On-going and recent initiatives include:
Development of the MA Water Resource Outreach Center (WROC)
Development of the Boston Project Center for Sustainability and the Environment
Assessment of BMPs (bioretention ponds)for the protection of surface water and ground water (with MA DEP)Stormwater management (watershed management plans)
Adaptation planning for the managent of urban infrastructure
Controlling the effects of wastewater discharges on the environment - on-site treatment of PPCPs.
Design of hydropower intakes to allow for the downstream passage of the American Eel