| Main Title |
Water Quality Goals, Objectives, and Alternatives in the Boston Metropolitan Area - A Case Study. |
| Author |
Smith, J. Douglas ;
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| CORP Author |
Environmental Research and Technology, Inc., Concord, MA.;National Science Foundation, Washington, DC. Div. of Policy Research and Analysis.;Council on Environmental Quality, Washington, DC.;Environmental Protection Agency, Washington, DC.;Office of Management and Budget, Washington, DC. |
| Year Published |
1979 |
| Report Number |
ERT-P-2764; EQ7AC005; NSF/PRA/CEQ-7AC005; |
| Stock Number |
PB-296 553 |
| Additional Subjects |
Grants ;
Sewage treatment ;
Urban areas ;
Construction ;
Legislation ;
National government ;
Water quality ;
Benefit cost analysis ;
Management ;
Performance ;
Cost effectiveness ;
Overflows ;
Combined sewers ;
Storms ;
Runoff ;
Chlorination ;
Hazards ;
Massachusetts ;
Sewage treatment plants ;
Boston Harbor ;
Clean Water Act of 1977 ;
Boston(Massachusetts)
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| Holdings |
| Library |
Call Number |
Additional Info |
Location |
Last
Modified |
Checkout
Status |
| NTIS |
PB-296 553 |
Some EPA libraries have a fiche copy filed under the call number shown. |
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07/26/2022 |
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| Collation |
451p |
| Abstract |
The objective of the study was to examine recent operation of EPA's Construction Grants Program, using the Boston Metropolitan Area as a case study, with a view toward developing recommendations for possible legislative or administrative actions at the national level. The present $855 million Wastewater Management Plan for the Boston Harbor Eastern Massachusetts Metropolitan Area (EMMA) will not produce significant water quality benefits. The section 303 (PL 92-500) water quality management planning process in the Boston area is flawed at every crucial technical step. Policy implications of this case study are: (1) more rigorous compliance with sec. 303 will be necessary if national water quality goals are to be achieved; (2) greater emphasis on maximizing performance of existing facilities before constructing new ones would be cost-effective; (3) Combined Sewer Overflow (CSO) and stormwater control alternatives need to be demonstrated and (4) chlorination of CSO's and other minimally treated wastewaters may be creating new environmental hazards. |
