SOUTH BAY RESEARCH NOTES & RESOURCES:
Permits
27 COMBINED SEWER OVERFLOWS (4952 - SEWERAGE SYSTEMS)
CITYWIDE SYSTEM, BOSTON, MA 02210
Owner: BOSTON WATER AND SEWER COMM.
State Water Body Name (ICIS)BOSTON HARBOR & 70,71,72, FORT POINT CHANNEL
FRS ID: 110000915458, https://ofmpub.epa.gov/frs_public2/fii_query_dtl.disp_program_facility?p_registry_id=110000915458
CWA ID: MA0101192, https://echo.epa.gov/detailed-facility-report?fid=110000915458
Violations: 2023 Coliform Effluent Limit Violation 3455%; 2023-2025 pH Effluent Limit Violation (< 6.5)
FORT POINT CHANNEL AND MYSTIC/CHELSEA COMBINED SEWER OVERFLOW CONTROL PROJECT
DORCHESTER, 02125
FRS ID110071708156, https://ofmpub.epa.gov/frs_public2/fii_query_dtl.disp_program_facility?p_registry_id=110071708156
CWA NPDES IDMAR100567, https://echo.epa.gov/detailed-facility-report?fid=MAR100567&sys=ICP
https://echo.epa.gov/trends/loading-tool/reports/dmr-pollutant-loading?year=2024&permit_id=MAR100567
BWSC STORMWATER
CITYWIDE, BOSTON, MA 02210
FRS ID110011137457, https://ofmpub.epa.gov/frs_public2/fii_query_dtl.disp_program_facility?p_registry_id=110011137457
CWA ID MAS010001, https://echo.epa.gov/detailed-facility-report?fid=110011137457
REPLACEMENT OF WATER MAINS BOSTON WATER AND SEWER COMMISSION 19-308-001
1145 WASHINGTON ST, BOSTON, MA 02119
FRS ID: 110071400015
CWA ID: MAR1004KF, https://echo.epa.gov/detailed-facility-report?fid=110071400015
FORT POINT CHANNEL (C80034)
BOSTON, MA
EPA ID: MA0001115773
CITYWIDE SYSTEM, BOSTON, MA 02210
Owner: BOSTON WATER AND SEWER COMM.
State Water Body Name (ICIS)BOSTON HARBOR & 70,71,72, FORT POINT CHANNEL
FRS ID: 110000915458, https://ofmpub.epa.gov/frs_public2/fii_query_dtl.disp_program_facility?p_registry_id=110000915458
CWA ID: MA0101192, https://echo.epa.gov/detailed-facility-report?fid=110000915458
Violations: 2023 Coliform Effluent Limit Violation 3455%; 2023-2025 pH Effluent Limit Violation (< 6.5)
FORT POINT CHANNEL AND MYSTIC/CHELSEA COMBINED SEWER OVERFLOW CONTROL PROJECT
DORCHESTER, 02125
FRS ID110071708156, https://ofmpub.epa.gov/frs_public2/fii_query_dtl.disp_program_facility?p_registry_id=110071708156
CWA NPDES IDMAR100567, https://echo.epa.gov/detailed-facility-report?fid=MAR100567&sys=ICP
https://echo.epa.gov/trends/loading-tool/reports/dmr-pollutant-loading?year=2024&permit_id=MAR100567
BWSC STORMWATER
CITYWIDE, BOSTON, MA 02210
FRS ID110011137457, https://ofmpub.epa.gov/frs_public2/fii_query_dtl.disp_program_facility?p_registry_id=110011137457
CWA ID MAS010001, https://echo.epa.gov/detailed-facility-report?fid=110011137457
REPLACEMENT OF WATER MAINS BOSTON WATER AND SEWER COMMISSION 19-308-001
1145 WASHINGTON ST, BOSTON, MA 02119
FRS ID: 110071400015
CWA ID: MAR1004KF, https://echo.epa.gov/detailed-facility-report?fid=110071400015
FORT POINT CHANNEL (C80034)
BOSTON, MA
EPA ID: MA0001115773
TMDL § 303(d) Pathogen Impairment
TMDL § 303(d) Pathogen Impairment
MA70-02 | Boston Inner Harbor, Class SB/CSO1, 2.56 mi2 | High
From the Mystic and Chelsea rivers, Chelsea/Boston, to the line between Governors Island and Fort Independence, Boston (East Boston), including Fort Point, Reserved, and Little Mystic Channels).
Enterococci, Fecal Coliform
Boston Harbor (Proper) | Final Massachusetts Integrated List of Waters for the Clean Water Act 2018/2020 Reporting Cycle (2021)
MA70-02 | Boston Inner Harbor, Class SB/CSO1, 2.56 mi2 | High
From the Mystic and Chelsea rivers, Chelsea/Boston, to the line between Governors Island and Fort Independence, Boston (East Boston), including Fort Point, Reserved, and Little Mystic Channels).
Enterococci, Fecal Coliform
Boston Harbor (Proper) | Final Massachusetts Integrated List of Waters for the Clean Water Act 2018/2020 Reporting Cycle (2021)
- Boston Harbor MA70-01 (Estuary) | Fecal Coliform | Impairment covered under TMDL: Pathogen TMDL for the Boston Harbor, Weymouth-Weir, and Mystic Watersheds (Report CN 157.1, approved 11/21/2018, ATTAINS Action ID: R1_MA_2019_01)
- Boston Inner Harbor MA70-02 (Estuary) | Enterococcus, Fecal Coliform | Impairment covered under TMDL: Pathogen TMDL for the Boston Harbor, Weymouth-Weir, and Mystic Watersheds (Report CN 157.1, approved 11/21/2018, ATTAINS Action ID: R1_MA_2019_01)
Assessed Waters From Latest State Submission (ATTAINS)
MA 2022 MA70-02
Boston Inner Harbor Impaired - 303(d) Listed - With Restoration Plan
CAUSE UNKNOWN | ORGANIC ENRICHMENT/OXYGEN DEPLETION | PATHOGENS | POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYLS (PCBS)
MA 2022 MA72-36, MA72-38
Charles River Impaired - 303(d) Listed - With Restoration Plan
ALGAL GROWTH | CAUSE UNKNOWN | CAUSE UNKNOWN - IMPAIRED BIOTA | HABITAT ALTERATIONS | HYDROLOGIC ALTERATION | NUTRIENTS | OIL AND GREASE | ORGANIC ENRICHMENT/OXYGEN DEPLETION | PATHOGENS | PESTICIDES | POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYLS (PCBS) | SALINITY/TOTAL DISSOLVED SOLIDS/CHLORIDES/SULFATES | TASTE, COLOR, AND ODOR | TEMPERATURE | TURBIDITY
MA 2022 MA72-11
Muddy River Impaired - 303(d) Listed - With Restoration Plan
HABITAT ALTERATIONS | HYDROLOGIC ALTERATION | METALS (OTHER THAN MERCURY) | NUISANCE EXOTIC SPECIES | NUTRIENTS | OIL AND GREASE | ORGANIC ENRICHMENT/OXYGEN DEPLETION | PATHOGENS | PESTICIDES | POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYLS (PCBS) | SEDIMENT | TASTE, COLOR, AND ODOR | TURBIDITY
Air Quality Nonattainment Areas
Nonattainment Status Applicable Standard(s)
Ozone | 1-Hour Ozone (1979); 8-Hour Ozone (1997)
MA 2022 MA70-02
Boston Inner Harbor Impaired - 303(d) Listed - With Restoration Plan
CAUSE UNKNOWN | ORGANIC ENRICHMENT/OXYGEN DEPLETION | PATHOGENS | POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYLS (PCBS)
MA 2022 MA72-36, MA72-38
Charles River Impaired - 303(d) Listed - With Restoration Plan
ALGAL GROWTH | CAUSE UNKNOWN | CAUSE UNKNOWN - IMPAIRED BIOTA | HABITAT ALTERATIONS | HYDROLOGIC ALTERATION | NUTRIENTS | OIL AND GREASE | ORGANIC ENRICHMENT/OXYGEN DEPLETION | PATHOGENS | PESTICIDES | POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYLS (PCBS) | SALINITY/TOTAL DISSOLVED SOLIDS/CHLORIDES/SULFATES | TASTE, COLOR, AND ODOR | TEMPERATURE | TURBIDITY
MA 2022 MA72-11
Muddy River Impaired - 303(d) Listed - With Restoration Plan
HABITAT ALTERATIONS | HYDROLOGIC ALTERATION | METALS (OTHER THAN MERCURY) | NUISANCE EXOTIC SPECIES | NUTRIENTS | OIL AND GREASE | ORGANIC ENRICHMENT/OXYGEN DEPLETION | PATHOGENS | PESTICIDES | POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYLS (PCBS) | SEDIMENT | TASTE, COLOR, AND ODOR | TURBIDITY
Air Quality Nonattainment Areas
Nonattainment Status Applicable Standard(s)
Ozone | 1-Hour Ozone (1979); 8-Hour Ozone (1997)
State House | January 28, 1959
State House, Boston, Massachusetts | January 28, 1959
The General Court of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Gentlemen: In accordance with the provisions of Chapter 130 of the Resolves of 1958, the Special Commission thereby established respectively submits herewith its report relative to an investigation and study as to the advisability of filling and improving the South Bay and that part of Fort Point Channel above the easterly side of highway bridge over said channel at Dorchester Avenue in the City of Boston. In connection with the above study, the resolve directed the Commission to consider the report of the Port of Boston Authority, relative to the filling of the channel and bay filed in accordance with Chapter thirty-six of the resolves of 1949 and to consider the changes to the channel and bay including action taken by the State Department of Public Works under Chapter 638 of the Acts of 1954 and the laying-out and construction of the John F. Fitzgerald Expressway, which work is now in progress.
We have, as directed, considered the report of the Port of Boston Authority filed in 1949 and find that while it deals with the same subject as the present resolve it is much wider in scope, also the physical condition of the land within the limits of the present resolve has changed due to the construction of the John F. Fitzgerald Expressway. It is wider in scope because it provided for the construction of a sea wall at Northern Avenue Bridge and the reclaiming of the land by filling from that point to Massachusetts Avenue, whereas this resolve is concerned with similar reclamation from Dorchester Avenue to Massachusetts Avenue. It also provided for the purchase and assembling of land adjacent to the reclaimed land and its sale for industrial purposes, which is not a direct function of the present resolve, although there will be a limited area of reclaimed land available if the project under this resolve is carried out.
The Commission directed that a field survey be made to determine the changes in the waterway that have occurred since the 1949 report and as a result found that these alterations consist mostly of the embankment of the Expressway extending into the waterway and displacing the dock mud. This question is discussed in somewhat more detail later in this report. By virtue of Chapter 638 of the Acts of 1954, that part of Fort Point Channel and the South Bay and its tributaries east of the Dorchester Avenue Bridge is a non-navigable tidal stream. It is the natural outlet for surface damage contributed from adjacent land. The entire tidal stream is owned by the Commonwealth. Part of the John F. Fitzgerald Expressway is now being constructed adjacent to the tidal stream from Broadway Bridge to Massachusetts Avenue and crosses it as earth embankment with construction of a culvert approximately opposite Union Park Street. A similar conduit is to be constructed at Dover Street under a Chapter 90 contract that is now in progress. As previously stated, the tidal stream above the Dorchester Avenue Bridge is a natural surface drainage outlet for adjacent territory. Surface drainage in the form of storm water is discharged into the tidal stream from several storm overflows located along its route. Because the storm overflows are from combined sewers, diluted sanitary sewage is discharged into the tidal stream during times of storm.
The bed of the tidal stream is dock mud or silt that has become septic over a long period of time from the discharge of diluted sanitary sewage, decaying vegetable matter and fuel oil. As much of the dock mud is exposed to the atmosphere at low tide, its septic condition emanates foul odors that permeate the atmosphere for a mile or more adjacent to its source, a reprehensible condition in view of the proximity of City Hospital. This condition has been greatly aggravated by the construction of that part of the John F. Fitzgerald Expressway adjacent to the tidal stream because the embankment of the expressway that extends into the tidal stream has displaced the dock mud causing mud rolls which not only disseminate foul odors but have created a hazard as was demonstrated recently when two children became mired in the mud up to their armpits and nearly lost their lives. Aside from a sanitary viewpoint, there is also an esthetic consideration. The very appearance of the tidal stream at any stage of the tide, but particularly at low tide when the flats are exposed, is revolting. To tolerate such a condition adjacent to a modem highway is unthinkable. The situation should be corrected without delay.
To correct the above described intolerable condition, it will be necessary to construct a dock wall or bulkhead across Dorchester Avenue at the bridge to exclude tide water from flowing upstream; to construct a suitable storm water conduit from this point upstream to Massachusetts Avenue including a branch conduit to pick up Dorchester Brook; connect to the proposed conduit the existing storm overflows that now discharge into tide water within the limits of the proposed conduit; and to fill solid and reclaim the land now occupied by tide water. The size of the proposed conduit, based on hydraulic calculations, a study of the soil conditions to determine the type of foundation required for the proposed conduit, the area of the land to be reclaimed by filling, a location plan and profile of the proposed conduit, an estimated cost of the proposed project based on items of work, and other pertinent engineering data is presented in the attached Engineer's report.
To correct the above described intolerable condition, it will be necessary to construct a dock wall or bulkhead across Dorchester Avenue at the bridge to exclude tide water from flowing upstream; to construct a suitable storm water conduit from this point upstream to Massachusetts Avenue including a branch conduit to pick up Dorchester Brook; connect to the proposed conduit the existing storm overflows that now discharge into tide water within the limits of the proposed conduit; and to fill solid and reclaim the land now occupied by tide water. The size of the proposed conduit, based on hydraulic calculations, a study of the soil conditions to determine the type of foundation required for the proposed conduit, the area of the land to be reclaimed by filling, a location plan and profile of the proposed conduit, an estimated cost of the proposed project based on items of work, and other pertinent engineering data is presented in the attached Engineer's report.
The area of the reclaimed land as set forth in the Engineer's report is for the most part owned by the Commonwealth and, while it is not within the scope of this Commission to present definite plans for its future use, we recognize that land availability in Boston being negligible there is no question but that this area will be desirable for commercial and industrial development with the possible location of a revenue-producing municipal stadium a very real consideration. In order to construct that branch of the proposed conduit required to intercept Dorchester Brook, it will be required that a land taking be made of railroad property.
It is recommended that consideration be given to the suggestion that earth fill required for this project be obtained from the excavation that will result from proposed construction activity in the Greater Boston area such as the Common Garage, the Federal Center and a second Sumner Tunnel. Such an arrangement would greatly reduce the cost of filling the channel and also reduce the cost of the particular project itself by providing such a convenient disposal area. The proposed filling will substantially stabilize the embankments of the John F. Fitzgerald Expressway and prevent any possibility of tidal erosion with subsequent heavy maintenance costs of this modem highway.
