EPA Proposes Updated Protection for Boston Coastal Waters in New Draft Permit for MWRA
Draft Permit includes provisions to address climate impacts and lingering combined sewer overflows
BOSTON – The U.S. Environmental Protect Agency (EPA) has issued an updated draft permit under the Clean Water Act for the Massachusetts Water Resources Authority (MWRA) Deer Island Treatment Plant and several effluent outfalls associated with the system.
The proposed permit would significantly update protections for Boston Harbor and Massachusetts Bay by bringing water quality protections in line with other more recent permits, including adding as co-permittees the 43 communities whose wastewater flows to the Deer Island facility for treatment before being discharged into Massachusetts Bay. EPA is accepting public comment on the Draft Permit until July 31, 2023. The Deer Island Treatment Plant provides secondary treatment to wastewater from 43 cities and towns in the Greater Boston area.
“This proposed clean water permit is an important milestone for updating protections for Boston Harbor and…
