The Role of the Law in Cleaning Up the Charles River

Charles River Watershed Association (CRWA) was founded in 1965 to demand action to clean up the Charles River and has played a leadership role in improving water quality and reducing pollution ever since. The Clean Water Act and other environmental laws have provided important leverage for CRWA’s efforts to reduce sewage discharge into the Charles, prod EPA to impose stronger limits on cities and towns to reduce polluted stormwater runoff and ensure compliance with those limits, prevent roadway intrusion into the river, and require commercial and institutional landowners to pay their fair share when it comes to reducing phosphorus pollution. 

CRWA has a long history of successful legal intervention to protect the Charles, but our work isn’t done yet! Join us to learn more about past accomplishments and the road ahead.

 

Questions? Inquiries about program materials? Contact Alan I. Johnson at ajohnson@bostonbar.org