On October 29, the MWRA unveiled its legally obligated updated plan for addressing combined sewer overflows (CSOs) in the Charles River: do next to nothing! Rather than undertake the projects needed to end CSOs, MWRA staff told their Board of Directors that the best path forward is to continue dumping more sewage in the Charles River forever. Following a wave of public outrage, the MWRA Board of Directors tabled a scheduled vote on the proposal.  MWRA has not yet indicated whether it will undertake a project to fully eliminate sewage discharges.

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