| Date |
Title &
Description |
| March 2010 |
The Local Water System Assistance Program, as adopted by the Advisory Board on March 18, 2010, would provide $200 million in interest-free loans over the next ten years and expands eligible projects. The MWRA Board of Directors will vote on the Program in June.
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| December 2009 |
Advisory Board staff made a
presentation to the MWRA Board of Directors, highlighting one pathway towards achieving a $0 rate revenue.
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| November 2009 |
Advisory Board staff made a
presentation on achieving a level-funded rate revenue requirement for the MWRA’s FY11 Current Expense Budget. |
| August 2009 |
Read the Advisory Board's
Op-Ed piece on Harbor Monitoring, which was submitted to the Boston Globe for publication. |
| August 2009 |
The MWRA Advisory Board released a
White Paper to address the concerns regarding the threat of Aquatic Invasive Species (AIS), with a particular focus on the invasive zebra mussel on the Quabbin Reservoir. Read the specific
Recommendations from the White Paper.
View DCR's Rapid Response Plan
here. Read about the implementation of DCR & MWRA's
Pilot Program at the Quabbin. Click
here to see new research that highlights the ability of invasive species (the Quagga mussel) to adapt and survive in unfavorable conditions. |
| January 2009 |
In a recent
letter to MWRA Board Chairman Ian Bowles and Fred Laskey, Executive Director of the MWRA, Katherine Dunphy, Chairwoman of the MWRA Advisory Board, called for a meeting to address the pressing concerns of the fiscal climate and the development of the FY10 budget. |
| November 2008 |
MWRA staff made a
presentation of on-going and new renewable and sustainable energy initiatives at MWRA. MWRA has made a major commitment to reducing energy consumption at its facilities in an effort to reduce both operating costs and the environmental impacts of its daily operations. |
| November 2008 |
The Boston Globe published two pieces pertaining a debate surrounding the completion of the North Dorchester Bay CSO Project. Read the
Globe's Editorial and the Advisory Board's
Letter to the Editor. |
| April 2008 |
Read about the Massachusetts Coalition for Water Resources Stewardship! Click here to view the
presentation to the MWRA Advisory Board on April 17, 2008. |
| January 2008 |
The MWRA makes a
presentation at the January Advisory Board on the Proposed FY09 Budget Capital Improvement Program (CIP). |
| November 2007 |
In response to a request for information from the Executive Office for Administration & Finance,
the Advisory Board compiled a report (with
attachments) about the history and success of the Debt Service Assistance Program. |
| September 2007 |
Read the Advisory Board's 2007
Fall Briefing! It outlines upcoming challenges including Debt Service Assistance and its impacts on the CEB and CIP, as well as the Advisory Board's recent accomplishments. |
| June 2007 |
View the Advisory Board's presentation on its
Comments and Recommendations on the MWRA's Proposed FY08 CIP and Proposed FY08 CEB presented to the MWRA Board of Directors. |
| April 2007 |
MWRA 2006 Annual Report - "Waterworks Revival" |
| September 2006 |
A Smarter Dig - an article from Governing Magazine contrasting the project management of the Boston Harbor Clean Up to the Big Dig. |
| September 2006 |
MWRA Advisory Board FY07
Issue Update to the Executive Committee. |
| May 2006 |
System Expansion Committee meeting
minutes |
| February 2006 |
System Expansion: Joint Policy Statement on Mutual Aid and Assistance Networks |
| January 2006 |
The Case for Debt Service Assistance (DSA) - The MWRA and MWRA Advisory Board made a joint presentation at the Massachusetts State House on the importance of the DSA program. |
| December 2005 |
System Expansion: Admission of
Dedham-Westwood Water District to MWRA Waterworks System |
| November 2005 |
Advisory Board's comments on EOEA's Draft Water Conservation Standards. |
| September 2005 |
Housing Study - In its Greater Boston Housing Report Card for 2004, the Boston Foundation and Citizens' Housing and Planning Association (CHAPA) found
that the Boston Metropolitan area had the highest cost of living of any metropolitan region in the entire nation. |
| March 2005 |
EPA makes an
announcement regarding new lead and copper rule. |
| February 2005 |
MWRA Advisory Board Notice to Ratepayers regarding Blue Hills Covered Storage Project. |
| August 2004 |
This
Affordability
Analysis reveals that rates in the MWRA service area are posing widespread social and economic impacts on homeowners. |
