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The Stony Brook Watershed Historical Sewer System Changes

The Stony Brook Watershed Historical Sewer System Changes. Wellington Hall Advisor: Ferdi Hellweger Northeastern University Boston, MA. August 10, 2005. Goal of the Research. To compile historical sewer data in a consistent format on a CD and present it in the form of a poster.

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The Stony Brook Watershed Historical Sewer System Changes

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  1. The Stony Brook WatershedHistorical Sewer System Changes Wellington Hall Advisor: Ferdi Hellweger Northeastern University Boston, MA August 10, 2005

  2. Goal of the Research • To compile historical sewer data in a consistent format on a CD and present it in the form of a poster. • Pipe sizes, materials, depth, dates of installation, and location.

  3. Methods of Research • Boston Water Sewer Commission (BWSC) • Massachusetts Water Resource Authority (MWRA) • Internet • Snell Library

  4. Where is Stony Brook Watershed? • The Stony Brook watershed has a drainage area of 8,393 acres. • Located in the Boston neighborhoods of Roxbury, Jamaica Plain, Roslindale, Hyde Park, West Roxbury, and a small section of Brookline.

  5. The Stony “Brook” • The stream originates in the Stony Brook Reservation. • It flows through an open channel for its first mile. • Then traverses north towards the Charles River for 7.5 miles through a brick conduit.

  6. Outline of the Stony Brook Watershed

  7. Why was the Stony Brook Culverted? • Flooding • Industrial waste • Human waste • To create space for urban development • To protect people from sewage related diseases

  8. The Stony Brook and other tributaries as they were in 1852. Stony Brook

  9. The Stony Brook as of 2004 Northeastern University

  10. Confluence of the Stony Brook and Muddy River, during the Revolutionary War Courtesy of the USGS

  11. Confluence of the Stony Brook and Muddy River, end of the 19th century Old Stony Brook Conduit Gatehouse 1&2 Forsyth Street Huntington Ave. Stony Brook Conduit BWSC

  12. Confluence of the Stony Brook and Muddy River, present day Gatehouse 1&2 Old Stony Brook Conduit Forsyth Street Huntington Ave. BWSC Stony Brook Conduit

  13. Gate House 2, (1882) http://memory.loc.gov

  14. Gate Houses 1 & 2, (2005)

  15. What’s next for the Stony Brook • The Boston Water and Sewer Commission is currently under taking the project of separating all of the combined sewers in the Stony Brook watershed. • When the project is completed, sewage will be sent to Deer Island; stormwater will continue to flow through the Stony Brook Conduit.

  16. Amy Schofield - BWSC Tom Nuygen - BWSC Richard Letch - BWSC Tom Daly - BWSC David Denny - BWSC Rebecca Kenney - MWRA Gerard Moore – BWSC Jacques Lallemand - BWSC Anu Meacham Ferdi Hellweger Kristin Hicks Special Thanks!

  17. Questions?

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