Listening Session - Thursday April 3, 2025 at 6 p.m. via Zoom
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Please join staff from the cities of Cambridge and Somerville and the Massachusetts Water Resources Authority (MWRA) for a listening session about the Updated Combined Sewer Overflow Control Plan project. This event will be an opportunity for community members to speak and share their thoughts about this multi-year project. It will not include presentations by the project partners. Project staff will be in listening mode.
Participants are asked to get up to speed on the project before they attend. For those who did not attend the Jan 22 public meeting, please take some time to review the following:
Sign up here to receive updates on the project: https://form.jotform.com/231525762378159
English: If you would like to submit a comment in your home language, please email Magdalena Gomez at mgomez@somervillema.gov by 04/03. Your message will be translated and read by our team, and considered as community feedback.
Spanish: Si quisiera compartir comentarios en su lengua materna, escríbanos al correo de Magdalena Gomez mgomez@somervillema.gov hasta el 3 de abril. Su mensaje será traducido y leído por nuestro equipo, y lo consideraremos parte de las opiniones del público.
Portuguese: Se você gostaria de compartilhar comentários na sua língua nativa, envie um e-mail para Magdalena Gomez em mgomez@somervillema.gov até 3 de abril. Sua mensagem será traduzida e lida por nossa equipe, e a consideraremos parte do feedback do público.
Haitian Creole: Si w ta renmen soumèt yon kòmantè nan lang matènèl ou, tanpri viye yo imel bay Magdalena Gomez nan mgomez@somervillema.gov anvan 7 Avril 2025. Ekip nou an pral tradui ak li mesaj ou a epi konsidere l kòm fidbak kominote a.
Mandarin: 如果您想用母语提交评论，请于 2025 年 4 月 7 日之前向 Magdalena Gomez 发送电子邮件，地址为 mgomez@somervillema.gov。我们的团队将会翻译和阅读您的评论，并将其视为社区反馈。
Nepali: यदि तपाईं आफ्नो गृह भाषामा टिप्पणी पेश गर्न चाहनुहुन्छ भने, कृपया अप्रिल 7, 2025 सम्ममा Magdalena Gomez लाई mgomez@somervillema.gov मा इमेल गर्नुहोस्। तपाईंको सन्देश हाम्रो टोलीले अनुवाद गर्ने छन् र पढ्ने छन् र समुदाय प्रतिक्रियाको रूपमा लिइने छन्।
Arabic: إذا كنت ترغب في إرسال تعليق بلغتك الأم، فيرجى إرسال بريد إلكتروني إلى Magdalena Gomez على mgomez@somervillema.gov بحلول 7 أبريل سيتم ترجمة رسالتك وقراءتها من قبل فريقنا واعتبارها بمثابة تعليقات مجتمعية
Bengali: আপনি যদি আপনার মাতৃভাষায় কোনো মন্তব্য জমা দিতে চান, তাহলে অনুগ্রহ করে 7 এপ্রিল, 2025 এর মধ্যে Magdalena Gomez -কে mgomez@somervillema.gov ঠিকানায় ইমেল করুন।
আপনার বার্তাটি আমাদের টিম অনুবাদ করবে এবং পড়বে এবং কমিউনিটির প্রতিক্রিয়া হিসেবে বিবেচিত হবে।
Amharic: በሚመችዎ ወይም ቤትዎ በሚነጋገሩበት ቋንቋ አስተያየት ማስገባት ከፈለጉ፣ እባክዎ ለMagdalena Gomez በ mgomez@somervillema.gov ከኤፕሪል 7 ቀን 2025 ዓ.ም በፊት ኢሜይል ይጻፉ። መልእክትዎ በቡድናችን ተተርጉሞ ይነበባል፣ እንደ ማህበረሰብ አስተያየትም ይቆጠራል።
Public Meeting #4 - Wednesday, January 22, 2025 at 6 p.m. via Zoom
Meeting Recording
Register for the Zoom meeting here
A copy of the meeting agenda and DRAFT presentation slides are available in the Documents tab
Did you know that heavy rainfall can cause our sewer systems to overflow and pollute our rivers? Did you know that there are multiple tools available to minimize these overflows?
The Cities of Cambridge and Somerville and the Massachusetts Water Resources Authority are working together to create plans for future sewer improvements that will reduce pollution in our rivers.
Join us virtually to learn about the alternatives we are developing to minimize combined sewer overflows, improve water quality, and achieve safer and cleaner rivers.
We can provide you an interpreter in any other language for free. To request an interpreter, please contact us at somerviva@somervillema.gov or call 311 (617-666-3311) by January 8, 2025.
Persons with disabilities who need auxiliary aids or reasonable modifications should please contact Adrienne Pomeroy in advance at 617-625-6600 x 2059 or ADA@somervillema.gov.
View the full meeting flyer here.
The recorded video presentation from the public meeting on November 15, 2023 is available here.
Public Meeting #3 - Wednesday, November 15, 2023 at 6 p.m. via Zoom
Public Meeting #3 Presentation Now Available to View in Advance of November 15, 2023 Meeting. Please view here.
Did you know that heavy rainfall can cause our sewer systems to overflow and pollute our rivers? Did you know that there are multiple tools available to minimize these overflows?
The Cities of Cambridge and Somerville and the Massachusetts Water Resources Authority are working together to create plans for future sewer improvements that will reduce pollution in our rivers.
Join us virtually to learn about the tools we can use to minimize sewer overflows, improve water quality, and achieve safer and cleaner rivers. We encourage you to get involved and make your voice heard!
View the full flyer.
The recorded video presentation from the public meeting on December 15, 2022 is available here.
Public Meeting #2 - December 15, 2022 at 6:00 PM
The slides for the public meeting presentation are now available under the "Documents" tab, Additional information to supplement and support the public meeting presentation is also available and entitled Technical Information in support of the Development of Future Typical Year of Rainfall and is also available under the "Documents" tab. Attendees are encouraged to review these documents prior to the meeting.
The Cities of Cambridge and Somerville and the Massachusetts Water Resources Authority are working together to improve our sewers to reduce pollution in our rivers and plan for the future. Join us virtually to learn how climate change predictions are being used to prepare our infrastructure for future storms, and what that means for the future of our sewer and stormwater systems.
Come have a voice in how we can improve our waters and get involved in the CSO Control Planning process. Register online for this Zoom meeting at https://tinyurl.com/CSOmeeting2
This will be the second joint public meeting to update and seek feedback from the public about combined sewer overflows (CSOs).
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The City of Cambridge, the City of Somerville, and the Massachusetts Water Resources Authority are collaborating on CSO Control plans to protect and improve our water resources. The first joint public meeting to inform about combined sewers, combined sewer overflows (CSOs), and CSO controls took place virtually on June 29, 2022. If you could not attend, the recoding of the meeting is now available at this link: https://youtu.be/OWT9VTY_Iu8? and a copy of the presentation can be found at this link: https://youtu.be/q_5TJ85FA9Y