Charles River Watershed Association Has An Action Plan

Boston Green Action stands with CRWA in calling for environmental protections for the Charles River and its watersheds. How can you advocate for the River?

“The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) recently released a draft permit that could dramatically reduce stormwater pollution in the Charles River coming from large properties with expansive paved surfaces. The draft permit would require private properties with an acre or more of ‘impervious surfaces’ to implement measures to reduce stormwater runoff such as creating rain gardens or underground infiltration systems.

This draft permit is critical to improving water quality and minimizing the biggest source of pollution in the Charles, but it is not set in stone! Supportive comments are needed before March 17 to get this draft permit across the finish line.

CRWA has drafted comments that you can submit to EPA to support the draft permit:

1. Click here to be taken to the EPA comments page.
2. Copy and paste the comments provided below into the comment section.
3. Fill in where it reads [name] and [city/town] with your information.
4. Personalize the message as you see fit.
5. Complete the ‘Tell us about yourself!’ section and submit.”