OUR INVESTIGATION CONVINCES US BEYOND DOUBT THAT THE PROTECTION OF PUBLIC HEALTH, THE NEED FOR ELIMINATING A BLIGHT, THE DEVELOPMENT OF A REVENUE PRODUCING AREA AND THE ELIMINATION OF AN OPEN CESSPOOL IN SUCH PROXIMITY TO A MAJOR HOSPITAL DICTATE THAT THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE CONDUIT AND THE FILLING OF THE WATERWAY IS MORE ESSENTIAL THAN EVER AND THE COMMISSION RECOMMENDS THAT THE WORK AS OUTLINED IN THIS REPORT BE CARRIED OUT AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. A DRAFT OF PROPOSED LEGISLATION TO EFFECTUATE THE ABOVE RECOMMENDATIONS IS ATTACHED.
Very truly yours, SPECIAL COMMISSION Established in accordance with Chapter 130, of the Resolves of 1958
Fort Point Channel and South Bay, Report of the Special Commission Relative to Filling and Improving South Bay and Part of Fort Point Channel in the City of Boston, Senate — No. 498 (1959).
The General Court of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Gentlemen: In accordance with the provisions of Chapter 130 of the Resolves of 1958, the Special Commission thereby established respectively submits herewith its report relative to an investigation and study as to the advisability of filling and improving the South Bay and that part of Fort Point Channel above the easterly side of highway bridge over said channel at Dorchester Avenue in the City of Boston. In connection with the above study, the resolve directed the Commission to consider the report of the Port of Boston Authority, relative to the filling of the channel and bay filed in accordance with Chapter thirty-six of the resolves of 1949 and to consider the changes to the channel and bay including action taken by the State Department of Public Works under Chapter 638 of the Acts of 1954 and the laying-out and construction of the John F. Fitzgerald Expressway, which work is now in progress.
We have, as directed, considered the report of the Port of Boston Authority filed in 1949 and find that while it deals with the same subject as the present resolve it is much wider in scope, also the physical condition of the land within the limits of the present resolve has changed due to the construction of the John F. Fitzgerald Expressway. It is wider in scope because it provided for the construction of a sea wall at Northern Avenue Bridge and the reclaiming of the land by filling from that point to Massachusetts Avenue, whereas this resolve is concerned with similar reclamation from Dorchester Avenue to Massachusetts Avenue. It also provided for the purchase and assembling of land adjacent to the reclaimed land and its sale for industrial purposes, which is not a direct function of the present resolve, although there will be a limited area of reclaimed land available if the project under this resolve is carried out.
The Commission directed that a field survey be made to determine the changes in the waterway that have occurred since the 1949 report and as a result found that these alterations consist mostly of the embankment of the Expressway extending into the waterway and displacing the dock mud. This question is discussed in somewhat more detail later in this report. By virtue of Chapter 638 of the Acts of 1954, that part of Fort Point Channel and the South Bay and its tributaries east of the Dorchester Avenue Bridge is a non-navigable tidal stream. It is the natural outlet for surface damage contributed from adjacent land. The entire tidal stream is owned by the Commonwealth. Part of the John F. Fitzgerald Expressway is now being constructed adjacent to the tidal stream from Broadway Bridge to Massachusetts Avenue and crosses it as earth embankment with construction of a culvert approximately opposite Union Park Street. A similar conduit is to be constructed at Dover Street under a Chapter 90 contract that is now in progress. As previously stated, the tidal stream above the Dorchester Avenue Bridge is a natural surface drainage outlet for adjacent territory. Surface drainage in the form of storm water is discharged into the tidal stream from several storm overflows located along its route. Because the storm overflows are from combined sewers, diluted sanitary sewage is discharged into the tidal stream during times of storm.
The bed of the tidal stream is dock mud or silt that has become septic over a long period of time from the discharge of diluted sanitary sewage, decaying vegetable matter and fuel oil. As much of the dock mud is exposed to the atmosphere at low tide, its septic condition emanates foul odors that permeate the atmosphere for a mile or more adjacent to its source, a reprehensible condition in view of the proximity of City Hospital. This condition has been greatly aggravated by the construction of that part of the John F. Fitzgerald Expressway adjacent to the tidal stream because the embankment of the expressway that extends into the tidal stream has displaced the dock mud causing mud rolls which not only disseminate foul odors but have created a hazard as was demonstrated recently when two children became mired in the mud up to their armpits and nearly lost their lives. Aside from a sanitary viewpoint, there is also an esthetic consideration. The very appearance of the tidal stream at any stage of the tide, but particularly at low tide when the flats are exposed, is revolting. To tolerate such a condition adjacent to a modem highway is unthinkable. The situation should be corrected without delay.
To correct the above described intolerable condition, it will be necessary to construct a dock wall or bulkhead across Dorchester Avenue at the bridge to exclude tide water from flowing upstream; to construct a suitable storm water conduit from this point upstream to Massachusetts Avenue including a branch conduit to pick up Dorchester Brook; connect to the proposed conduit the existing storm overflows that now discharge into tide water within the limits of the proposed conduit; and to fill solid and reclaim the land now occupied by tide water. The size of the proposed conduit, based on hydraulic calculations, a study of the soil conditions to determine the type of foundation required for the proposed conduit, the area of the land to be reclaimed by filling, a location plan and profile of the proposed conduit, an estimated cost of the proposed project based on items of work, and other pertinent engineering data is presented in the attached Engineer's report.
To correct the above described intolerable condition, it will be necessary to construct a dock wall or bulkhead across Dorchester Avenue at the bridge to exclude tide water from flowing upstream; to construct a suitable storm water conduit from this point upstream to Massachusetts Avenue including a branch conduit to pick up Dorchester Brook; connect to the proposed conduit the existing storm overflows that now discharge into tide water within the limits of the proposed conduit; and to fill solid and reclaim the land now occupied by tide water. The size of the proposed conduit, based on hydraulic calculations, a study of the soil conditions to determine the type of foundation required for the proposed conduit, the area of the land to be reclaimed by filling, a location plan and profile of the proposed conduit, an estimated cost of the proposed project based on items of work, and other pertinent engineering data is presented in the attached Engineer's report.
The area of the reclaimed land as set forth in the Engineer's report is for the most part owned by the Commonwealth and, while it is not within the scope of this Commission to present definite plans for its future use, we recognize that land availability in Boston being negligible there is no question but that this area will be desirable for commercial and industrial development with the possible location of a revenue-producing municipal stadium a very real consideration. In order to construct that branch of the proposed conduit required to intercept Dorchester Brook, it will be required that a land taking be made of railroad property.
It is recommended that consideration be given to the suggestion that earth fill required for this project be obtained from the excavation that will result from proposed construction activity in the Greater Boston area such as the Common Garage, the Federal Center and a second Sumner Tunnel. Such an arrangement would greatly reduce the cost of filling the channel and also reduce the cost of the particular project itself by providing such a convenient disposal area. The proposed filling will substantially stabilize the embankments of the John F. Fitzgerald Expressway and prevent any possibility of tidal erosion with subsequent heavy maintenance costs of this modem highway.
OUR INVESTIGATION CONVINCES US BEYOND DOUBT THAT THE PROTECTION OF PUBLIC HEALTH, THE NEED FOR ELIMINATING A BLIGHT, THE DEVELOPMENT OF A REVENUE PRODUCING AREA AND THE ELIMINATION OF AN OPEN CESSPOOL IN SUCH PROXIMITY TO A MAJOR HOSPITAL DICTATE THAT THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE CONDUIT AND THE FILLING OF THE WATERWAY IS MORE ESSENTIAL THAN EVER AND THE COMMISSION RECOMMENDS THAT THE WORK AS OUTLINED IN THIS REPORT BE CARRIED OUT AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. A DRAFT OF PROPOSED LEGISLATION TO EFFECTUATE THE ABOVE RECOMMENDATIONS IS ATTACHED.
Very truly yours, SPECIAL COMMISSION Established in accordance with Chapter 130, of the Resolves of 1958
Fort Point Channel and South Bay, Report of the Special Commission Relative to Filling and Improving South Bay and Part of Fort Point Channel in the City of Boston, Senate — No. 498 (1959).
EPA v Boston Water and Sewer Commission (2012)
Boston Water and Sewer Commission, et al., Civil Action No. 10-10250-RGS [EPA site].
(Washington, DC - August 23, 2012) - Under the terms of a consent decree lodged in federal court, the Boston Water and Sewer Commission (BWSC) will implement extensive remedial measures to minimize the discharge of sewage and other pollutants into the water bodies in and around Boston, the Department of Justice and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced. The BWSC will also pay a civil penalty of $235,000 for violations of the Clean Water Act and will perform a supplemental environmental project worth at least $160,000. [EPA webpage] [EPA Press Release]
Boston Water and Sewer Commission (BWSC) is the owner and operator of a Phase I Municipal Separate Storm Sewer System (MS4), along with a sanitary sewer system and combined sewer system, that serve approximately 70% of the land area in the City of Boston, Massachusetts. The Clean Water Act (CWA) violations in this matter involve BWSC’s unauthorized discharges to waters of the United States from illicit connections to its MS4, sanitary sewer overflows (SSOs), and combined sewer overflows (CSOs), as well as BWSC’s violations of its Phase I MS4 National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) permit. Pursuant to the Decree, BWSC will perform remedial measures, involving the development and implementation of numerous programs, to prevent unauthorized discharges from its MS4, SSS, and CSS, as well as to comply with its Phase I MS4 NPDES permit. Specifically, BWSC will develop and implement an illicit discharge detection and elimination program; stormwater best management practices implementation program; construction site inspection and enforcement program; industrial facility stormwater pollution prevention program; public education and outreach program; and capacity, management, operation, and maintenance. Discharges of untreated sewage from illicit connections to MS4s, SSOs, and CSOs may include bacteria, viruses, heavy metals, suspended solids, nutrients, toxics, and floatable matter that can harm human health and aquatic resources. The remedial measures required under the Consent Decree will substantially reduce the discharge of these pollutants to waters of the United States. BWSC will perform a SEP, at a cost of at least $160,000, to implement a leaking sewer lateral lining program for 25 private sewer laterals within the City of Boston, Massachusetts. The Commonwealth of Massachusetts is not a party to the Consent Decree. Pursuant to Section 309(e) of the CWA, the Commonwealth joined this action as a nominal party. BWSC will pay a civil penalty of $235,000 to the United States within 30 days of the effective date of the settlement. BWSC will perform a SEP, at a cost of at least $160,000, to implement a leaking sewer lateral lining program for 25 private sewer laterals within the City of Boston, Massachusetts.
US DOJ, Settlement Requires Boston Water and Sewer Commission to Remedy Sewer and Stormwater Discharges, Thursday, August 23, 2012 [Press Release].
WASHINGTON – Under the terms of a consent decree lodged in federal court today, the Boston Water and Sewer Commission (BWSC) will implement extensive remedial measures to minimize the discharge of sewage and other pollutants into the water bodies in and around Boston, the Department of Justice and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced today. The BWSC will also pay a civil penalty of $235,000 for violations of the Clean Water Act and will perform a supplemental environmental project worth at least $160,000. The work required under this consent decree will significantly reduce remaining pollution sources discharging into and degrading water quality in Boston Harbor. The consent decree is the result of a federal enforcement action brought by the Department of Justice on behalf of the EPA, and by the Conservation Law Foundation (CLF), which filed the original complaint in the case and was an active plaintiff in the case. “This settlement will require BWSC to take specific steps to significantly reduce discharges from its storm drain and sanitary sewer systems that have contributed pollutants to Boston Harbor and its tributaries,” said Ignacia S. Moreno, Assistant Attorney General for the Environment and Natural Resources Division of the Department of Justice. “This settlement will produce lasting benefits for the people of Boston, incorporating green infrastructure, low impact development and other controls that will help reduce harmful discharges and protect the environment.” “Together with our co-plaintiff CLF, we were able to progress from litigation to a settlement that is both comprehensive in its scope and stringent in its requirements and deadlines,” said Carmen Ortiz, U.S. Attorney for the District of Massachusetts. “I am pleased that the BWSC is prepared to be proactive by taking a broad range of actions to minimize the pollutants in its stormwater discharges to Boston’s rivers, streams and harbor.” “This settlement represents a critical next-step in the ongoing cleanup of Boston Harbor and its associated urban rivers,” said Curt Spalding, regional administrator of EPA’s New England region. “Over the past decades there’s been a remarkable transformation as Boston Harbor and local waterways have been cleaned up, thanks to work by government at all levels and environmental advocates. Under this settlement, the City of Boston will use green infrastructure and low-impact techniques to control pollutants being discharged in its stormwater to local beaches, rivers and streams, benefiting all residents of Boston who enjoy outdoor recreation in the Hub.” Water sampling conducted by EPA indicated untreated sanitary sewage discharging from numerous BWSC stormwater outfalls. In response, the consent decree establishes an aggressive schedule for BWSC to investigate the sources of sewage being discharged from BWSC’s storm drains. The BWSC will first complete its investigations of drainage areas discharging to Constitution, Tenean and Malibu beaches. BWSC will prioritize the rest of the investigations according to the sensitivity of receiving waters and evidence of sewage. The agreement also requires BWSC to remove all identified sources of sewage as expeditiously as possible. In addition, the settlement requires BWSC to conduct frequent and enhanced monitoring (in both dry and wet weather) of its stormwater outfalls. The consent decree also requires BWSC to control pollutants other than sewage, such as phosphorus and metals, being discharged from its storm drain system. To accomplish this goal, BWSC will conduct stormwater modeling and implement appropriate Best Management Practices (BMPs) to control stormwater discharges. In evaluating BMPs, the consent decree requires BWSC to implement Green Infrastructure and Low Impact Development (GI/LID) techniques wherever possible. These types of techniques involve the use of natural or engineered systems to direct stormwater to areas where it can be stored, infiltrated, evapotranspirated or reused. While some of the studies and planning required by the settlement will take several years to complete, the agreement also requires BWSC to initiate GI/LID demonstration projects in East Boston’s Central Square, Audubon Circle in the Kenmore/Fenway area of the city, and at City Hall Plaza on an expedited schedule. Finally, the settlement requires the establishment of construction and industrial inspection programs necessary to meet the requirements of BWSC’s Municipal Separate Storm Sewer System (MS4) permit. To settle the case, BWSC has also committed to implement a supplemental environmental project to address leakage from private sewer laterals. BWSC has determined that a number of sewer lines connecting buildings to the BWSC sewage system (laterals) are leaking sewage from cracks in the laterals into the BWSC’s storm drains. BWSC will line a minimum of 25 private sewer laterals that have been identified as sources of sewage to its storm drains. The complaints filed by CLF and the United States alleged violations of the Clean Water Act involving the discharge of raw sewage and other pollutants to surface waters near heavily used recreation areas, such as Constitution Beach and Tenean Beach in Boston Harbor, as well as to the Charles, Mystic and Neponset Rivers. According to the allegations, these discharges have occurred through both illegal sewer connections to the BWSC storm drain system and sanitary sewer overflows that discharge to the BWSC storm drain system or directly to local surface waters. The complaints also alleged that BWSC violated conditions of its MS4 permit regarding the implementation of its Illicit Discharge Detection and Elimination Program, discharged pollutants in stormwater that violated water quality standards, and failed to develop and implement a number of programs required by the permit, including a program to inspect stormwater controls at construction sites throughout the city of Boston.
