Minutes of the Water Resources Commission, 1956-1966.

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Minutes of the Water Resources Commission, 1956-1966.

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The commissioner of the Metropolitan District Commission (MDC) serves as a member of the Water Resources Commission, established by St 1956, c 620 to supervise and control the Division of Water Resources (then of the Department of Natural Resources, now of the Department of Environmental Management) and to coordinate the activities of federal, state, and other agencies in conservation, development, utilization, and disposal of water for preventing loss of life and damage to property by erosion, floodwater, and sediment in the watersheds of Massachusetts. The deputy commissioner of the MDC served on the commission as the representative of the commissioner. Copies of the minutes, compiled by the deputy, document the decisions of the commission.

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Massachusetts. Metropolitan District Commission

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Massachusetts has administered water works and sewage disposal for the Boston metropolitan area successively through the Board of Metropolitan Sewerage Commissioners (Metropolitan Sewerage Commission) (1889-1901) and the Metropolitan Water Board (1895-1901); the Metropolitan Water and Sewerage Board (1901-1919); and the Water and Sewerage Divisions of the Metropolitan District Commission (1919-1985). Since 1985 these functions have been assigned to the Massachusetts Water Resources Authority. ...

Massachusetts. Water Resources Commission

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The Water Resources Commission, chaired by the commissioner of natural resources, was established by St 1956, c 620 to supervise and control the Division of Water Resources in the Department of Natural Resources; and to coordinate the activities of federal, state, and other agencies in conservation, development, utilization, and disposal of water for preventing loss of life and damage to property by erosion, floodwater, and sediment in the watersheds of the Commonwealth. Per St 1966...