Joint Combined Sewer Overflow Public Notice In City Of Cambridge

Cambridge MA

19 April, 2021

5:59 AM

Description

Press release from the City of Cambridge: April 16, 2021 This notice is required by the Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) as an annual update on the progress of Combined Sewer Overflow (CSO) control measures to improve the water quality of Alewife Brook and Charles River. Access the full notice for Alewife Brook here. Access the full notice for Charles River here. MWRA, Cambridge and Somerville have implemented a system for rapid reporting of CSO discharges to the Charles River, Alewife Brook and the Upper Mystic River. These subscriber based systems provide timely information regarding a CSO activation including the start time and location of the discharge. To subscribe, sign up at these links: Cambridge Subscriber: https://www.cambridgema.gov/Subscribe Somerville Subscriber: https://www.somervillema.gov/departments/alewife-brook-combined-sewer-overflow-cso-control MWRA Subscriber: https://www.mwra.com/updates/everbridge/join.html This press release was produced by the City of Cambridge. The views expressed here are the author's own.