MAPC & MWRA: These Trails Were Made for You and Me!
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Aqueduct Trail Network
Vision and Status
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From 1790 – 1940, aqueducts were built to supply water to Greater Boston.
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By 2012, the historic aqueducts and reservoirs were out of daily use. But the pristine land was
kept closed off.
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Everything changed in 2012: the MWRA voted to open 40 miles of trails through back-up and abandoned aqueducts.
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Delivers about 200 million gallons of water a
day
Collects and treats an average of 350 million gallons of
wastewater a day
With a peak capacity of 1.2 billion
gallons
Provides wholesale water and
wastewater services to more than
2.5 million customers in more than
61communities
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Quabbin Reservoir,Belchertown, MA
The aqueduct trails build on a long history of public access on certain MWRA properties.
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Deer Island,Winthrop, MA
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Deer Island,Winthrop, MA
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Nut Island, Quincy, MA
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Nut Island, Quincy, MA
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Blue Hills Covered Storage,Quincy, MA
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Blue Hills Covered Storage,Quincy, MA
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Alewife Stormwater Wetland,Cambridge, MA
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Alewife Stormwater Wetland,Cambridge, MA
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Alewife Stormwater Wetland,Cambridge, MA
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Towns that have partnered with MWRA for trails as of 2/2014.
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MWRA is an
environmental
agency.
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Photography by MAPC and MWRA staff and courtesy Marilyn Humphries, 2013. Music courtesy Medea Connection.