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June 2009 Update on the Lower Neponset River Restoration Consensus of the Citizens Advisory Committee

Speak up. Do you support dam removal on the Neponset River, want to be kept abreast of river restoration developments, or wish to get more involved? Contact NepRWA Advocacy Director Steve Pearlman at 781-575-0354 x304.

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Read the Fish Consumption Advisory.

View a letter of support from organizations that support the Neponset River restoration project.

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Looking upstream at the Baker Dam on the Neponset River, in Lower Mills. This dam blocks river passage of a variety of fish species, and the dam neither holds back floodwaters nor provide energy. Neponset communities are discussing how to modify the dam to restore fish passage and improve water quality along the Neponset River.

Looking upstream at the Baker Dam in Lower Mills, at the border of Milton and Dorchester.

Neponset River Restoration Project

Cost Savings Associated with Dam Removal

The state Riverways Program has contracted with the private firm of Milone and MacBroom to look at Neponset River restoration alternatives, including their advantages, disadvantages and costs. As the charts below indicate, full removal of both Baker and T&H Dams would cost taxpayers far less over the next 30 years than would operating and maintaining these aging structures.

See Summary of Options for Baker and T&H Dams.

June 2008

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