Rainstorms causes sewer discharge into Quincy Bay (3/18/2010)

Ten inches of rain over 72 hours resulted in a sewage discharge into the Southern end of the Boston Harbor.

Choice quote:  “Bruce Berman, a spokesman for the Boston-based advocacy group Save the Harbor-Save the Bay …. said “I absolutely understand why people are upset. Twenty years ago, we released 280 million gallons of largely untreated waste every day. Today, we make news when we release 15 million gallons of sewage once, during a really big storm. That’s good news.’’  The full article is available here.

The Charles has also seen similar improvements.  Since 1987 the CSO discharges into the river have been reduced by over 80%.