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Massachusetts Coalition for Water Resource Stewardship 10 th Annual Symposium on May 13, 2019 Mayor Thomas P. Koch City of Quincy Qu Quincys W Waterways 26 miles of coastline + many rivers and streams Quincy Bay Town River Bay

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Massachusetts Coalition for Water Resource Stewardship

10th Annual Symposium on May 13, 2019

Mayor Thomas P. Koch City of Quincy

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Qu Quincy’s W Waterways

26 miles of coastline + many rivers and streams

  • Quincy Bay
  • Town River Bay
  • Neponset River
  • Town River
  • Weymouth Fore River
  • Sagamore Creek
  • Town Brook
  • Furnace Brook
  • Black’s Creek
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Big P Picture: Quincy’s Infrastructure

Sewer Collection System

  • Average Pipe Age ~ 96 years
  • 208 miles of Sewers

~18 miles are within 200 ft.

  • f ocean

~5 miles under the high tides

  • 8,482 Sewer Manholes
  • Six Sewer Pumping Stations

Drain / Stormwater System

  • Average Pipe Age 100+ years
  • 150 miles of drain piping
  • 334 Outfalls (52 Tide Gates)
  • 3,007 Drain Manholes
  • 9,329 Catch Basins
  • Five Stormwater Pump

Stations MWRA Infrastructure in Quincy

  • Nut Island Facility & High Level Sewers / Interceptors
  • Four Sewer Pump Stations & Force Mains
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1982: Quincy sues the Metropolitan District Commission

  • ver sewage in Quincy Bay

1985: Formation of the MWRA and the start of the $3.8B Boston Harbor Clean Up Project.

Quincy’s H Historic A c Advocacy f for C Clean W Water

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Bayside B Beach ch i in Squantum

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Bayside B Beach ch S Sewers i in 2008

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Ba Bayside de Beac Beach S h Sewer ers - Replaced in 2010

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Bayside B Beach ach P Project ct Area

Secondary Lining in 2017

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Annual S Sewer er L Lining

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Sewer Repairs near Surface Waters

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Pipe B Bursting t g to Minimize Impacts

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Qui uincy’s F s Financ ncial T Tools f s for W Water er Q Qua uality

  • Annual Sewer & Drain Department Budgets
  • Sewer & Drainage Rehabilitation Fund
  • MWRA I/I Program Assistance
  • State Revolving Fund Loans
  • Rolling 5 Year CIPs
  • State & Federal Grants
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Financial C Commitmen ent to W Water er Qua uality

5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020…

City of Quincy Total Sewer & Drainage Expenditures ($ Millions)

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Quincy’s W Water Quality P Partners

  • State: DCR, MDOT, MBTA, and MWRA
  • Milton & Braintree
  • Neponset River Watershed Association
  • Friend’s of Wollaston Beach
  • Friend’s of Butler’s Pond
  • Friend’s of Sailors Pond
  • Quincy Environmental Network
  • Our Yacht and Boating Clubs
  • Many, many, more…
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Quincy wins Water Quality Education Award in 2016

Awarded From:

  • The New England Stormwater

Collaborative

  • New England Water

Environment Association

  • New England Water Works

Association

  • New England Chapter,

American Public Works Association

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Quincy h has teamed w with s state a agenci cies to cl clean u up beach ches

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Decades of p progress are i insufficient f for EP EPA

  • Sued Quincy for Clean Water Act violations
  • Discharges of sewage from Quincy’s sewer

collection system to Quincy Bay, with a particular allegation concerning Bayside Road in Squantum.

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Thank you