By the Numbers
miles of river—Ward’s Pond to Charlesgate
0
cubic yards of sediment removed
0
acres of scarce urban river habitat restored
0
- $70 million flood damage in 1996 and 1998
- $70 million spent on dredging, environmental restoration, habitat improvement, and historic preservation
- 5 parks: Olmsted Park, Riverway Park, Back Bay Fens, Charlesgate—and the new Justine Mee Liff Park
- 460 trees planted
- 3,500+ emergent wetland plants, 6,500 ferns, and 9,000 shrubs
- 5 partners: Commonwealth of Massachusetts, City of Boston, Town of Brookline, the Emerald Necklace Conservancy, the MMOC
- 4 funding partners: federal, state, city, town
- 12 “choke points” dredged to increase floodwater conveyance
- 90 stormwater outfalls delivering stormwater
- 41.3% level of water quality compliance for E. coli (grade of C-)
