There's more to do for Boston's water quality, say watershed advocates - WGBH

On Wednesday, July 24th, CRWA Executive Director Emily Norton and MyRWA Executive Director Patrick Herron spoke on Boston Public Radio about the importance of eliminating combined sewer overflows (CSOs) for water quality and public health. Despite the fact that the Clean Water Act f 1972 called for “fishable, swimmable” rivers by 1983, and the Clean Charles Initiative called for “a swimmable Charles” by 2005, more than 70 million gallons of raw and partially treated combined sewage entered the Charles River in 2023. But this problem is solvable! As Emily said in her interview, “We’ve come so far. Why not finish the job? I don’t think it’s a matter of money. I think it’s a matter of awareness and political will.” It’s time to cut the crap.