(Washington, DC - August 23, 2012) - Under the terms of a consent decree lodged in federal court, the Boston Water and Sewer Commission (BWSC) will implement extensive remedial measures to minimize the discharge of sewage and other pollutants into the water bodies in and around Boston, the Department of Justice and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced. The BWSC will also pay a civil penalty of $235,000 for violations of the Clean Water Act and will perform a supplemental environmental project worth at least $160,000. [EPA webpage] [EPA Press Release]
Boston Water and Sewer Commission (BWSC) is the owner and operator of a Phase I Municipal Separate Storm Sewer System (MS4), along with a sanitary sewer system and combined sewer system, that serve approximately 70% of the land area in the City of Boston, Massachusetts. The Clean Water Act (CWA) violations in this matter involve BWSC’s unauthorized discharges to waters of the United States from illicit connections to its MS4, sanitary sewer overflows (SSOs), and combined sewer overflows (CSOs), as well as BWSC’s violations of its Phase I MS4 National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) permit. Pursuant to the Decree, BWSC will perform remedial measures, involving the development and implementation of numerous programs, to prevent unauthorized discharges from its MS4, SSS, and CSS, as well as to comply with its Phase I MS4 NPDES permit. Specifically, BWSC will develop and implement an illicit discharge detection and elimination program; stormwater best management practices implementation program; construction site inspection and enforcement program; industrial facility stormwater pollution prevention program; public education and outreach program; and capacity, management, operation, and maintenance. Discharges of untreated sewage from illicit connections to MS4s, SSOs, and CSOs may include bacteria, viruses, heavy metals, suspended solids, nutrients, toxics, and floatable matter that can harm human health and aquatic resources. The remedial measures required under the Consent Decree will substantially reduce the discharge of these pollutants to waters of the United States. BWSC will perform a SEP, at a cost of at least $160,000, to implement a leaking sewer lateral lining program for 25 private sewer laterals within the City of Boston, Massachusetts. The Commonwealth of Massachusetts is not a party to the Consent Decree. Pursuant to Section 309(e) of the CWA, the Commonwealth joined this action as a nominal party. BWSC will pay a civil penalty of $235,000 to the United States within 30 days of the effective date of the settlement. BWSC will perform a SEP, at a cost of at least $160,000, to implement a leaking sewer lateral lining program for 25 private sewer laterals within the City of Boston, Massachusetts.
US DOJ, Settlement Requires Boston Water and Sewer Commission to Remedy Sewer and Stormwater Discharges, Thursday, August 23, 2012 [Press Release].
WASHINGTON – Under the terms of a consent decree lodged in federal court today, the Boston Water and Sewer Commission (BWSC) will implement extensive remedial measures to minimize the discharge of sewage and other pollutants into the water bodies in and around Boston, the Department of Justice and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced today. The BWSC will also pay a civil penalty of $235,000 for violations of the Clean Water Act and will perform a supplemental environmental project worth at least $160,000. The work required under this consent decree will significantly reduce remaining pollution sources discharging into and degrading water quality in Boston Harbor. The consent decree is the result of a federal enforcement action brought by the Department of Justice on behalf of the EPA, and by the Conservation Law Foundation (CLF), which filed the original complaint in the case and was an active plaintiff in the case. “This settlement will require BWSC to take specific steps to significantly reduce discharges from its storm drain and sanitary sewer systems that have contributed pollutants to Boston Harbor and its tributaries,” said Ignacia S. Moreno, Assistant Attorney General for the Environment and Natural Resources Division of the Department of Justice. “This settlement will produce lasting benefits for the people of Boston, incorporating green infrastructure, low impact development and other controls that will help reduce harmful discharges and protect the environment.” “Together with our co-plaintiff CLF, we were able to progress from litigation to a settlement that is both comprehensive in its scope and stringent in its requirements and deadlines,” said Carmen Ortiz, U.S. Attorney for the District of Massachusetts. “I am pleased that the BWSC is prepared to be proactive by taking a broad range of actions to minimize the pollutants in its stormwater discharges to Boston’s rivers, streams and harbor.” “This settlement represents a critical next-step in the ongoing cleanup of Boston Harbor and its associated urban rivers,” said Curt Spalding, regional administrator of EPA’s New England region. “Over the past decades there’s been a remarkable transformation as Boston Harbor and local waterways have been cleaned up, thanks to work by government at all levels and environmental advocates. Under this settlement, the City of Boston will use green infrastructure and low-impact techniques to control pollutants being discharged in its stormwater to local beaches, rivers and streams, benefiting all residents of Boston who enjoy outdoor recreation in the Hub.” Water sampling conducted by EPA indicated untreated sanitary sewage discharging from numerous BWSC stormwater outfalls. In response, the consent decree establishes an aggressive schedule for BWSC to investigate the sources of sewage being discharged from BWSC’s storm drains. The BWSC will first complete its investigations of drainage areas discharging to Constitution, Tenean and Malibu beaches. BWSC will prioritize the rest of the investigations according to the sensitivity of receiving waters and evidence of sewage. The agreement also requires BWSC to remove all identified sources of sewage as expeditiously as possible. In addition, the settlement requires BWSC to conduct frequent and enhanced monitoring (in both dry and wet weather) of its stormwater outfalls. The consent decree also requires BWSC to control pollutants other than sewage, such as phosphorus and metals, being discharged from its storm drain system. To accomplish this goal, BWSC will conduct stormwater modeling and implement appropriate Best Management Practices (BMPs) to control stormwater discharges. In evaluating BMPs, the consent decree requires BWSC to implement Green Infrastructure and Low Impact Development (GI/LID) techniques wherever possible. These types of techniques involve the use of natural or engineered systems to direct stormwater to areas where it can be stored, infiltrated, evapotranspirated or reused. While some of the studies and planning required by the settlement will take several years to complete, the agreement also requires BWSC to initiate GI/LID demonstration projects in East Boston’s Central Square, Audubon Circle in the Kenmore/Fenway area of the city, and at City Hall Plaza on an expedited schedule. Finally, the settlement requires the establishment of construction and industrial inspection programs necessary to meet the requirements of BWSC’s Municipal Separate Storm Sewer System (MS4) permit. To settle the case, BWSC has also committed to implement a supplemental environmental project to address leakage from private sewer laterals. BWSC has determined that a number of sewer lines connecting buildings to the BWSC sewage system (laterals) are leaking sewage from cracks in the laterals into the BWSC’s storm drains. BWSC will line a minimum of 25 private sewer laterals that have been identified as sources of sewage to its storm drains. The complaints filed by CLF and the United States alleged violations of the Clean Water Act involving the discharge of raw sewage and other pollutants to surface waters near heavily used recreation areas, such as Constitution Beach and Tenean Beach in Boston Harbor, as well as to the Charles, Mystic and Neponset Rivers. According to the allegations, these discharges have occurred through both illegal sewer connections to the BWSC storm drain system and sanitary sewer overflows that discharge to the BWSC storm drain system or directly to local surface waters. The complaints also alleged that BWSC violated conditions of its MS4 permit regarding the implementation of its Illicit Discharge Detection and Elimination Program, discharged pollutants in stormwater that violated water quality standards, and failed to develop and implement a number of programs required by the permit, including a program to inspect stormwater controls at construction sites throughout the city of Boston.
| bwsc-cd_2012.pdf |
Boston Water and Sewer Commission Settlement
https://www.epa.gov/enforcement/boston-water-and-sewer-commission-settlement
Consent Decree: Boston Water and Sewer Commission, et al., Civil Action No.10-10250-RGS
https://www.epa.gov/enforcement/consent-decree-boston-water-and-sewer-commission-et-al-civil-action-no10-10250-rgs
https://www.epa.gov/sites/default/files/documents/bwsc-cd.pdf
https://www.epa.gov/enforcement/boston-water-and-sewer-commission-settlement
Consent Decree: Boston Water and Sewer Commission, et al., Civil Action No.10-10250-RGS
https://www.epa.gov/enforcement/consent-decree-boston-water-and-sewer-commission-et-al-civil-action-no10-10250-rgs
https://www.epa.gov/sites/default/files/documents/bwsc-cd.pdf
EPA: The Role of EPA and the Federal Court in Sludge Management Planning for Greater Boston
EPA: The Role of EPA and the Federal Court in Sludge Management Planning for Greater Boston
"Boston's sewage has been collected and discharged into Boston Harbor since 1885, when individual discharges into shallow areas of
the Harbor and its tributaries were discontinued because of severe public health problems. The sewer system constructed in 1885 brought sewage and stormwater to holding tanks on Moon Island, and discharged the untreated wastewater into the Harbor on the outgoing tide (this was considered a progressive means of waste management at the time). The sewer system was gradually expanded over time to provide service to what is now the Massachusetts Water Resources Authority (MWRA) service area, which includes 43 cities and towns in the metropolitan Boston area.
Untreated wastewater discharges continued until two new primary treatment facilities were constructed on Nut Island in Quincy and Deer Island in Winthrop in 1952 and 1968, respectively. Today these two overloaded and trouble-plagued plants discharge an average of 450 million gallons of inadequately treated wastewater and 70 dry tons of digested sludge into Boston Harbor daily. In addition, an average of 7 million gallons of urban runoff and untreated sewage are discharged into the Harbor and its tributaries each day from over 100 combined sewer overflows (CSOs).
These discharges have resulted in Boston Harbor being rated "among the most contaminated" marine sites in America by the National
Atmospheric and Oceanic Administration. Harbor sediments are highly polluted with lead, mercury and other metals, Polychlorinate Biphenols (PCBs), Polyaromatic Hydrocarbons (PAHs) and pesticides. Flounder and shellfish, Boston's top commercial fishing resources, also contain high levels of these contaminants. High coliform bacteria levels in the water have resulted in the permanent closure of over 2500 acres of shellfish beds (more than half the shellfish bed acreage in the Harbor), while shellfish harvest from the
remaining beds must be depurated before sale or consumption. High bacteria levels and washed up excrement and floatables also account for frequent Harbor beach closings in the summer.
The voluntary efforts of MDC and other agencies to end sludge discharges to Boston Harbor during the late 1970s and early 1980s
failed, and did not even yield an accepted plan for ending these discharges. These failures set the stage for court action, as it became clear that the power of the judiciary would be needed to spur an end to the unlawful pollution of the Harbor."
The Role of EPA and the Federal Court in Sludge Management Planning for Greater Boston, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region I, Boston, Massachusetts
the Harbor and its tributaries were discontinued because of severe public health problems. The sewer system constructed in 1885 brought sewage and stormwater to holding tanks on Moon Island, and discharged the untreated wastewater into the Harbor on the outgoing tide (this was considered a progressive means of waste management at the time). The sewer system was gradually expanded over time to provide service to what is now the Massachusetts Water Resources Authority (MWRA) service area, which includes 43 cities and towns in the metropolitan Boston area.
Untreated wastewater discharges continued until two new primary treatment facilities were constructed on Nut Island in Quincy and Deer Island in Winthrop in 1952 and 1968, respectively. Today these two overloaded and trouble-plagued plants discharge an average of 450 million gallons of inadequately treated wastewater and 70 dry tons of digested sludge into Boston Harbor daily. In addition, an average of 7 million gallons of urban runoff and untreated sewage are discharged into the Harbor and its tributaries each day from over 100 combined sewer overflows (CSOs).
These discharges have resulted in Boston Harbor being rated "among the most contaminated" marine sites in America by the National
Atmospheric and Oceanic Administration. Harbor sediments are highly polluted with lead, mercury and other metals, Polychlorinate Biphenols (PCBs), Polyaromatic Hydrocarbons (PAHs) and pesticides. Flounder and shellfish, Boston's top commercial fishing resources, also contain high levels of these contaminants. High coliform bacteria levels in the water have resulted in the permanent closure of over 2500 acres of shellfish beds (more than half the shellfish bed acreage in the Harbor), while shellfish harvest from the
remaining beds must be depurated before sale or consumption. High bacteria levels and washed up excrement and floatables also account for frequent Harbor beach closings in the summer.
The voluntary efforts of MDC and other agencies to end sludge discharges to Boston Harbor during the late 1970s and early 1980s
failed, and did not even yield an accepted plan for ending these discharges. These failures set the stage for court action, as it became clear that the power of the judiciary would be needed to spur an end to the unlawful pollution of the Harbor."
The Role of EPA and the Federal Court in Sludge Management Planning for Greater Boston, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region I, Boston, Massachusetts
| epa_boston_sludge_mgmt_9101nrqb.pdf |
EPA: BOSTON HARBOR: FIGHTING FOR ITS FUTURE (1985)
UNITED STATES ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY REGION ONE (1985).
BOSTON HARBOR: FIGHTING FOR ITS FUTURE produced for the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region One by William Sargent with additional funding from Save the Harbor/Save the Bay. https://nepis.epa.gov/Exe/ZyPURL.cgi?Dockey=910225TU.txt
"Boston harbor, on the surface it looks like one of America’s most attractive urban scenes. Shoppers flock to waterfront restaurants, commuters board new passenger ferries, and tourists enjoy the historic sights and par flung islands of Boston’s new harbor islands park. But beneath this shining surface there is another scene. A fifth of Boston’s winter flounder have cancer-of the liver, though this hasn't diminished local pride in the fish. Beaches close when overloaded treatment plants wash tons of human sewage to their shores. Divers tell of swimming through murky waters and a ghostly fog of toilet paper that hangs just above the harbor floor. In fact Boston has been declared America’s dirtiest harbor, much of it an open sewer as polluted as the harbors of Bangkok, Istanbul or Calcutta. “I used to fish there and now I can’t fish there no more”; “I like the harbor, it's just too bad you can't go swimming”; “you can't water ski you can't swim, what going to do, ride…”’ “I’d like to see the harbor cleaned up, the dollars’ worth it.”
