Download or read book Debris and Refuse in Boston Harbor written by Massachusetts. Department of Public Works. Division of Waterways and published by . This book was released on 1974 with total page 35 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Debris and Refuse in Boston Harbor The Problem and Solution written by Boston Harbor Coordinating Group and published by Palala Press. This book was released on 2018-03 with total page 50 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. As a reproduction of a historical artifact, this work may contain missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
Download or read book Debris and Refuse in Boston Harbor written by Boston Harbor Coordinating Group and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2017-12-18 with total page 44 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Debris and Refuse in Boston Harbor: The Problem and Solution The most visually evident example of the pollution problem in Boston Harbor is the quantity of debris and refuse found within the Harbor area. Although this is not considered the most detrimental form of pollution, the sight of garbage and litter dumped on Boston's waterways and beaches has made a significant contribution to the degradation of the Harbor environment. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Download or read book Boston Harbor Debris Removal and Disposal written by and published by . This book was released on 1980 with total page 54 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Boston Harbor Massachusetts Main Report for Debris Removal written by and published by . This book was released on 1980 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: ...Report summarizes engineering feasibility and environmental acceptability for federal participation in removal and disposal of floatable debris...
Download or read book Boston Harbor Massachusetts Feasibility Report for Debris Removal Volume 2 Part A Debris Inventory Summary Sheets Part B Land Enhancement Summary Sheets Revision written by CORPS OF ENGINEERS WALTHAM MA NEW ENGLAND DIV. and published by . This book was released on 1980 with total page 302 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This study determined the engineering feasibility and environmental acceptability of removal and disposal of floatable debris from Boston Harbor. A total of 533 waterfront structures were found to be sources of debris. The total volume of floatable debris and non-floatable material from these sources is estimated to be about 3.2 million cubic feet and 4,500 tons, respectively. (Author).
Download or read book Boston Harbor Massachusetts written by United States. Army. Corps of Engineers. New England Division and published by . This book was released on 1978 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Boston Harbor Massachusetts Main Report for Debris Removal Volume I Revision written by CORPS OF ENGINEERS WALTHAM MA NEW ENGLAND DIV. and published by . This book was released on 1980 with total page 252 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This study determined the engineering feasibility and environmental acceptability in removal and disposal of floatable debris from Boston Harbor. A total of 533 waterfront structures were found to be sources of debris. The total volume of floatable debris and non-floatable material from these sources is estimated to be about 3.2 million cubic feet and 4,500 tons, respectively. (Author).
Download or read book Boston Harbor Massachusetts written by United States. Army. Corps of Engineers. New England Division and published by . This book was released on 1980 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book FINAL ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT ON DEBRIS REMOVAL FROM BOSTON HARBOR MASSACHUSETTS written by United States. Army. Corps of Engineers. New England Division and published by . This book was released on 1979 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Boston Harbor debris Study Massachusetts written by United States. Army. Corps of Engineers. New England Division and published by . This book was released on 1973 with total page 9 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Technology and Policy Issues Involved in the Boston Harbor Cleanup written by Shawn P. Morrissey and published by . This book was released on 1989 with total page 325 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Introduction: Throughout history, disposing of human wastes has been a problem. In the late 1800's, when communities began to flourish, it was generally believed that human waste was the source of many diseases. The principal method of disposal at this time was to discharge the waste into local waters - rivers, lakes, or the ocean. In the Boston area, the receiving water was the Boston Harbor. In the late-1800's, Boston's waste was combined with water, transported to Deer Island and Moon Island, chlorinated, and discharged into the harbor. In the early- 1900's, Boston's disposal method was considered innovative because wastewater from Moon Island was discharged only on the outgoing tide. By the mid-1900's, Boston realized that its method of wastewater disposal was beginning to adversely effect the water quality and aesthetics of the harbor. Primary treatment of the wastewater did not begin until the late-1960's when the Deer Island and Nut Island facilities were constructed. Due to Boston's rapid population growth, these primary treatment plants were obsolete the moment they began operation. Both plants discharge chlorinated effluent and chlorinated digested sludge into the President Roads area of the Boston Harbor. The sludge is still discharged only on the outgoing tide. Boston and some of its neighboring communities have a combined sewer system. This system transports both wastewater and stormwater to the treatment facilities. During periods of excessive flows, the combined sewers are designed to overflow into nearby waters - such as Boston Harbor and the freshwater rivers that feed the harbor. These discharges occur frequently (more than one hundred times per year) in the Boston area which results in an estimated overflow of 40 billion liters per year of wastewater and stormwater into the harbor. These