MyRWA has been following the ongoing conversation around the new soccer stadium poised to be built in Everett. Across the river in Charlestown, residents have been raising their voices to highlight priorities around traffic, public transportation, and green space. Learn about the projects we are working on in Charlestown to address these priorities.

MyRWA strongly supports the EPA’s determination to invoke the Clean Water Act (CWA) residual designation authority (RDA) – in particular its application to commercial, industrial, and institutional properties with an impervious surface of an acre or more – in the three urbanized watersheds of greater Boston: the Mystic, Charles and Neponset River watersheds. Image: Jack Bitney

This year, the Mystic River Watershed Association has been hard at work advancing green infrastructure projects in cities and towns across the watershed. In particular, we have been focused on a small but effective type of infrastructure underneath our roadways called a stormwater infiltration trench.

We urge the MA Department of Environmental Protection (MassDEP) to align Designated Port Area (DPA) regulations with the Commonwealth’s goals for public access, open space, Environmental Justice, and climate resilience.

What is herring monitoring? How do I sign up? When are the training sessions? Answers to these questions and more here!

Check out some helpful tips for growing gentle yards & bold gardens that help keep our watershed healthy!

In 2024, over 100 million gallons of combined sewage and stormwater were released into the Mystic River and Alewife Brook in 2024. Learn more about why there is sewage in the Mystic River and Alewife Brook and the ongoing process to stop it. Photo: Stantec

The Mystic River Watershed Association is excited to announce that Boston-based multidisciplinary artist Andres Duarte has joined MyRWA as our Mystic River Artist in Residence from now until spring 2026.

A big year for water quality in the Mystic River watershed has kicked off this January, first with a public meeting about Combined Sewer Overflows and now with upcoming meetings and public comment periods for two highly significant draft permits from the EPA. Resulting from a decade of hard work to better understand water quality in the Mystic, these permits will enforce stormwater pollution regulations and pave the way for a cleaner Mystic River for generations to come. Join us at the next public hearing on January 28th at 6:30 pm to make your voice heard for clean water.

In 2025, we look forward to lots of exciting progress along the Mystic Greenways. Learn more about the many projects aimed at creating safe and accessible routes for walking, biking, rolling, and exploring scheduled to open or be ready for construction before the year ends.