In March of 2004 Save the Harbor/Save the Bay's Science Advisory Committee
released its report on the causes of the beach closings in South Boston and Dorchester. This report provided critical information to better evaluate the proposed solutions to the problem.

Click here to download a copy of our Beaches Science Report.

At their April meeting, the Massachusetts Water Resources Authority's Board of Directors voted unanimously to approve a comprehensive solution to the problems that continue to close the swimming beaches of South Boston and North Dorchester Bay, and to submit it to the regulators for review and the court for approval.

The board voted to submit a plan that will provide a 5-year level of storm water control and a 25-year level of CSO control on the beaches. When the plan is finished, in 2010 or 2011, we expect to see beach closings drop dramatically - from one every five days to one every few years.

Click here to download a Boston Globe news story on the proposed plan.
Click here to download a Boston Globe Editorial