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REPORTS AND PAPERS
 Each year, Charles River Watershed Association creates a variety of reports and papers based on our research and project work. These documents range in length and technicality, but all provide solid, science-based information regarding the Charles River, its tributaries, and watershed.
CRWA Technical Reports and Publications
- Controlling Combined Sewer Overflows in Chelsea, MA:
Analysis of Green vs. Gray Infrastructure (PDF) published 2012
- Littleton, Massachusetts Smart Sewering Strategy (PDF) published January, 2012
- Subwatershed Management Plan for Bellingham, MA (PDF) published 2011
- Stormwater Management Plan for Spruce Pond Brook Subwatershed Franklin, MA (PDF) published 2010
- Charles River Monthly Monitoring Program 2011 Year-End Report (PDF)
published 2012 Click here for reports from previous years
- Blue Cities Guide: Environmentally Sensitive Urban Development (PDF), published 2008. Click here for more information.
- Assessment of Fish Communities and Habitat in the Charles River Watershed, published December 2003. Current fish communities were characterized and compared to the historical data to establish a target fish community: one that would exist in a healthy Charles River environment. Click here for more on fish communities.
- Low Flows and Habitat Assessment of the Upper Charles River Watershed, published October 2002.
- EPA Targeted Watershed Grant Final Report published 2007. A report on the six grant projects completed from 2003 to 2006, including flow trading, fisheries restoration, SmartStorm rainwater catchment, and others. Click here for more on this project.
Sustainable Watersheds paper
In March 2008, dozens of groups, including CRWA and MassAudubon, joined together on a shared vision for achieving sustainability in protection and management of the Commonwealth’s precious water resources and wetlands. Click here to read the paper (PDF).
White paper: Water Resource Conservation in Massachusetts
Published in March 2006, this paper discusses current water problems in water in Eastern Massachusetts, including rivers going dry and low water quality, and details causes and solutions relating to engineered impacts to the natural water cycle. Click here to read the paper (PDF).
Most of CRWA's reports are in PDF form, and require Adobe Acrobat Reader.
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