Yes we've got to clean this up. Our sewer system built in the 1800's has grown to include 5,000 miles of pipes. Every day almost half a billion gallons of sewage from 43 communities pours into two antiquated facilities, the deer island plant in Winthrop and the Nut Island plant in Quincy. When someone flushes the toiler in Framingham, washes dishes in Burlington or dumps industrial or domestic chemicals down the drain in Walpole, all their wastes end up in Boston Harbor. In fact sewage from almost half the state's population flows into the system and, although 3 out of 4 of these people don't realize it, their sewage also ends up in Boston Harbor. Often the system fails. On Mother’s Day 1983, the Deer Island plant broke down and this building filled with raw sewage. Scuba divers bad to swim down through two stories worth of human waste to drain the plant. After every rain storm the system overflows and raw sewage is discharged directly into Boston Harbor from combined sewer overflows. A lot of times !'be water is too bad, especially after the storm we just had. I wouldn't go into the water. even with this suit I have on.
Every day more contaminated wastewater plows out of the two sewage systems than out of the Charles, the Mystic, and the Neponset rivers combined. All of this is l>one in violation of the law, and the EPA gained national recognition when it sued in federal court to have the harbor cleaned up. Scientists monitor the effects of this constant pollution. They take regular samples near the outfall pipes, also a favorite area for lobster fishermen. “This is a sample from near the outfall.” The samples are analyzed to establish the amount of heavy metals like cadmium and mercury that have flowed into the harbor from over 5,000 industries that use the sewer system. Now these industries must remove such dangerous contaminants before they enter the sewer system. In many places sewage from the last 50 years has so polluted the harbor that no animals can live on the bottom. In other places large numbers of pollution tolerant species crowd out more fragile forms of life. Contaminants in the harbor are concentrated as they are move up the food chain from bait fish to bluefish to flounder, and the ultimate consumer man. The islands themselves rave become a dumping ground. Plastics, trash and oil pollution litter the shore. Yes, we have indeed reached a dangerous situation in Boston Harbor. But we also have a unique opportunity. We must act now to return the harbor to the sparkling, unspoiled centerpiece of the hub. Clean, alive and accessible to all, Boston Harbor can once again be the crown jewel of New England.
Going back in time, Boston Harbor did not always look this way. 13,000 years ago the glacier which covered North America was melting back, the sea level was rising, leaving the partially submerged landscape of rolling hills and jagged cliffs of modern Boston Harbor. Indians lived here 4000 years ago. They built elaborate fishing weirs like this one found below the Boylston Street subway station. The area provided them with food and shelter. They called the peninsula Shawmut, a good place to land a canoe. A spring of cool fresh water bubbling out of the side of Beacon Hill attracted settlers of the Massachusetts Bay Company who left their successful colony in Charlestown and rowed over to Shawmut in 1630. They renamed the area Boston, built a primitive water system and started to create a thriving coastal community with shipping and fishing as its core. Already they had a vision of a great city on a harbor, and already they had urban problems. “The constable shall give speedy notice to Robert Nash, butcher, that be shall remove the stinking garbage out of his yard.” Boston continued to grow and prosper through times of war and through times of peace. Her harbor became the flourishing center of trade and ship building in the new world. The hills of Shawmut were gradually leveled and the harbor filled, creating dry land for the bottom of Beacon Street, and the buildings or the Back Bay and Boston garden. Quincy Market was built on the edge or the new waterfront.
However, by the 1840's sewage became a major problem. The average lifespan in the city was 42 years and epidemics of cholera, typhoid and diphtheria raged through crowded areas. The city physician of Boston reported on the plague. “The disease is confined to parts of the city reclaimed from the ocean. In one apartment the tide bad risen so high that it was necessary to approach the patient by means of a plank while the dead body or an infant was literally sailing about the room in its coffin. Construction was finally started on a new water system. Sewage would be dumped into Boston Harbor to be carried away with the outgoing tide. Today we are left with the remains of that system and the reality that, with pollution, there is no away. Today, we again need a new vision of Boston Harbor. A clean harbor that will bring about another renaissance. And now, for the first time we have the tools to take that vision a reality. The newly formed Massachusetts Water Resources Authority has the power to clean up Boston Harbor, but they can't do it alone. They must have the support, cooperation and sacrifice of the 2 and a half million people who live and work in the communities served by the sewer system. With your support we will see yearly victories in our efforts to clean up Boston Harbor. By 1988 scum will be removed from wastewater. by 1991 sludge will no longer be pumped into the harbor. By 1995 the hew primary treatment plant will be online. And in 1999 a new secondary. treatment plant, one of the largest in the world, will be built on Deer Island, site of the existing plant and the Deer Island prison. Will the costs be high? Yes the costs will be high. But what about the costs of not cleaning up the harbor? that's the gamble we cannot afford to lose.
With yearly victories, we will see an explosion of the in Boston Harbor. Fish, birds and seals will return. By the year 2000 the harbor islands park will be visited by 600,000 people a year, and more than 2 and a half million people will use the passenger ferries. Massachusetts children will be able to swim from the islands and discover their capital city from the water. “Look at the jellyfish!”(laughter). On the harbor islands people will be able to birdwatch, walk and have picnics . They might even bump into Fort Warren's ghostly lady in black. Fishermen will have a safer place to fish and divers will have a new area to discover the adventures of diving in New England. But some may just want to come out here to sit under the trees and enjoy the quiet restfulness or a scenic island only 10 minutes from downtown Boston. With your help, Boston Harbor can once again become the crown jewel of new England. A thriving center of commercial activity but also a place to live, to work, and to enjoy. Clean, alive, and accessible to all, Boston Harbor can be a gift to ourselves and our children. It is up to you."
BOSTON HARBOR: FIGHTING FOR ITS FUTURE produced for the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region One by William Sargent with additional funding from Save the Harbor/Save the Bay. https://nepis.epa.gov/Exe/ZyPURL.cgi?Dockey=910225TU.txt
"Boston harbor, on the surface it looks like one of America’s most attractive urban scenes. Shoppers flock to waterfront restaurants, commuters board new passenger ferries, and tourists enjoy the historic sights and par flung islands of Boston’s new harbor islands park. But beneath this shining surface there is another scene. A fifth of Boston’s winter flounder have cancer-of the liver, though this hasn't diminished local pride in the fish. Beaches close when overloaded treatment plants wash tons of human sewage to their shores. Divers tell of swimming through murky waters and a ghostly fog of toilet paper that hangs just above the harbor floor. In fact Boston has been declared America’s dirtiest harbor, much of it an open sewer as polluted as the harbors of Bangkok, Istanbul or Calcutta. “I used to fish there and now I can’t fish there no more”; “I like the harbor, it's just too bad you can't go swimming”; “you can't water ski you can't swim, what going to do, ride…”’ “I’d like to see the harbor cleaned up, the dollars’ worth it.”
Yes we've got to clean this up. Our sewer system built in the 1800's has grown to include 5,000 miles of pipes. Every day almost half a billion gallons of sewage from 43 communities pours into two antiquated facilities, the deer island plant in Winthrop and the Nut Island plant in Quincy. When someone flushes the toiler in Framingham, washes dishes in Burlington or dumps industrial or domestic chemicals down the drain in Walpole, all their wastes end up in Boston Harbor. In fact sewage from almost half the state's population flows into the system and, although 3 out of 4 of these people don't realize it, their sewage also ends up in Boston Harbor. Often the system fails. On Mother’s Day 1983, the Deer Island plant broke down and this building filled with raw sewage. Scuba divers bad to swim down through two stories worth of human waste to drain the plant. After every rain storm the system overflows and raw sewage is discharged directly into Boston Harbor from combined sewer overflows. A lot of times !'be water is too bad, especially after the storm we just had. I wouldn't go into the water. even with this suit I have on.
Every day more contaminated wastewater plows out of the two sewage systems than out of the Charles, the Mystic, and the Neponset rivers combined. All of this is l>one in violation of the law, and the EPA gained national recognition when it sued in federal court to have the harbor cleaned up. Scientists monitor the effects of this constant pollution. They take regular samples near the outfall pipes, also a favorite area for lobster fishermen. “This is a sample from near the outfall.” The samples are analyzed to establish the amount of heavy metals like cadmium and mercury that have flowed into the harbor from over 5,000 industries that use the sewer system. Now these industries must remove such dangerous contaminants before they enter the sewer system. In many places sewage from the last 50 years has so polluted the harbor that no animals can live on the bottom. In other places large numbers of pollution tolerant species crowd out more fragile forms of life. Contaminants in the harbor are concentrated as they are move up the food chain from bait fish to bluefish to flounder, and the ultimate consumer man. The islands themselves rave become a dumping ground. Plastics, trash and oil pollution litter the shore. Yes, we have indeed reached a dangerous situation in Boston Harbor. But we also have a unique opportunity. We must act now to return the harbor to the sparkling, unspoiled centerpiece of the hub. Clean, alive and accessible to all, Boston Harbor can once again be the crown jewel of New England.
Going back in time, Boston Harbor did not always look this way. 13,000 years ago the glacier which covered North America was melting back, the sea level was rising, leaving the partially submerged landscape of rolling hills and jagged cliffs of modern Boston Harbor. Indians lived here 4000 years ago. They built elaborate fishing weirs like this one found below the Boylston Street subway station. The area provided them with food and shelter. They called the peninsula Shawmut, a good place to land a canoe. A spring of cool fresh water bubbling out of the side of Beacon Hill attracted settlers of the Massachusetts Bay Company who left their successful colony in Charlestown and rowed over to Shawmut in 1630. They renamed the area Boston, built a primitive water system and started to create a thriving coastal community with shipping and fishing as its core. Already they had a vision of a great city on a harbor, and already they had urban problems. “The constable shall give speedy notice to Robert Nash, butcher, that be shall remove the stinking garbage out of his yard.” Boston continued to grow and prosper through times of war and through times of peace. Her harbor became the flourishing center of trade and ship building in the new world. The hills of Shawmut were gradually leveled and the harbor filled, creating dry land for the bottom of Beacon Street, and the buildings or the Back Bay and Boston garden. Quincy Market was built on the edge or the new waterfront.
However, by the 1840's sewage became a major problem. The average lifespan in the city was 42 years and epidemics of cholera, typhoid and diphtheria raged through crowded areas. The city physician of Boston reported on the plague. “The disease is confined to parts of the city reclaimed from the ocean. In one apartment the tide bad risen so high that it was necessary to approach the patient by means of a plank while the dead body or an infant was literally sailing about the room in its coffin. Construction was finally started on a new water system. Sewage would be dumped into Boston Harbor to be carried away with the outgoing tide. Today we are left with the remains of that system and the reality that, with pollution, there is no away. Today, we again need a new vision of Boston Harbor. A clean harbor that will bring about another renaissance. And now, for the first time we have the tools to take that vision a reality. The newly formed Massachusetts Water Resources Authority has the power to clean up Boston Harbor, but they can't do it alone. They must have the support, cooperation and sacrifice of the 2 and a half million people who live and work in the communities served by the sewer system. With your support we will see yearly victories in our efforts to clean up Boston Harbor. By 1988 scum will be removed from wastewater. by 1991 sludge will no longer be pumped into the harbor. By 1995 the hew primary treatment plant will be online. And in 1999 a new secondary. treatment plant, one of the largest in the world, will be built on Deer Island, site of the existing plant and the Deer Island prison. Will the costs be high? Yes the costs will be high. But what about the costs of not cleaning up the harbor? that's the gamble we cannot afford to lose.
With yearly victories, we will see an explosion of the in Boston Harbor. Fish, birds and seals will return. By the year 2000 the harbor islands park will be visited by 600,000 people a year, and more than 2 and a half million people will use the passenger ferries. Massachusetts children will be able to swim from the islands and discover their capital city from the water. “Look at the jellyfish!”(laughter). On the harbor islands people will be able to birdwatch, walk and have picnics . They might even bump into Fort Warren's ghostly lady in black. Fishermen will have a safer place to fish and divers will have a new area to discover the adventures of diving in New England. But some may just want to come out here to sit under the trees and enjoy the quiet restfulness or a scenic island only 10 minutes from downtown Boston. With your help, Boston Harbor can once again become the crown jewel of new England. A thriving center of commercial activity but also a place to live, to work, and to enjoy. Clean, alive, and accessible to all, Boston Harbor can be a gift to ourselves and our children. It is up to you."
| boston_harbor_1985_epa_910225tu.pdf |
Boston Brownfield Program / Funding
Brownfields Assessment Grant Profile
City of Boston Department of Neighborhood Development
Grant ID: 69601804 | Cooperative Agreement #: BF96183201
https://cimc.epa.gov/ords/cimc/f?p=121:19::::0:P0_GRANT_ID:69601804.
Brownfields Revolving Loan Fund Grant Profile
City of Boston | Grant ID: 52985199. | Cooperative Agreement #: BL99126501 | EPA funding $475,000.00
https://cimc.epa.gov/ords/cimc/f?p=121:18::::0:P0_GRANT_ID:52985199.
505 Tremont St. (110042112157)
City of Boston (Owner/Operator)
505 TREMONT STREET, BOSTON, MA 02116
CA BL99126501, BCRLF 1997 (Grant 52985199, $475,000.00), 09/30/1997 to 09/30/2005
https://cimc.epa.gov/ords/cimc/f?p=CIMC:31::::31,0:P31_ID:119402
https://frs-public.epa.gov/ords/frs_public2/fii_query_detail.disp_program_facility?p_registry_id=110042112157
City of Boston Department of Neighborhood Development
Grant ID: 69601804 | Cooperative Agreement #: BF96183201
https://cimc.epa.gov/ords/cimc/f?p=121:19::::0:P0_GRANT_ID:69601804.
Brownfields Revolving Loan Fund Grant Profile
City of Boston | Grant ID: 52985199. | Cooperative Agreement #: BL99126501 | EPA funding $475,000.00
https://cimc.epa.gov/ords/cimc/f?p=121:18::::0:P0_GRANT_ID:52985199.
