By Katie Trojano, Reporter Staff
January 21, 2021
Katie Trojano, Reporter Staff
All the people along the Neponset River “are interacting with the watershed whether they know it or not,” said Declan Devine, an environmental fellow.
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Most sections of the Neponset River are safe for recreational use, including swimming, most of the time, according to a report prepared by the Neponset River Watershed Association (NepRWA) and discussed during a public meeting last week.
The annual report on water quality along the river for the 2020 season shows that last year it was deemed safe for swimming 61 percent of the time. With respect to state regulations for E. coli bacteria, it was deemed unsafe for any type of recreation about 16 percent of the time sampled.