overflows cause beach and shellfish bed closures throughout the area. The Clean Water Act (CWA), created in 1972 and amended in 1977, required all municipalities to provide uniform (secondary) treatment to the wastewater before releasing it into the receiving water. At this time, the federal government was providing funding for 85% of the construction costs for the secondary treatment facilities. In the amended act, a provision, under section 301(h), allowed municipalities the right to waive the secondary treatment requirements if they were discharging into marine waters through a long outfall. The Metropolitan District Commission (MDC), who at that time was responsible for providing treatment to the greater Boston area wastewater, believed that the benefits of secondary treatment were not justified. This was based on a number of studies that determined the priority of 52 projects related to the Boston Harbor cleanup. Secondary treatment ranked 4 3rd. Based on these findings, MDC applied for the secondary treatment waiver. It was not until nearly eight years after the enactment of the amended CWA that MDC was tentatively denied its waiver. During this time, nothing was done to improve the wastewater treatment facilities because no funding was made available during the waiver application process. Political tensions surrounding the Boston Harbor cleanup issues began to emerge and a new agency, Massachusetts Water Resources Authority (MWRA), was created. MWRA is responsible for providing treatment to the wastewater. When MWRA was established, there was strong political and legal pressure to cleanup the Boston Harbor. Due to this pressure, MWRA gave up its right to appeal the tentative denial of the secondary treatment waiver and began plans for the construction of a secondary treatment facility. The construction schedule consisted of consolidating the treatment process at a single location on Deer Island. The treatment process would provide primary treatment by 1995 and secondary treatment by 1999 of all MWRA wastewater. This schedule also included the construction of an outfall to transport the effluent 14 km off the shore of Deer Island, and to stop ocean disposal of the sludge. The estimated cost of this project is $6.1 billion. At this time, the funding by the federal government for the construction of secondary treatment facilities is no longer available; therefore, the burden of paying for these facilities is on the taxpayers. Ever since the enactment of the CWA, scientists have been questioning the need for disposing secondary treated effluent into deep coastal waters. This question has been the focal point of many debates on Boston Harbor. Although, an even more important question for the taxpayers and MWRA is - whether the $6.1 billion project will cleanup the harbor? This document summarizes the enormous amount of literature available on the technical and political issues related to the Boston Harbor cleanup. Chapter 1 and 2 discuss the physical aspects of the Boston Harbor and the existing treatment facilities. Chapter 3 addresses the technical and political issues that led to the decision to construct secondary treatment facilities. The components of the proposed secondary treatment facilities are discussed in detail in Chapter 4. The management of sludge, which is the residual byproduct of secondary treatment, is discussed in Chapter 5. Controlling the combined sewer overflows - a major source of pollution to the Boston Harbor - are discussed in Chapter 6. Chapter 7 discusses the modeling and monitoring efforts done to date and the efforts recommended for the future. Finally, Chapter 8 discusses alternate ways of approaching the cleanup.
Download or read book Final Environmental Impact Statement on Removal and Disposal of Sources of Floatable Debris from Boston Harbor Massachusetts written by United States. Army. Corps of Engineers. New England Division and published by . This book was released on 1979 with total page 84 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Final Environmental Impact Statement on Debris Removal from Boston Harbor Massachusetts Revision written by CORPS OF ENGINEERS WALTHAM MA NEW ENGLAND DIV. and published by . This book was released on 1980 with total page 86 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This report describes a project for a one-time cleanup program to rid Boston Harbor of its sources of debris. These sources have presented a potential hazard to navigation, and have suppressed land values. The sources of the debris are cited in the report, the environmental impacts are considered, and alternatives presented. (Author).
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Download or read book Conference in the Matter of Pollution of the Navigable Waters of Boston Harbor and Its Tributaries written by and published by . This book was released on 1968 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Resisting Garbage written by Lily Baum Pollans and published by University of Texas Press. This book was released on 2021-11-02 with total page 208 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Resisting Garbage presents a new approach to understanding practices of waste removal and recycling in American cities, one that is grounded in the close observation of case studies while being broadly applicable to many American cities today. Most current waste practices in the United States, Lily Baum Pollans argues, prioritize sanitation and efficiency while allowing limited post-consumer recycling as a way to quell consumers’ environmental anxiety. After setting out the contours of this “weak recycling waste regime,” Pollans zooms in on the very different waste management stories of Seattle and Boston over the last forty years. While Boston’s local politics resulted in a waste-export program with minimal recycling, Seattle created new frameworks for thinking about consumption, disposal, and the roles that local governments and ordinary people can play as partners in a project of resource stewardship. By exploring how these two approaches have played out at the national level, Resisting Garbage provides new avenues for evaluating municipal action and fostering practices that will create environmentally meaningful change.
