North Dorchester Bay CSO Facilities Plan and Tunnel

 The 17-ft diameter storage tunnel of reinforced concrete segmental lining about 2.1 miles long, resulted in the elimination of CSO discharges to North Dorchester Bay.

 

Location

  • Boston, Massachusetts, USA

Client

  • Massachusetts Water Resource Authority

Project Status

  • Complete

Awards

  • Operations and Environmental Performance Award, The National Association of Clean Water Agencies, 2012
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Key Numbers

Consolidation Conduits and        New Pipes
4,713 feet
Depth of Mining Shaft
27.2 feet
Length of Tunnel
2.1 miles