505 Tremont St. (110042112157)
City of Boston (Owner/Operator)
505 TREMONT STREET, BOSTON, MA 02116
CA BL99126501, BCRLF 1997 (Grant 52985199, $475,000.00), 09/30/1997 to 09/30/2005
https://cimc.epa.gov/ords/cimc/f?p=CIMC:31::::31,0:P31_ID:119402
https://frs-public.epa.gov/ords/frs_public2/fii_query_detail.disp_program_facility?p_registry_id=110042112157
Clean Water Act Permits & consent agreements
Boston Water & Sewer Commission (BWSC)
National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) Permit MAS010001
https://www.epa.gov/npdes-permits/boston-water-sewer-commission-bwsc
https://archive.epa.gov/epapages/newsroom_archive/newsreleases/de3e8674aa08ab9f85257a6300590fd1.html
National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) Permit MAS010001
https://www.epa.gov/npdes-permits/boston-water-sewer-commission-bwsc
https://archive.epa.gov/epapages/newsroom_archive/newsreleases/de3e8674aa08ab9f85257a6300590fd1.html
Since 1985, MWRA has been subject to a Clean Water Act enforcement action to end years of wastewater pollution of Boston Harbor and its tributaries from the old Deer Island and Nut Island treatment plants and combined sewer overflows (CSOs). The enforcement case was initiated by the Conservation Law Foundation in 1983 and taken up by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency in 1985. The Commonwealth of Massachusetts, the Boston Water and Sewer Commission, the City of Quincy and the Town of Winthrop are also parties to the case. (D. Mass. No. 98-10267-RGS)
https://www.mwra.com/about-mwra/reports-publications/federal-court-reports
https://www.mwra.com/your-sewer-system/combined-sewer-overflows-csos
https://www.mwra.com/about-mwra/reports-publications/federal-court-reports
https://www.mwra.com/your-sewer-system/combined-sewer-overflows-csos
City Properties in the Site Area
UNION PARK CSO DETENTION/TREATMENT FACILITY
120 MALDEN ST, BOSTON, MA 02118
FRS ID: 110017372010, https://ofmpub.epa.gov/frs_public2/fii_query_dtl.disp_program_facility?p_registry_id=110017372010
RCRA ID: MAC300000494 (Sewage Treatment Facilities)
CAA ID: MA0000002511901948 (ICIS), 5613611 (EIS) (Administration of Air and Water Resource and Solid Waste Management Programs), https://echo.epa.gov/air-pollutant-report?fid=110017372010 [In 2020, reported releasing 2,579 pounds of CAPs, 1.41 pounds of HAPs, and 70 pounds of VOCs into the ambient air. This included 1,175 pounds of NOx and 940 pounds of CO. Only filed one TRI report, the 2020 report, but none prior or after.]
Owner: BOSTON WATER & SEWER COMMISSION
Operator: WOODARD & CURRAN INC
BOSTON DPW CENTRAL FLEET MAINTENANCE
400 FRONTAGE RD, BOSTON, MA 02118
FRS ID: 110003482302, https://ofmpub.epa.gov/frs_public2/fii_query_dtl.disp_program_facility?p_registry_id=110003482302
RCRA ID: MAD982710493, MAR000570721 (“Other Justice, Public Order, and Safety Activities”; “Police Protection”; “Tire Retreading”), https://echo.epa.gov/detailed-facility-report?fid=110003482302
MA EPICS Hazardous Watse: 36936, 526920
CAA ID: MA0000002511903449 (ICIS), 15479911 (EIS) (“Solid Waste Landfill”)
MA EPICS Air Stationary Source: 521059, 526921
CWA 311B6A2 AO For Class II Penalty: Failure To Have Adequate SPCC Plan | ICIS-01-1998-0134 | FORMAL ENFORCEMENT ACTION (06/27/2001, Id. 19288, Final Order With Penalty), https://echo.epa.gov/enforcement-case-report?activity_id=941
OWNER/OPERATOR: CITY OF BOSTON; BOSTON DPW CENTRAL FLEET MAINTENANCE; BOSTON POLICE FLEET MAINTENANCE
SOUTH BAY INCINERATOR (FORMER) (EPA ID: MAD980734206)
Site Name: SOUTH BAY INCINERATOR (FORMER)
OFF S.E. EXPRESSWAY, BOSTON (SOUTH BOSTON), MA 02127
Not on the NPL: NFRAP-Site does not qualify for the NPL based on existing information
https://cumulis.epa.gov/supercpad/CurSites/csitinfo.cfm?id=0100754
BOSTON FIRE DEPT (EPA ID MAR000008417)
115 SOUTH HAMPTON ST BOSTON
FRS ID: 110024328912
CAA ID: MA0000002511900508, 6401611, 3457
Case 01-1998-0085 (1998-2000) | Underground Storage Tanks Violations; Final Order With Penalty
960 HARRISON AVENUE
FRS: 110024232472, https://ofmpub.epa.gov/frs_public2/fii_query_dtl.disp_program_facility?p_registry_id=110024232472
RCRA MAD001043223
CAA MA0000002511900035
BOSTON TRANSPORTATION DEPT (MAD985316389)
112 SOUTHAMPTON ST, BOSTON, MA 02118
FRS: 110001937931
Case 01-1997-0094 | Federal Enforcement: Compliance Orders Procedure contents Civil Penalties; Final Order With Penalty; FIELD CITATION FOR NON-COMPLIANCE WITH UST LD REGULATIONS.
Case 01-1998-0133 | FACILITY IS A MUNICIPAL GARAGE WHICH REPAIRS MOTOR VEHICLE & DISPENSES FUEL. FACILITY ALSO STORES OIL ABOVE AND BELOW GROUND. STATE SIP REQUIRED FACILITY TO INSTALL VAPOR COLLECTION & CONTROL SYSTEMS ON FUEL DISPENSERS BY APRIL 1, 1994. 40 CFR PART 112 REQUIRED FACILITY TO HAVE SPCC PLAN BY JAN 10, 1975. AT TIME OF INSPECTIONS, FACILITY LACKED VAPOR COLLECTION & CONTROL EQUIPMENT AND AN SPCC PLAN. * CWA2-I-98-1049 CAA-I-98-1047
120 MALDEN ST, BOSTON, MA 02118
FRS ID: 110017372010, https://ofmpub.epa.gov/frs_public2/fii_query_dtl.disp_program_facility?p_registry_id=110017372010
RCRA ID: MAC300000494 (Sewage Treatment Facilities)
CAA ID: MA0000002511901948 (ICIS), 5613611 (EIS) (Administration of Air and Water Resource and Solid Waste Management Programs), https://echo.epa.gov/air-pollutant-report?fid=110017372010 [In 2020, reported releasing 2,579 pounds of CAPs, 1.41 pounds of HAPs, and 70 pounds of VOCs into the ambient air. This included 1,175 pounds of NOx and 940 pounds of CO. Only filed one TRI report, the 2020 report, but none prior or after.]
Owner: BOSTON WATER & SEWER COMMISSION
Operator: WOODARD & CURRAN INC
BOSTON DPW CENTRAL FLEET MAINTENANCE
400 FRONTAGE RD, BOSTON, MA 02118
FRS ID: 110003482302, https://ofmpub.epa.gov/frs_public2/fii_query_dtl.disp_program_facility?p_registry_id=110003482302
RCRA ID: MAD982710493, MAR000570721 (“Other Justice, Public Order, and Safety Activities”; “Police Protection”; “Tire Retreading”), https://echo.epa.gov/detailed-facility-report?fid=110003482302
MA EPICS Hazardous Watse: 36936, 526920
CAA ID: MA0000002511903449 (ICIS), 15479911 (EIS) (“Solid Waste Landfill”)
MA EPICS Air Stationary Source: 521059, 526921
CWA 311B6A2 AO For Class II Penalty: Failure To Have Adequate SPCC Plan | ICIS-01-1998-0134 | FORMAL ENFORCEMENT ACTION (06/27/2001, Id. 19288, Final Order With Penalty), https://echo.epa.gov/enforcement-case-report?activity_id=941
OWNER/OPERATOR: CITY OF BOSTON; BOSTON DPW CENTRAL FLEET MAINTENANCE; BOSTON POLICE FLEET MAINTENANCE
SOUTH BAY INCINERATOR (FORMER) (EPA ID: MAD980734206)
Site Name: SOUTH BAY INCINERATOR (FORMER)
OFF S.E. EXPRESSWAY, BOSTON (SOUTH BOSTON), MA 02127
Not on the NPL: NFRAP-Site does not qualify for the NPL based on existing information
https://cumulis.epa.gov/supercpad/CurSites/csitinfo.cfm?id=0100754
BOSTON FIRE DEPT (EPA ID MAR000008417)
115 SOUTH HAMPTON ST BOSTON
FRS ID: 110024328912
CAA ID: MA0000002511900508, 6401611, 3457
Case 01-1998-0085 (1998-2000) | Underground Storage Tanks Violations; Final Order With Penalty
960 HARRISON AVENUE
FRS: 110024232472, https://ofmpub.epa.gov/frs_public2/fii_query_dtl.disp_program_facility?p_registry_id=110024232472
RCRA MAD001043223
CAA MA0000002511900035
BOSTON TRANSPORTATION DEPT (MAD985316389)
112 SOUTHAMPTON ST, BOSTON, MA 02118
FRS: 110001937931
Case 01-1997-0094 | Federal Enforcement: Compliance Orders Procedure contents Civil Penalties; Final Order With Penalty; FIELD CITATION FOR NON-COMPLIANCE WITH UST LD REGULATIONS.
Case 01-1998-0133 | FACILITY IS A MUNICIPAL GARAGE WHICH REPAIRS MOTOR VEHICLE & DISPENSES FUEL. FACILITY ALSO STORES OIL ABOVE AND BELOW GROUND. STATE SIP REQUIRED FACILITY TO INSTALL VAPOR COLLECTION & CONTROL SYSTEMS ON FUEL DISPENSERS BY APRIL 1, 1994. 40 CFR PART 112 REQUIRED FACILITY TO HAVE SPCC PLAN BY JAN 10, 1975. AT TIME OF INSPECTIONS, FACILITY LACKED VAPOR COLLECTION & CONTROL EQUIPMENT AND AN SPCC PLAN. * CWA2-I-98-1049 CAA-I-98-1047
PROPERTIES FROM THE BOSTON/MA PARCEL MAP DATABASES:
Parcel ID Zip City / Region Address Owner & Land Use Lot Size (Sq Ft)
0801504500 02118 Boston 1 Worcester Sq. City of Boston, City of Boston 13,804
0801093010 02118 Boston 120 Malden St. Boston Water & Sewer, Water Treatmt Plant 59,363
0801209010 02118 Boston 15 MSGR Reynolds Way. Boston Housing Authority, Bos Housing Author 258,284
0801390000 02118 Boston 1620 Washington St. City of Boston, Other Exempt Bldg 64,570
0801024035 02118 Boston 200 Frontage Rd. City of Boston, Other Exempt Bldg 207,469
0801024036 02118 Boston 300 Frontage Rd. City of Boston, Other Exempt Bldg 30,476
0801024040 02118 Boston 400 Frontage Rd. City of Boston, Other Exempt Bldg 428,642
0801067010 02118 Boston 774 Albany St. Boston Public Health Comm, City of Boston 43,510
0801720002 02118 Boston 35 Northampton ST BPHC Northampton Development, Exempt 121a Prop 171,894
0900694000 02118 Boston 70-42 Worcester ST City Of Boston, School 83,598
0801720004,
0801720006 02118 Boston 860 HARRISON AV Boston Public Health, Apartment Bldg, Exempt 121a Prop 306,690
0801081010 02118 Boston 95-99 Union Park St City of Boston, Bost Redevelop Auth 7,537
0306535000 02118 Boston Albany ST, City of Boston 121,644
0801024037 02118 Boston Frontage Rd. City of Boston, Other Exempt Bldg 79,878
0801024107 02118 Boston Frontage Rd. City of Boston, Commonwealth of Mass 12,590
0801092000 02118 Boston 477 Albany St. City Of Boston, Water Treatmt Plant 4,167
0801067015 02118 Boston Albany St Boston Public Health Comm, Hospital (exempt) 17,188
0306535000 02118 Boston Albany St. City of Boston, City of Boston 121,644
0900955000 02118 Boston Tremont St. (Chester Park) City of Boston, Other Exempt Bldg 74,000
0900650000 02118 Boston Worcester St. Boston Housing Auth 19,867
0900348000 02118 Boston Blackstone Sq. City of Boston, Other Exempt Bldg 105,106
0801384000 02118 Boston E Brookline St. (Franklin Square) City of Boston, Other Public Land 105,205
0801024107 02118 Boston Frontage Rd. City of Boston, Commonwealth of Mass 12,590
0801720100 02118 Boston Mass. Ave. Boston Public Health Comm, City of Boston 28,101
0801984010 02119 Roxbury 924-980 Harrison Ave. Boston Water & Sewer, Other Exempt Bldg 232,645
0801066020 02119 Roxbury Albany St. Boston Public Health Comm, Hospital (exempt) 17,298
0802380000 02119 Roxbury Melnea Cass Blvd City of Boston, Other Public Land 59,250
0802177000 02119 Roxbury Chadwick St City Of Boston, Other Exempt Bldg 812
0802132000 02119 Roxbury Melnea Cass Blvd City Of Boston 1,604
0802110010 02119 Roxbury 906 Albany ST City Of Boston, Other Public Land 152,690
0802426030 02119 Roxbury Washington ST Dept Of Environmental, Other Exempt Bldg 38,265
0802028000 02119 Roxbury Fellows St. Boston Water & Sewer, Other Public Land 5,878
0901480000 3-17 BALL ST City of Boston, Bos Housing Author 240,263
0802030010 02119 Roxbury Fellows St. Boston Water & Sewer, Other Public Land 5,694
0801973000 02119 Roxbury Thorndike St. Boston Water & Sewer, Other Public Land 51,848
Parcel ID Zip City / Region Address Owner & Land Use Lot Size (Sq Ft)
0801504500 02118 Boston 1 Worcester Sq. City of Boston, City of Boston 13,804
0801093010 02118 Boston 120 Malden St. Boston Water & Sewer, Water Treatmt Plant 59,363
0801209010 02118 Boston 15 MSGR Reynolds Way. Boston Housing Authority, Bos Housing Author 258,284
0801390000 02118 Boston 1620 Washington St. City of Boston, Other Exempt Bldg 64,570
0801024035 02118 Boston 200 Frontage Rd. City of Boston, Other Exempt Bldg 207,469
0801024036 02118 Boston 300 Frontage Rd. City of Boston, Other Exempt Bldg 30,476
0801024040 02118 Boston 400 Frontage Rd. City of Boston, Other Exempt Bldg 428,642
0801067010 02118 Boston 774 Albany St. Boston Public Health Comm, City of Boston 43,510
0801720002 02118 Boston 35 Northampton ST BPHC Northampton Development, Exempt 121a Prop 171,894
0900694000 02118 Boston 70-42 Worcester ST City Of Boston, School 83,598
0801720004,
0801720006 02118 Boston 860 HARRISON AV Boston Public Health, Apartment Bldg, Exempt 121a Prop 306,690
0801081010 02118 Boston 95-99 Union Park St City of Boston, Bost Redevelop Auth 7,537
0306535000 02118 Boston Albany ST, City of Boston 121,644
0801024037 02118 Boston Frontage Rd. City of Boston, Other Exempt Bldg 79,878
0801024107 02118 Boston Frontage Rd. City of Boston, Commonwealth of Mass 12,590
0801092000 02118 Boston 477 Albany St. City Of Boston, Water Treatmt Plant 4,167
0801067015 02118 Boston Albany St Boston Public Health Comm, Hospital (exempt) 17,188
0306535000 02118 Boston Albany St. City of Boston, City of Boston 121,644
0900955000 02118 Boston Tremont St. (Chester Park) City of Boston, Other Exempt Bldg 74,000
0900650000 02118 Boston Worcester St. Boston Housing Auth 19,867
0900348000 02118 Boston Blackstone Sq. City of Boston, Other Exempt Bldg 105,106
0801384000 02118 Boston E Brookline St. (Franklin Square) City of Boston, Other Public Land 105,205
0801024107 02118 Boston Frontage Rd. City of Boston, Commonwealth of Mass 12,590
0801720100 02118 Boston Mass. Ave. Boston Public Health Comm, City of Boston 28,101
0801984010 02119 Roxbury 924-980 Harrison Ave. Boston Water & Sewer, Other Exempt Bldg 232,645
0801066020 02119 Roxbury Albany St. Boston Public Health Comm, Hospital (exempt) 17,298
0802380000 02119 Roxbury Melnea Cass Blvd City of Boston, Other Public Land 59,250
0802177000 02119 Roxbury Chadwick St City Of Boston, Other Exempt Bldg 812
0802132000 02119 Roxbury Melnea Cass Blvd City Of Boston 1,604
0802110010 02119 Roxbury 906 Albany ST City Of Boston, Other Public Land 152,690
0802426030 02119 Roxbury Washington ST Dept Of Environmental, Other Exempt Bldg 38,265
0802028000 02119 Roxbury Fellows St. Boston Water & Sewer, Other Public Land 5,878
0901480000 3-17 BALL ST City of Boston, Bos Housing Author 240,263
0802030010 02119 Roxbury Fellows St. Boston Water & Sewer, Other Public Land 5,694
0801973000 02119 Roxbury Thorndike St. Boston Water & Sewer, Other Public Land 51,848
CommonWealth Properties in the Site Area
REGULATED SITES:
MBTA CABOT GARAGE
275 DORCHESTER AVE, BOSTON, MA 02127
FRS ID 110024364196 | RCRA ID MAD981205636 | CWA NPDES ID: MAR053335, MAG912247, MAR1005PY, MAG912209
CAA ID: MA0000002511901404
CWA Source ID MAG912209: 2025 | Other Violation; Effluent Gross 001 – GS; 7% Copper, total recoverable.
