• S.2392 - To Protect Natural Streamflows in the Rivers and Streams of the Commonwealth.
  • S.2392 Fact Sheet
• S.2376 - An Act to Encourage and Promote Water Conservation
• S.2376 Fact Sheet
• S.2393 - Relative to the Repair, Removal, and Replacement of Dams
• S.2393 Fact Sheet

• ELM Testimony Regarding Enforcement of the Clean Water Act --ELM, October 2003

• New Changes to Title 5 Septic System Regulations
  
• Barrier's Commission Subcommittee on Title 5 Report

• Minority Report on Barriers To Housing Commission: Report of Title 5 Subcommittee

• Department of Public Health Regulations, April 5, 2001

• The Beaches Bill was signed into law on August 11, 2000! Final Version
• Improving the Beaches, Improving our Coast, First in a series, The Beaches Act

• Improving the Beaches, Improving our Coast, Second in a series, What you can do to improve Massachusetts’ beaches

• Improving the Beaches, Improving our Coast, Third in a series, The beach is the edge of the ocean…

• A report on the status of beach testing at public beaches across Massachusetts.

• Fact sheet explaining why you should be concerned about your beach.

• Where is it safe to swim in Massachusetts? Surfrider Foundation, June 1999

• Beaches Bill Summary, Surfrider Foundation, November 1998

• Creating Minimum Standards for Public Bathing Waters, The Beaches Bill, November 1998

• Environmental Groups Cite Inadequate Testing of Beaches and call for Beaches Bill, ELM, June 29, 2000

• Beaches Bill Swims through Legislature in Final Hours, ELM, July 31, 2000

• Governor Cellucci Signs Beaches Bill on Nantucket, ELM, August 11, 2000

Related Links

Water Quality Links

• Massachusetts Water Resources Authority

Coastal Protection Links

• Coastal Zone Management
  The goal of the Massachusetts Coastal Zone Management Office (MCZM) is to protect the natural resources of the coast while also promoting responsible economic development.
• DEM's Coastal Access Program
  This page includes information about coastal access-related grants, the Coastal Access Legal and Mediation Service, and DEM's coastal land acquisition planning process.
• The Massachusetts Bays Program
  This program is an association of scientists, advocates, business people, etc. from the New Hampshire boarder to Cape Cod brought together to advance the protection and knowledge of the Mass Bay ecosystem.