Senior Stormwater Program Manager

​(617) 540-5650 x1076 | mrome@crwa.org | he/him

Max Rome is the Stormwater Program Manager at the Charles River Watershed Association. In this role, he works to advance projects and policies that reduce runoff, decrease nutrient pollution, and help to green watershed communities. He also leads the CRWA’s work to track and monitor cyanobacterial blooms.

Max completed his Ph.D. in Civil and Environmental Engineering from Northeastern University in 2022. His dissertation “From Water Quality to River Health” focused on improved monitoring of algal blooms and understanding how urban rivers recover from eutrophication. As part of his research, Max worked with the Charles River Conservancy to deploy a floating wetland and document its potential as a tool for phosphorus removal and for supporting improved ecological function through the provision of novel habitats. Max lives in Lower Allston. He enjoys biking his sons around town and learning the names of the plants and tiny organisms that live in the river.