CWA Source ID MAG912146: 2023 | Other Violation || 2024 | Significant/Category I Noncompliance Effluent Monthly Average Limit, Effluent Gross 001 – GS; Copper 34% - 832%, Cyanide 300%- 900%; Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant 5548400% - 6599900%; Nitrogen 5%; pH limit violation || 2025 | Failure to Report DMR - Not Received; Counts of Late DMR Measurements 23-69 (2023-2025); Counts of Missing DMR Measurements 23-69 (2025).
CWA Source ID: MAG912247: 2025 | Counts of Missing DMR Measurements 62
EPA ECHO: https://echo.epa.gov/detailed-facility-report?fid=110024364196
Case 01-2000-0041 | THIS MATTER INVOLVES VIOLATIONS OF THE CWA BY MBTA AT 12 FACILITIES. AT ONE OF THE TWELVE FACILITIES, MBTA HAS DISCHARGED NON-CONTACT COOLING WATER WITHOUT AN NPDES PERMIT. AT NINE OF THE FACILITIES, MBTA HAS DISCHARGED STORM WATER ASSOCIATED WITH INDUSTRIAL ACTIVITY WITH NPDES PERMITS, AND WITHOUT DEVELOPING STORM WATER POLLUTION PREVENTION PLANS. FINALLY, AT TEN OF THE TWELVE FACILITIES, MBTA FAILED TIMELY TO DEVELOP AND IMPLEMENT SPILL PREVENTION CONTROL AND COUNTERMEASURE ( SPCC ) PLANS. THE TECHNICAL CONTACTS FOR THE WATER PROGRAM WERE DON GRANT AND STEVE COUTO. THERE WAS THE SUPPLEMENTAL REFERRAL ON JUNE 19, 2002 OF A CLEAN AIR ACT CASE. THIS CASE INCLUDED VIOLATIONS OF MASSACHUSETTS' ANTI-IDLING LAW, WHICH IS A MASSACHUSETTS SIP PROVISION.
MBTA ALBANY STREET BUS GARAGE
421 ALBANY STREET, BOSTON, MA 02118
FRS ID: 110001952575
RCRA ID: MAD981060726
CAA ID: MA0000002511901357
CWA ID: MAR05J02E
EPA ECHO: https://echo.epa.gov/detailed-facility-report?fid=110001952575
WIDETT CIRCLE LAYOVER FACILITY
110 WIDETT CIRCLE, BOSTON
FRS ID: 110009590264
RCRA ID: MAD981205578 (Commuter Rail Systems)
CAA ID: 1400004985
Owner: MASSACHUSETTS BAY TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY
Case 01-2008-1101 | 2008-2014 | EPA AND DOJ SETTLED A CAA CIVIL JUDICIAL ACTION AGAINST THE MBTA AND MBCR FOR VIOLATIONS OF FEDERALLY-ENFORCABLE MASSACHUSETTS TRAIN IDLING REGULATION, WHICH IS PART OF THE MASSACHUSETTS SIP. THE IDLING VIOLATIONS OCCURRED AT THE WIDETT CIRCLE LAYOVER FACILITY (DESCRIBED ABOVE) AND AT THE NEW GREENBUSH COMMUTER RAIL AND LAYOVER STATION ON NEW DRIFTWAY ROAD IN SCITUATE, MA. MBTA OWNS THE TRAINS AND RAILYARDS; MBCR OPERATES THE TRIANS UNDER CONTRACT WITH THE MBTA. MBTA AND MBCR AGREED TO PAY A PENALTY OF $225,000 AND COMPLETE SUPPLEMENTAL ENVIRONMENTAL PROJECTS WORTH AT LEAST $600,000.
Pollutants: 124389, 130498292
MBTA CABOT GARAGE
275 DORCHESTER AVE, BOSTON, MA 02127
FRS ID 110024364196 | RCRA ID MAD981205636 | CWA NPDES ID: MAR053335, MAG912247, MAR1005PY, MAG912209
CAA ID: MA0000002511901404
CWA Source ID MAG912209: 2025 | Other Violation; Effluent Gross 001 – GS; 7% Copper, total recoverable.
CWA Source ID MAG912146: 2023 | Other Violation || 2024 | Significant/Category I Noncompliance Effluent Monthly Average Limit, Effluent Gross 001 – GS; Copper 34% - 832%, Cyanide 300%- 900%; Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant 5548400% - 6599900%; Nitrogen 5%; pH limit violation || 2025 | Failure to Report DMR - Not Received; Counts of Late DMR Measurements 23-69 (2023-2025); Counts of Missing DMR Measurements 23-69 (2025).
CWA Source ID: MAG912247: 2025 | Counts of Missing DMR Measurements 62
EPA ECHO: https://echo.epa.gov/detailed-facility-report?fid=110024364196
Case 01-2000-0041 | THIS MATTER INVOLVES VIOLATIONS OF THE CWA BY MBTA AT 12 FACILITIES. AT ONE OF THE TWELVE FACILITIES, MBTA HAS DISCHARGED NON-CONTACT COOLING WATER WITHOUT AN NPDES PERMIT. AT NINE OF THE FACILITIES, MBTA HAS DISCHARGED STORM WATER ASSOCIATED WITH INDUSTRIAL ACTIVITY WITH NPDES PERMITS, AND WITHOUT DEVELOPING STORM WATER POLLUTION PREVENTION PLANS. FINALLY, AT TEN OF THE TWELVE FACILITIES, MBTA FAILED TIMELY TO DEVELOP AND IMPLEMENT SPILL PREVENTION CONTROL AND COUNTERMEASURE ( SPCC ) PLANS. THE TECHNICAL CONTACTS FOR THE WATER PROGRAM WERE DON GRANT AND STEVE COUTO. THERE WAS THE SUPPLEMENTAL REFERRAL ON JUNE 19, 2002 OF A CLEAN AIR ACT CASE. THIS CASE INCLUDED VIOLATIONS OF MASSACHUSETTS' ANTI-IDLING LAW, WHICH IS A MASSACHUSETTS SIP PROVISION.
MBTA ALBANY STREET BUS GARAGE
421 ALBANY STREET, BOSTON, MA 02118
FRS ID: 110001952575
RCRA ID: MAD981060726
CAA ID: MA0000002511901357
CWA ID: MAR05J02E
EPA ECHO: https://echo.epa.gov/detailed-facility-report?fid=110001952575
WIDETT CIRCLE LAYOVER FACILITY
110 WIDETT CIRCLE, BOSTON
FRS ID: 110009590264
RCRA ID: MAD981205578 (Commuter Rail Systems)
CAA ID: 1400004985
Owner: MASSACHUSETTS BAY TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY
Case 01-2008-1101 | 2008-2014 | EPA AND DOJ SETTLED A CAA CIVIL JUDICIAL ACTION AGAINST THE MBTA AND MBCR FOR VIOLATIONS OF FEDERALLY-ENFORCABLE MASSACHUSETTS TRAIN IDLING REGULATION, WHICH IS PART OF THE MASSACHUSETTS SIP. THE IDLING VIOLATIONS OCCURRED AT THE WIDETT CIRCLE LAYOVER FACILITY (DESCRIBED ABOVE) AND AT THE NEW GREENBUSH COMMUTER RAIL AND LAYOVER STATION ON NEW DRIFTWAY ROAD IN SCITUATE, MA. MBTA OWNS THE TRAINS AND RAILYARDS; MBCR OPERATES THE TRIANS UNDER CONTRACT WITH THE MBTA. MBTA AND MBCR AGREED TO PAY A PENALTY OF $225,000 AND COMPLETE SUPPLEMENTAL ENVIRONMENTAL PROJECTS WORTH AT LEAST $600,000.
Pollutants: 124389, 130498292
PROPERTIES FROM THE BOSTON/MA PARCEL MAP DATABASES:
Parcel ID City / Region Zip Address Owner/Use Lot Size (Sq Ft)
0305363100 Boston 02111 185 Kneeland St. Commonwealth of Mass. 251,877
0305364000 Boston 02111 640-720 Atlantic Ave. Mass Bay Transportation Authority, Mass Highway Dept 833,737
0801048020 Boston 02111 Albany St. Commonwealth of Mass., Other Public Land 77,356
0304995000 Boston 02111 Albany St. Mass Bay Transportation Auth, Other Exempt Bldg 29,463
0305366000 Boston 02111 Broadway St. Massachusetts Bay, Commonwealth of Mass 72,003
0305365035 Boston 02111 Dorchester Ave. Commonwealth of Mass., Mass Highway Dept 39,127
0304980000 Boston 02111 Harrison Ave. Mass Dept of Transportation, Mass Highway Dept 127,240
0305362000 Boston 02111 Kneeland St Commonwealth of Mass., Other Exempt Bldg 825,567
0304991000 Boston 02111 Oak St. Mass Bay Transportation Auth, Other Exempt Bldg 21,172
0801029100 Boston 02118 20 Bradston St Commonwealth of Mass 354,753
0801408000 Boston 02118 85-95 E Newton ST Commonwealth of Mass 81,438
0801024020 Boston 02118 2-22 Foodmart Rd Massachusetts Bay Transportation Department, Exempt 121a Prop 343,466
0801069000 Boston 02118 373-375 Broadway St Commonwealth of Mass., Other Public Land 14,350
0801048010 Boston 02118 480 Albany St. Commonwealth of Mass., Other Exempt Bldg 31,703
0306869000 Boston 02118 Broadway St. Commonwealth of Mass., Other Exempt Bldg 4,628
0801024104 Boston 02118 Frontage Rd. Commonwealth of Mass. 13,350
0801024105 Boston 02118 Frontage Rd. Commonwealth of Mass., Exempt 121a Prop 16,500
0801024103 Boston 02118 Frontage Rd. Commonwealth of Mass 930
0801030000 Boston 02118 Mass. Ave. Commonwealth of Mass., Other Public Land 1,112,555
0801299000 Boston 02118 74 E Newton St Commonwealth of Mass 27,155
0801024030 Boston 02118 Widett Circle Massachusetts Bay Transportation Department, Exempt 121a Prop 157,919
0801052020 Boston 02118 JFK Express Way Commonwealth of Mass., Other Public Land 3,250 Commonwealth of Mass 13,350
0801057010 Boston 02118 JFK Express Way Commonwealth of Mass., Other Public Land 48,560 Commonwealth of Mass., Other Public Land 77,356
