificate of the Secretary of Energy and Environmental Affairs
  on The Environmental Notification Form (“MEPA Certificate”,) EEA Number: 16355, May 7, 2021 (Posted 05//17/2021)
• Environmental Notification Form (ENF), March 2021: PRELIMINARY DESIGN, GEOTECHNICAL INVESTIGATION AND ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT REPORT, MWRA Contract 7159 (Posted 03/30/2021)

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Job Postings

• To learn more about open job postings with the Metropolitan Water Tunnel Program and other MWRA employment opportunities, visit https://mwra.applicantpro.com/jobs/. The MWRA is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. MWRA does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national or ethnic origin, gender identity or expression including a transgender identity, genetics or veteran status.

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MWRA Board of Directors Meeting Materials and Presentations (PDF)

• Metropolitan Water Tunnel Program Needs and Overview (Meeting Materials and Presentation), 03/13/2024
• Metropolitan Redundancy Interim Improvements Projects Update (Meeting Materials and Presentation), 03/13/2024
• Metropolitan Water Tunnel Program Preliminary Design and Environmental Impact Report (Meeting Materials and Presentation), 03/13/2024
• Metropolitan Water Tunnel Program Look Ahead (Meeting Materials and Presentation), 03/13/2024
• FY25 CIP Updated Program Cost Estimate and Cost Controls (Meeting Materials and Presentation), 03/13/2024
• Contract Structure for Final Design Engineering Services, Contract 7556 (Meeting Materials and Presentation), 03/13/2024
• Metropolitan Water Tunnel Program: Consultant and Contract Structure Update and Tunnel Department Proposed Organizational Changes (Meeting Materials and Presentation), 12/13/2023
• Metropolitan Water Tunnel Program: Program Support Services, JCK Underground, Inc., Contract 7655, Amendment 2 – First Optional 24-Month Renewal (Meeting Materials),12/13/2023
• Metropolitan Water Tunnel Program Update (Meeting Materials and Presentation), 05/24/2023
• Metropolitan Water Tunnel Program - Geotechnical Support Services: GEI-McMillen Jacobs JV, Contract 7557 (Meeting Materials),12/14/2022
• Metropolitan Water Tunnel Program--Lease for Core Storage Facility: IC Needham Gould Portfolio, LL, W344 (Meeting Materials), 11/16/2022
• Metropolitan Water Tunnel Program Update (Meeting Materials and Presentation), 09/14/2022
• Metropolitan Water Tunnel Program Update (Meeting Materials and Presentation), 10/20/2021
• Metropolitan Tunnel Redundancy Program Update: Filing of Environmental Notification Form (Meeting Materials), 02/17/2021
• Metropolitan Tunnel Redundancy Program Update Meeting Materials and Presentation), 12/16/2020
• Metropolitan Tunnel Redundancy Program Preliminary Design, Geotechnical Investigation and Environmental Impact Report: CDM Smith, Inc. Contract 7159, and Program Update (Meeting Materials and Presentation), 05/27/2020
• Metropolitan Tunnel Redundancy Program Update (Meeting Materials and Presentation), 10/16/2019
• Metropolitan Tunnel Redundancy Program Update on Tunnel Hydraulics and Program Support Services Consultant Key Personnel (Meeting Materials and Presentation), 04/17/2019
• Program Support Services for the Metropolitan Tunnel Redundancy Program JCK Underground, Inc. Contract 7655 (Meeting Materials and Presentation), 03/20/2019
• Update on the Consultant Support Structure for the Metropolitan Tunnel Redundancy Program (Meeting Materials), 10/17/18
• Approval: Two-Tunnel Alternative for Redundancy of the Metropolitan Tunnel System (Meeting Materials and Presentation), 02/15/2017
• Special Meeting of the Board of Directors on Metropolitan Tunnel Redundancy (Meeting Materials), 10/06/2016

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Public Meetings – Meeting Materials and Presentations

• Program Update for the MWRA Advisory Board, 04/18/2024
• Program Update for MWRA Water Supply Citizens Advisory Committeee (WSCAC), 01/09/2024
• Program Overview for the Weston Select Board, 01/10/2024
• Program Update for MWRA Water Supply Citizens Advisory Committeee (WSCAC), 01/10/2023
• Program Overview for the Needham Select Board, 01/22/2022
• Program Update for the MWRA Advisory Board, 11/17/2022
• Program Update for Town of Wellesley Board of Public Works, 11/15/2022
• Program Update for MWRA Water Supply Citizens Advisory Committee (WSCAC), 02/08/2022
• Program Overview for Waltham City Council, 06/21/2021
• Metropolitan Tunnel Redundancy Program Update for the MWRA Advisory Board, 01/21/2021
• Metropolitan Tunnel Redundancy Program Update for the MWRA Advisory Board, 09/20/2018
• MWRA Advisory Board Special Meeting on Water Redundancy
  (via MWRA Advisory Board website), 12/08/2016
  

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Working Groups – Meeting Materials and Presentations

• Meeting No. 6, September 22, 2022
  agenda | presentations | summary
• Meeting No. 5, June 15, 2022
  agenda | presentations | summary
• Meeting No. 4, December 1, 2021
  agenda | presentations | summary
• Meeting No. 3, August 4, 2021
  agenda | presentations | handouts | summary
• Meeting No. 2, June 2, 2021
  agenda | presentations | handouts | summary
• Meeting No. 1, April 7, 2021
  agenda | presentations | handouts | summary

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MWRA Water System History

• The History Behind MWRA's Water Supply Aqueducts and Tunnels
• The History of Redundancy Planning for the Metropolitan Boston Area
• MWRA Water Transmission System Overview
• Historical Photos, via Digital Commonwealth
• Press Release: MWRA Recognizes 10 Year Anniversary of Shaft 5 Water Main Break 05/01/2020

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