A Protective Covenant For Water In Massachusetts
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The Water Supply Protection Trust The trust provides a more efficient mechanism for MWRA's funding of the Office of Watershed Management. The Trust has also allowed the Office of Watershed Management to fill a wide range of critical positions that were previously frozen due to state budget constraints.
The doctrine states that all rights in tidelands and the water itself are held by the state "in trust" for the benefit of the public. In most states, this means that public ownership begins at the high water mark.
The Massachusetts Water Resources Commission (WRC) is chaired by the Secretary of Energy and Environmental Affairs (EEA), Rebecca Tepper and is comprised of state officials and public members who are responsible for developing, coordinating and overseeing the Commonwealth's water policy and planning activities.
MWRA's water comes from the Quabbin Reservoir, about 65 miles west of Boston, and the Wachusett Reservoir, about 35 miles west of Boston. The two reservoirs combined supply an average of approximately 200 million gallons per day to consumers. The Quabbin alone can hold a supply of five-year supply of water.
Formation of the Coalition led to the creation of the Massachusetts Watershed Initiative (MWI) in 1994. This program earned national acclaim by enabling greater collaboration among government agencies, businesses and environmental groups to help communities manage shared land and water resources.
The Watershed Protection Act (WsPA) regulates land use and activities within critical areas of the Quabbin Reservoir, Ware River and Wachusett Reservoir watersheds for the purpose of protecting the source supply of drinking water that is treated and distributed by the MA Water Resources Authority.
Our mission is to establish water quality standards and monitor, protect, and restore the quality of Massachusetts waters. How MassDEP establishes water quality standards, monitors surface water quality, performs assessments of designated uses, and develops plans to restore surface waters.
The Rivers Protection Act, Chapter 258 of the Acts of 1996, protects nearly 9,000 miles of Massachusetts riverbanks - helping keep water clean, preserving wildlife habitat, and controlling flooding. The law creates a 200-foot riverfront area that extends on both sides of rivers and streams.
Watershed protection is a means of protecting a lake, river, or stream by managing the entire watershed that drains into it. Clean, healthy watersheds depend on an informed public to make the right decisions when it comes to the environment and actions made by the community.
Formation of the Coalition led to the creation of the Massachusetts Watershed Initiative (MWI) in 1994. This program earned national acclaim by enabling greater collaboration among government agencies, businesses and environmental groups to help communities manage shared land and water resources.