0801024104 Boston 02118 Frontage Rd. Commonwealth of Mass. 8,548
0801048020 Roxbury 02118 Albany St. Commonwealth of Mass. 20,030
0801274000 Boston 02118 Albany St. Commonwealth of Mass. 18,590
0801290000 Boston 02118 Albany St. Commonwealth of Mass., Other Public Land 16,852
0801280000 Boston 02118 Albany St. Massachusetts Bay Transportaion Department 206,736
0801066040 Roxbury 02119 Albany St.
0600006020 South Boston 02127 100 Widett CI,
0801071015 South Boston 02127 Fort Point Channel Commonwealth of Mass., Mass Highway Dept 21,288
0305366100 South Boston 02127 Fort Point Channel Commonwealth of Mass., Mass Highway Dept 103,855
0801071015 South Boston 02127 Fort Point Channel Commonwealth of Mass, Mass Highway Dept 21,288
0600005001 South Boston 02127 163 Dorchester AV MBTA, Other Exempt Bldg 1,004,590
0600001003 South Boston 02127 Foundry St. Mass Bay Transp Auth, Other Exempt Bldg 160,060
0600002000 South Boston 02127 W Fourth St Mass Bay Transportation Auth, Other Exempt Bldg 158,558
0304340100 Boston 02210 Atlantic Ave. Commonwealth of Mass., Exempt 121a Prop 8,928
0305364400 Boston 02210 Atlantic Ave. Commonwealth of Mass., Exempt 121a Prop 1,730
0600002001 South Boston 02210 71-75 Foundry St Mass Bay Transp Auth, Other Exempt Bldg 201,000
Parcel ID City / Region Zip Address Owner/Use Lot Size (Sq Ft)
0305363100 Boston 02111 185 Kneeland St. Commonwealth of Mass. 251,877
0305364000 Boston 02111 640-720 Atlantic Ave. Mass Bay Transportation Authority, Mass Highway Dept 833,737
0801048020 Boston 02111 Albany St. Commonwealth of Mass., Other Public Land 77,356
0304995000 Boston 02111 Albany St. Mass Bay Transportation Auth, Other Exempt Bldg 29,463
0305366000 Boston 02111 Broadway St. Massachusetts Bay, Commonwealth of Mass 72,003
0305365035 Boston 02111 Dorchester Ave. Commonwealth of Mass., Mass Highway Dept 39,127
0304980000 Boston 02111 Harrison Ave. Mass Dept of Transportation, Mass Highway Dept 127,240
0305362000 Boston 02111 Kneeland St Commonwealth of Mass., Other Exempt Bldg 825,567
0304991000 Boston 02111 Oak St. Mass Bay Transportation Auth, Other Exempt Bldg 21,172
0801029100 Boston 02118 20 Bradston St Commonwealth of Mass 354,753
0801408000 Boston 02118 85-95 E Newton ST Commonwealth of Mass 81,438
0801024020 Boston 02118 2-22 Foodmart Rd Massachusetts Bay Transportation Department, Exempt 121a Prop 343,466
0801069000 Boston 02118 373-375 Broadway St Commonwealth of Mass., Other Public Land 14,350
0801048010 Boston 02118 480 Albany St. Commonwealth of Mass., Other Exempt Bldg 31,703
0306869000 Boston 02118 Broadway St. Commonwealth of Mass., Other Exempt Bldg 4,628
0801024104 Boston 02118 Frontage Rd. Commonwealth of Mass. 13,350
0801024105 Boston 02118 Frontage Rd. Commonwealth of Mass., Exempt 121a Prop 16,500
0801024103 Boston 02118 Frontage Rd. Commonwealth of Mass 930
0801030000 Boston 02118 Mass. Ave. Commonwealth of Mass., Other Public Land 1,112,555
0801299000 Boston 02118 74 E Newton St Commonwealth of Mass 27,155
0801024030 Boston 02118 Widett Circle Massachusetts Bay Transportation Department, Exempt 121a Prop 157,919
0801052020 Boston 02118 JFK Express Way Commonwealth of Mass., Other Public Land 3,250 Commonwealth of Mass 13,350
0801057010 Boston 02118 JFK Express Way Commonwealth of Mass., Other Public Land 48,560 Commonwealth of Mass., Other Public Land 77,356
0801024104 Boston 02118 Frontage Rd. Commonwealth of Mass. 8,548
0801048020 Roxbury 02118 Albany St. Commonwealth of Mass. 20,030
0801274000 Boston 02118 Albany St. Commonwealth of Mass. 18,590
0801290000 Boston 02118 Albany St. Commonwealth of Mass., Other Public Land 16,852
0801280000 Boston 02118 Albany St. Massachusetts Bay Transportaion Department 206,736
0801066040 Roxbury 02119 Albany St.
0600006020 South Boston 02127 100 Widett CI,
0801071015 South Boston 02127 Fort Point Channel Commonwealth of Mass., Mass Highway Dept 21,288
0305366100 South Boston 02127 Fort Point Channel Commonwealth of Mass., Mass Highway Dept 103,855
0801071015 South Boston 02127 Fort Point Channel Commonwealth of Mass, Mass Highway Dept 21,288
0600005001 South Boston 02127 163 Dorchester AV MBTA, Other Exempt Bldg 1,004,590
0600001003 South Boston 02127 Foundry St. Mass Bay Transp Auth, Other Exempt Bldg 160,060
0600002000 South Boston 02127 W Fourth St Mass Bay Transportation Auth, Other Exempt Bldg 158,558
0304340100 Boston 02210 Atlantic Ave. Commonwealth of Mass., Exempt 121a Prop 8,928
0305364400 Boston 02210 Atlantic Ave. Commonwealth of Mass., Exempt 121a Prop 1,730
0600002001 South Boston 02210 71-75 Foundry St Mass Bay Transp Auth, Other Exempt Bldg 201,000
Boston University Owned Properties in the Site Area
BOSTON UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CTR
Case No. 01-2000-0181 | Toxic Chemical Release Reporting (TRI), EPCRA 325 Action For Penalty (2000-2001)
BOSTON UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CTR 700 ALBANY ST BOSTON
EPA, BOSTON UNIVERSITY AGREES TO PAY FINE AND UNDERTAKE PROJECTS TO SETTLE ENVIRONMENTAL LAWSUIT (10/08/1997)
BOSTON -- United States Attorney Donald K. Stern, Assistant Attorney General Lois J. Schiffer, and EPA Regional Administrator John DeVillars announced today that the EPA and the Department of Justice have reached an agreement with Boston University which resolves alleged substantial violations by the University of the Clean Water Act and Federal hazardous waste laws. A civil complaint and consent decree were filed today in U.S. District Court in Boston. Under the agreement, B.U. will pay a penalty of $253,000, will conduct two "supplemental environmental projects" that will cost the University an additional $518,000, and will undertake a university-wide environmental compliance audit. In addition, B.U. has taken and will take other steps to remedy its violations. These steps include completing ongoing remediation of a 1996 oil spill into the River, amending the University's Spill Prevention Control and Countermeasure (SPCC) plan and conducting an environmental compliance audit.
https://www.epa.gov/archive/epapages/newsroom_archive/newsreleases/e3a13a24a9092b96852574d600561bfd.html
WSJ, Boston University Pays Penalty To Settle Federal Complaints (Oct. 9, 1997)
BOSTON -- Boston University agreed to pay $771,000 to settle federal complaints over oil spills and alleged hazardous-waste violations, in what the Environmental Protection Agency called the largest federal environmental penalty ever levied against an academic institution.
https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB876353546400181500
Case No. 01-2000-0181 | Toxic Chemical Release Reporting (TRI), EPCRA 325 Action For Penalty (2000-2001)
BOSTON UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CTR 700 ALBANY ST BOSTON
EPA, BOSTON UNIVERSITY AGREES TO PAY FINE AND UNDERTAKE PROJECTS TO SETTLE ENVIRONMENTAL LAWSUIT (10/08/1997)
BOSTON -- United States Attorney Donald K. Stern, Assistant Attorney General Lois J. Schiffer, and EPA Regional Administrator John DeVillars announced today that the EPA and the Department of Justice have reached an agreement with Boston University which resolves alleged substantial violations by the University of the Clean Water Act and Federal hazardous waste laws. A civil complaint and consent decree were filed today in U.S. District Court in Boston. Under the agreement, B.U. will pay a penalty of $253,000, will conduct two "supplemental environmental projects" that will cost the University an additional $518,000, and will undertake a university-wide environmental compliance audit. In addition, B.U. has taken and will take other steps to remedy its violations. These steps include completing ongoing remediation of a 1996 oil spill into the River, amending the University's Spill Prevention Control and Countermeasure (SPCC) plan and conducting an environmental compliance audit.
https://www.epa.gov/archive/epapages/newsroom_archive/newsreleases/e3a13a24a9092b96852574d600561bfd.html
WSJ, Boston University Pays Penalty To Settle Federal Complaints (Oct. 9, 1997)
BOSTON -- Boston University agreed to pay $771,000 to settle federal complaints over oil spills and alleged hazardous-waste violations, in what the Environmental Protection Agency called the largest federal environmental penalty ever levied against an academic institution.
https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB876353546400181500
PROPERTIES FROM THE BOSTON/MA PARCEL MAP DATABASES:
Parcel ID City / Region Zip Address Owner/Use Lot Size (Sq Ft)
0801420000, 0801420006 Boston 02118 1 Boston Medical Center Pl.
818-840 Harrison Av Boston Medical Center Corporation, Hospital (Exempt) 411,978
0801405010 Boston 02118 55-65 E. Newton ST Boston Medical Corporation 7,239
0801056005 Boston 02118 600 Albany St. BIOSQUARE REALTY TRUST, OTHER PUBLIC LAND 43,069
0801220001 Boston 02118 609-613 Albany ST, Trustees Of Boston University, LABORATORY, COLLEGE (academic) 6,567
0801030020 Boston 02118 610 Albany St. Univer Development Foundation Inc, Parking Garage 210,500
0801295000 Boston 02118 635 Albany St. Trustees Of Boston University, College (academic) 15,761
0801066057
0801066055 Boston 02118 710 Albany St. Trustees Of Boston University, Parking 56,800
0801418000, 0801418002 Boston 02118 715 Albany St. Trustees Of Boston University, College (academic) 47,020
0801243000 Boston 02118 720 HARRISON AV BOSTON MEDICAL CENTER CORPORATION, OFFICE CLS B+ 45,718
0801254000 Boston 02118 73-79 E BROOKLINE ST BOSTON MEDICAL CENTER CORPORATION, OFFICE CLS B+ 6,399
0801405000, 0801405040 Boston 02118 744-750 Harrison Ave. Boston Medical Center Corporation, Hospital (Exempt) 5,379
0801405040 Boston 02118 744-750 Harrison Ave. Trustees Of Boston University, Medical Office 11,823
0801405020 Boston 02118 75 E. Newton St. Trustees Of Boston University, Lab. / Medical / Biology 22,593
0801067020 Boston 02118 750 Albany ST Boston Medical Center Corporation (Lessee), Hospital (Exempt) 52,862
0801405030, 0801405031 Boston 02118 750 Harrison Ave. Boston Medical Center Corporation, Medical Office 24,958
0801403002 Boston 02118 778 Harrison Ave. Trustees Of Boston University, College (academic), Telecom Equip (Multiple) 56,544
0801419001 Boston 02118 78 E Concord St Trustees Of Boston University, College (academic) 7,000
0801420010 Boston 02118 790 Harrison Ave. Trustees Of Boston University, Lab. / Medical / Biology 16,649
0801419000 Boston 02118 80 E Concord ST Trustees Of Boston University, College (academic) 38,002
0801030010, 0801030011 Boston 02118 Albany St, Biosquare Realty Trust 18,796
0801297000, 0801296000 Boston 02118 E Newton St. Trustees Of Boston University, Priv School /College 1,902
0801297000 Boston 02118 E Newton St. Trustees Of Boston University, Priv School /College 7,827
0801405050 Boston 02118 Harrison AV Boston Medical Center Corporation, Medical Office 485
0801030030 Boston 02118 Mass Ave. Biosquare Realty Trust 71,128
0801058020 Roxbury 02119 620 Albany St. Biosquare Realty Trust, Lab. / Medical / Biology 150,741
0801066200 Roxbury 02119 650 Albany St. SIX-50 ALBANY MEDICAL REALTY, LABORATORY/Medical/Biology 31,872
0801066100 Roxbury 02119 670 Albany St. Biosquare Realty Trust, Lab. / Medical / Biology 33,070
0801066150 Roxbury 02119 700 Albany Trustees Of Boston University, Lab. / Medical / Biology, MEDICAL RESEARCH REALTY TRUST 35,178
0801066057 Roxbury 02119 710 Albany TRUSTEES OF BOSTON UNIVERSITY, PARKING GARAGE 56,800
0800900020 Roxbury 02119 801 Mass. Ave. Boston Medical Center Corporation, Bost Redevelop Auth 40,732
0800900150 Roxbury 02119 Albany St. Boston Medical Center Corporation, Parking Garage 50,467
0800900151 Boston 02215 Albany St. Boston Medical Center Corporation, Comm. Parking Garage
Parcel ID City / Region Zip Address Owner/Use Lot Size (Sq Ft)
0801420000, 0801420006 Boston 02118 1 Boston Medical Center Pl.
