Members

The MWRA Advisory Board was created by the Legislature to represent the interests of MWRA service area communities in the 1984 Enabling Act that established the MWRA. Its members include the chief elected official and a designee from each of the 60 cities and towns serviced by the Authority, along with a member of the Metropolitan Area Planning Council (MAPC), and six gubernatorial appointees representing various interests. The Advisory Board reviews and comments on MWRA capital and current expense budgets, as well as MWRA practices and policies. In addition, the Advisory Board appoints three members to the MWRA Board of Directors and serves as a liaison between the communities and the MWRA.

The Advisory Board is comprised of the following:

• Advisory Board Executive Committee- Elected by the Full Advisory Board to oversee all Board operations
  
  
• Advisory Board Designees & CEOs- Comprised of Chief Elected Official and a Designee from each MWRA Community
  
  
• Appointees
  
  
• Gubernatorial Appointee - Representing various watershed interests
  
  
• MAPC Appointee - Representing the Greater Boston area
  
  
• Advisory Board Appointees to the MWRA Board of Directors - The Advisory Board elects three people to represent its interests on the MWRA Board of Directors
  
  
• MWRA Advisory Board Staff