Charles River Watershed Association: Littleton Sewers

Thursday, July 28, 2011

Littleton Sewers

This week we've been attempting to help with instituting a new Smart Sewering program over in Littleton. Thus far, we've managed to collect residential and commercial water use data within the town since 2006, and we're now compiling this data in GIS to map out what areas within Littleton see the most usage. Hopefully through this information, we can determine exactly what kind of water and wastewater demand that the sewer system's design will have to meet, as well as what parts of Littleton should expect the largest water usage rate in the system, what areas can be considered safe discharge points, and of course, what will be economically possible. Hopefully, we can effectively put all this data to good use and end up with as efficient a sewer system as possible in the end.

-Doug

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CRWA's mission is to use science, advocacy and the law to protect, preserve and enhance the Charles River and its watershed.

One of the country's oldest watershed organizations, Charles River Watershed Association (CRWA) was formed in 1965 in response to public concern about the declining condition of the Charles. Since its earliest days of advocacy, CRWA has figured prominently in major clean-up and watershed protection efforts, working with government officials and citizen groups from 35 Massachusetts watershed towns from Hopkinton to Boston. Initiatives over the last four decades have dramatically improved the quality of water in the watershed and fundamentally changed approaches to water resource management.

While CRWA’s mission focuses on the Charles River, the implications and applicability of our science-based work go far beyond the watershed’s boundaries. Much of CRWA’s work is cutting edge and therein lies our unique strength and effectiveness: we use our scientific knowledge of the Charles to develop innovative, workable solutions to watershed problems. This knowledge allows CRWA not only to advocate persuasively for outcomes, but also to partner with government agencies and other environmental groups to protect the natural environment and to promote sustainable ecosystem policies and practices.