818-840 Harrison Av Boston Medical Center Corporation, Hospital (Exempt) 411,978
0801405010 Boston 02118 55-65 E. Newton ST Boston Medical Corporation 7,239
0801056005 Boston 02118 600 Albany St. BIOSQUARE REALTY TRUST, OTHER PUBLIC LAND 43,069
0801220001 Boston 02118 609-613 Albany ST, Trustees Of Boston University, LABORATORY, COLLEGE (academic) 6,567
0801030020 Boston 02118 610 Albany St. Univer Development Foundation Inc, Parking Garage 210,500
0801295000 Boston 02118 635 Albany St. Trustees Of Boston University, College (academic) 15,761
0801066057
0801066055 Boston 02118 710 Albany St. Trustees Of Boston University, Parking 56,800
0801418000, 0801418002 Boston 02118 715 Albany St. Trustees Of Boston University, College (academic) 47,020
0801243000 Boston 02118 720 HARRISON AV BOSTON MEDICAL CENTER CORPORATION, OFFICE CLS B+ 45,718
0801254000 Boston 02118 73-79 E BROOKLINE ST BOSTON MEDICAL CENTER CORPORATION, OFFICE CLS B+ 6,399
0801405000, 0801405040 Boston 02118 744-750 Harrison Ave. Boston Medical Center Corporation, Hospital (Exempt) 5,379
0801405040 Boston 02118 744-750 Harrison Ave. Trustees Of Boston University, Medical Office 11,823
0801405020 Boston 02118 75 E. Newton St. Trustees Of Boston University, Lab. / Medical / Biology 22,593
0801067020 Boston 02118 750 Albany ST Boston Medical Center Corporation (Lessee), Hospital (Exempt) 52,862
0801405030, 0801405031 Boston 02118 750 Harrison Ave. Boston Medical Center Corporation, Medical Office 24,958
0801403002 Boston 02118 778 Harrison Ave. Trustees Of Boston University, College (academic), Telecom Equip (Multiple) 56,544
0801419001 Boston 02118 78 E Concord St Trustees Of Boston University, College (academic) 7,000
0801420010 Boston 02118 790 Harrison Ave. Trustees Of Boston University, Lab. / Medical / Biology 16,649
0801419000 Boston 02118 80 E Concord ST Trustees Of Boston University, College (academic) 38,002
0801030010, 0801030011 Boston 02118 Albany St, Biosquare Realty Trust 18,796
0801297000, 0801296000 Boston 02118 E Newton St. Trustees Of Boston University, Priv School /College 1,902
0801297000 Boston 02118 E Newton St. Trustees Of Boston University, Priv School /College 7,827
0801405050 Boston 02118 Harrison AV Boston Medical Center Corporation, Medical Office 485
0801030030 Boston 02118 Mass Ave. Biosquare Realty Trust 71,128
0801058020 Roxbury 02119 620 Albany St. Biosquare Realty Trust, Lab. / Medical / Biology 150,741
0801066200 Roxbury 02119 650 Albany St. SIX-50 ALBANY MEDICAL REALTY, LABORATORY/Medical/Biology 31,872
0801066100 Roxbury 02119 670 Albany St. Biosquare Realty Trust, Lab. / Medical / Biology 33,070
0801066150 Roxbury 02119 700 Albany Trustees Of Boston University, Lab. / Medical / Biology, MEDICAL RESEARCH REALTY TRUST 35,178
0801066057 Roxbury 02119 710 Albany TRUSTEES OF BOSTON UNIVERSITY, PARKING GARAGE 56,800
0800900020 Roxbury 02119 801 Mass. Ave. Boston Medical Center Corporation, Bost Redevelop Auth 40,732
0800900150 Roxbury 02119 Albany St. Boston Medical Center Corporation, Parking Garage 50,467
0800900151 Boston 02215 Albany St. Boston Medical Center Corporation, Comm. Parking Garage
EPA NPL Site History
Site Name: FORT POINT CHANNEL (C80034) (MA0001115773, MASFN0102989)
FORT POINT CHANNEL, BOSTON, MA 01930
Not on the NPL: Removal Only Site (No Site Assessment Work Needed)
Site Name: BOSTON HARBOR (MA0001115757)
BOSTON HARBOR, BOSTON, MA 02109
Not on the NPL: Removal Only Site (No Site Assessment Work Needed)
Site Name: SOUTH BAY INCINERATOR (FORMER) (MAD980734206)
OFF S.E. EXPRESSWAY, BOSTON (SOUTH BOSTON), MA 02127
Not on the NPL: NFRAP-Site does not qualify for the NPL based on existing information
Site Name: SALEM LEAD CO (MAD980520761)
800 ALBANY ST, BOSTON (ROXBURY), MA 02119
Not on the NPL: NFRAP-Site does not qualify for the NPL based on existing information
02118
EPA ID Site Name City County State National Priorities List Status Superfund Alternative Approach Construction Complete Site-wide Ready for Anticipated Use Human Exposure Under Control Groundwater Migration Under Control
MAD985277896 COMMERCIAL PROPERTY (FORMER) BOSTON (ROXBURY) SUFFOLK MA Not NPL No No No Status Unavailable Status Unavailable
MAN000106108 EASTERN SMELTING & REFINING CORP BOSTON SUFFOLK MA Not NPL No No No Status Unavailable Status Unavailable
MAN000106089 HARCON CORP BOSTON SUFFOLK MA Not NPL No No No Status Unavailable Status Unavailable
MAD001005768 MASTER CHEMICAL CO (FORMER) BOSTON SUFFOLK MA Not NPL No No No Status Unavailable Status Unavailable
02119
EPA ID Site Name City County State National Priorities List Status Superfund Alternative Approach Construction Complete Site-wide Ready for Anticipated Use Human Exposure Under Control Groundwater Migration Under Control
MAD001000892 MODERN ELECTROPLATING ROXBURY SUFFOLK MA Not NPL No No No Status Unavailable Status Unavailable
MAN000153922 ROXBURY TRANSFER STATION FIRE ROXBURY SUFFOLK MA Not NPL No No No Status Unavailable Status Unavailable
MAD985300193 ROXBURY/WASHINGTON STREET DRUMS ROXBURY SUFFOLK MA Not NPL No No No Status Unavailable Status Unavailable
MAD980520761 SALEM LEAD CO BOSTON (ROXBURY) SUFFOLK MA Not NPL No No No Status Unavailable Status Unavailable
MAD985278076 SOUTHWEST CORRIDOR PARCEL #18 BOSTON (ROXBURY) SUFFOLK MA Not NPL No No No Status Unavailable Status Unavailable
02111
n/a
01930
EPA ID Site Name City County State National Priorities List Status Superfund Alternative Approach Construction Complete Site-wide Ready for Anticipated Use Human Exposure Under Control Groundwater Migration Under Control
MAD030812127 ADDISON GILBERT HOSPITAL GLOUCESTER ESSEX MA Not NPL No No No Status Unavailable Status Unavailable
MA0001115773 FORT POINT CHANNEL (C80034) BOSTON SUFFOLK MA Not NPL No No No Status Unavailable Status Unavailable
MA0001287747 GLOUCESTER HARBOR GLOUCESTER ESSEX MA Not NPL No No No Status Unavailable Status Unavailable
MAD985300243 GLOUCESTER/FISHING VESSEL DRUM GLOUCESTER ESSEX MA Not NPL No No No Status Unavailable Status Unavailable
MA6690320456 ITALIA-AMENDMENT GLOUCESTER ESSEX MA Not NPL No No No Status Unavailable Status Unavailable
MAN000106068 MAGNOLIA AVENUE GLOUCESTER ESSEX MA Not NPL No No No Status Unavailable Status Unavailable
MAD985278050 OCEANSIDE FISHERIES GLOUCESTER ESSEX MA Not NPL No No No Status Unavailable Status Unavailable
MAD985318351 RCM GLOUCESTER ESSEX MA Not NPL No No No Status Unavailable Status Unavailable
MAD985307529 ROSE'S WHARF GLOUCESTER ESSEX MA Not NPL No No No Status Unavailable Status Unavailable
02127
EPA ID Site Name City County State National Priorities List Status Superfund Alternative Approach Construction Complete Site-wide Ready for Anticipated Use Human Exposure Under Control Groundwater Migration Under Control
MA0001287739 BOSTON EDISON CYLINDER SOUTH BOSTON SUFFOLK MA Not NPL No No No Status Unavailable Status Unavailable
MAD000845420 BOSTON EDISON L ST. NEW BOSTON STATION BOSTON (SOUTH BOSTON) SUFFOLK MA Not NPL No No No Status Unavailable Status Unavailable
MAD981068562 BOSTON JUNK (FORMER) BOSTON (SOUTH BOSTON) SUFFOLK MA Not NPL No No No Status Unavailable Status Unavailable
MAN000106088 CORAN BROS CORP SOUTH BOSOTN SUFFOLK MA Not NPL No No No Status Unavailable Status Unavailable
MAD985318443 ELLERY STREET SOUTH BOSTON SUFFOLK MA Not NPL No No No Status Unavailable Status Unavailable
MAN000106100 HARCON CORP AKA H COHEN & CO INC BOSTON SUFFOLK MA Not NPL No No No Status Unavailable Status Unavailable
MAN000106094 HENRY F BRACKETT & CO SOUTH BOSTON SUFFOLK MA Not NPL No No No Status Unavailable Status Unavailable
MAD981897754 KING TERMINAL BOSTON (SOUTH BOSTON) SUFFOLK MA Not NPL No No No Status Unavailable Status Unavailable
MAD982547374 LAIDLAW WASTE SYSTEMS,INC. BOSTON (SOUTH BOSTON) SUFFOLK MA Not NPL No No No Status Unavailable Status Unavailable
MAD980734206 SOUTH BAY INCINERATOR (FORMER) BOSTON (SOUTH BOSTON) SUFFOLK MA Not NPL No No No Status Unavailable Status Unavailable
MAD000844696 TEXACO INC. - SO. BOSTON TERMINAL BOSTON (SOUTH BOSTON) SUFFOLK MA Not NPL No No No Status Unavailable Status Unavailable
MAN000105936 UNKNOWN CHEMICAL RELEASE BOSTON SUFFOLK MA Not NPL No No No Status Unavailable Status Unavailable
MASFN0102992 WEST FIRST STREET (C80089) SOUTH BOSTON SUFFOLK MA Not NPL No No No Status Unavailable Status Unavailable
02210
EPA ID Site Name City County State National Priorities List Status Superfund Alternative Approach Construction Complete Site-wide Ready for Anticipated Use Human Exposure Under Control Groundwater Migration Under Control
MAD985296946 SOUTH BOSTON NAVAL ANNEX BOSTON SUFFOLK MA Not NPL No No No Status Unavailable Status Unavailable
FORT POINT CHANNEL, BOSTON, MA 01930
Not on the NPL: Removal Only Site (No Site Assessment Work Needed)
Site Name: BOSTON HARBOR (MA0001115757)
BOSTON HARBOR, BOSTON, MA 02109
Not on the NPL: Removal Only Site (No Site Assessment Work Needed)
Site Name: SOUTH BAY INCINERATOR (FORMER) (MAD980734206)
OFF S.E. EXPRESSWAY, BOSTON (SOUTH BOSTON), MA 02127
Not on the NPL: NFRAP-Site does not qualify for the NPL based on existing information
Site Name: SALEM LEAD CO (MAD980520761)
800 ALBANY ST, BOSTON (ROXBURY), MA 02119
Not on the NPL: NFRAP-Site does not qualify for the NPL based on existing information
02118
EPA ID Site Name City County State National Priorities List Status Superfund Alternative Approach Construction Complete Site-wide Ready for Anticipated Use Human Exposure Under Control Groundwater Migration Under Control
MAD985277896 COMMERCIAL PROPERTY (FORMER) BOSTON (ROXBURY) SUFFOLK MA Not NPL No No No Status Unavailable Status Unavailable
MAN000106108 EASTERN SMELTING & REFINING CORP BOSTON SUFFOLK MA Not NPL No No No Status Unavailable Status Unavailable
MAN000106089 HARCON CORP BOSTON SUFFOLK MA Not NPL No No No Status Unavailable Status Unavailable
MAD001005768 MASTER CHEMICAL CO (FORMER) BOSTON SUFFOLK MA Not NPL No No No Status Unavailable Status Unavailable
02119
EPA ID Site Name City County State National Priorities List Status Superfund Alternative Approach Construction Complete Site-wide Ready for Anticipated Use Human Exposure Under Control Groundwater Migration Under Control
MAD001000892 MODERN ELECTROPLATING ROXBURY SUFFOLK MA Not NPL No No No Status Unavailable Status Unavailable
MAN000153922 ROXBURY TRANSFER STATION FIRE ROXBURY SUFFOLK MA Not NPL No No No Status Unavailable Status Unavailable
MAD985300193 ROXBURY/WASHINGTON STREET DRUMS ROXBURY SUFFOLK MA Not NPL No No No Status Unavailable Status Unavailable
MAD980520761 SALEM LEAD CO BOSTON (ROXBURY) SUFFOLK MA Not NPL No No No Status Unavailable Status Unavailable
MAD985278076 SOUTHWEST CORRIDOR PARCEL #18 BOSTON (ROXBURY) SUFFOLK MA Not NPL No No No Status Unavailable Status Unavailable
02111
n/a
01930
EPA ID Site Name City County State National Priorities List Status Superfund Alternative Approach Construction Complete Site-wide Ready for Anticipated Use Human Exposure Under Control Groundwater Migration Under Control
MAD030812127 ADDISON GILBERT HOSPITAL GLOUCESTER ESSEX MA Not NPL No No No Status Unavailable Status Unavailable
MA0001115773 FORT POINT CHANNEL (C80034) BOSTON SUFFOLK MA Not NPL No No No Status Unavailable Status Unavailable
MA0001287747 GLOUCESTER HARBOR GLOUCESTER ESSEX MA Not NPL No No No Status Unavailable Status Unavailable
MAD985300243 GLOUCESTER/FISHING VESSEL DRUM GLOUCESTER ESSEX MA Not NPL No No No Status Unavailable Status Unavailable
MA6690320456 ITALIA-AMENDMENT GLOUCESTER ESSEX MA Not NPL No No No Status Unavailable Status Unavailable
MAN000106068 MAGNOLIA AVENUE GLOUCESTER ESSEX MA Not NPL No No No Status Unavailable Status Unavailable
MAD985278050 OCEANSIDE FISHERIES GLOUCESTER ESSEX MA Not NPL No No No Status Unavailable Status Unavailable
MAD985318351 RCM GLOUCESTER ESSEX MA Not NPL No No No Status Unavailable Status Unavailable
MAD985307529 ROSE'S WHARF GLOUCESTER ESSEX MA Not NPL No No No Status Unavailable Status Unavailable
02127
EPA ID Site Name City County State National Priorities List Status Superfund Alternative Approach Construction Complete Site-wide Ready for Anticipated Use Human Exposure Under Control Groundwater Migration Under Control
MA0001287739 BOSTON EDISON CYLINDER SOUTH BOSTON SUFFOLK MA Not NPL No No No Status Unavailable Status Unavailable
MAD000845420 BOSTON EDISON L ST. NEW BOSTON STATION BOSTON (SOUTH BOSTON) SUFFOLK MA Not NPL No No No Status Unavailable Status Unavailable
MAD981068562 BOSTON JUNK (FORMER) BOSTON (SOUTH BOSTON) SUFFOLK MA Not NPL No No No Status Unavailable Status Unavailable
MAN000106088 CORAN BROS CORP SOUTH BOSOTN SUFFOLK MA Not NPL No No No Status Unavailable Status Unavailable
MAD985318443 ELLERY STREET SOUTH BOSTON SUFFOLK MA Not NPL No No No Status Unavailable Status Unavailable
MAN000106100 HARCON CORP AKA H COHEN & CO INC BOSTON SUFFOLK MA Not NPL No No No Status Unavailable Status Unavailable
MAN000106094 HENRY F BRACKETT & CO SOUTH BOSTON SUFFOLK MA Not NPL No No No Status Unavailable Status Unavailable
MAD981897754 KING TERMINAL BOSTON (SOUTH BOSTON) SUFFOLK MA Not NPL No No No Status Unavailable Status Unavailable
MAD982547374 LAIDLAW WASTE SYSTEMS,INC. BOSTON (SOUTH BOSTON) SUFFOLK MA Not NPL No No No Status Unavailable Status Unavailable
MAD980734206 SOUTH BAY INCINERATOR (FORMER) BOSTON (SOUTH BOSTON) SUFFOLK MA Not NPL No No No Status Unavailable Status Unavailable
MAD000844696 TEXACO INC. - SO. BOSTON TERMINAL BOSTON (SOUTH BOSTON) SUFFOLK MA Not NPL No No No Status Unavailable Status Unavailable
MAN000105936 UNKNOWN CHEMICAL RELEASE BOSTON SUFFOLK MA Not NPL No No No Status Unavailable Status Unavailable
MASFN0102992 WEST FIRST STREET (C80089) SOUTH BOSTON SUFFOLK MA Not NPL No No No Status Unavailable Status Unavailable
02210
EPA ID Site Name City County State National Priorities List Status Superfund Alternative Approach Construction Complete Site-wide Ready for Anticipated Use Human Exposure Under Control Groundwater Migration Under Control
MAD985296946 SOUTH BOSTON NAVAL ANNEX BOSTON SUFFOLK MA Not NPL No No No Status Unavailable Status Unavailable