Boston Metro reports on the status of river swimming (8/18/2009)

There is a pretty balanced blurb in the Metro today about swimming in the river.  The article correctly points out that one of the main hurdles to the return of river swimming is adjusting the public’s perception of the river.

From the article:

“I’d love to jump in, but I’m not going to,” said Chrissy Hammond, 30, who was sunbathing on the Esplanade yesterday. “Everyone knows the Charles isn’t that clean.”

No, Chrissy, you shouldn’t just jump in… But the river of even just a few years ago is not the river of today.  As more MWRA and similar projects come to fruition (such as the Stony Brook Sewer Separation) the Charles’ water should transition from “good” to “excellent” and hopefully the EPA will finally give the river an “A” rating (currently a B++).

The full Metro story is available here.