SOMERVILLE — Pity the Mystic.
The gritty 7-mile river that flows from Medford and Arlington to Boston Harbor rarely earns better than a “D” on the federal government’s annual water quality report card. Raw sewage still spews into the river during severe storms — including almost 4 million gallons in December. Vast mats of invasive water chestnut clog the surface in places.
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Great Article. It seems poor ommunities are always getting the shaft. Maybe if Newton or Wellessley were on the Mystic we would see it cleaned up. I don't love that dirty water.
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This is truly an awakening about the Mystic River. Being from Medford, I have a fondness for the River. I agree with TheFlaneur that if other more $$$$-cities were on the Mystic, it would be cleaned up and quickly. Maybe it's about time that people from Medford stand up and get their city's needs noticed so that improvements get implemented.
You guys want to clean up the Mystic River, you just don't want to pay for it yourselves. My town got bagged dumping raw sewage into the North River decades ago. We got sued for Clean Water Act violations. We lost. We had to build a new sewage treatment plant. Cost almost $30 million. We're still paying for it. Suck it up and deal. Stop whining.
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