mapc & mwra: these trails were made for you and me!
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Aqueduct Trail Network
Vision and Status
From 1790 – 1940, aqueducts were built to supply water to Greater Boston.
By 2012, the historic aqueducts and reservoirs were out of daily use. But the pristine land was
kept closed off.
Everything changed in 2012: the MWRA voted to open 40 miles of trails through back-up and abandoned aqueducts.
Delivers about 200 million gallons of water a
day
Collects and treats an average of 350 million gallons of
wastewater a day
With a peak capacity of 1.2 billion
gallons
Provides wholesale water and
wastewater services to more than
2.5 million customers in more than
61communities
Quabbin Reservoir,Belchertown, MA
The aqueduct trails build on a long history of public access on certain MWRA properties.
Deer Island,Winthrop, MA
Deer Island,Winthrop, MA
Nut Island, Quincy, MA
Nut Island, Quincy, MA
Blue Hills Covered Storage,Quincy, MA
Blue Hills Covered Storage,Quincy, MA
Alewife Stormwater Wetland,Cambridge, MA
Alewife Stormwater Wetland,Cambridge, MA
Alewife Stormwater Wetland,Cambridge, MA
Towns that have partnered with MWRA for trails as of 2/2014.
MWRA is an
environmental
agency.
Photography by MAPC and MWRA staff and courtesy Marilyn Humphries, 2013. Music courtesy Medea Connection.