UPDATE 10/22/12 -- Town of Framingham and the Massachusetts Water Resources Authority Celebrate Start of Aqueduct Trails Program

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On Tuesday, May 22, 2012, Massachusetts Energy and Environmental Affairs Secretary Rick Sullivan, MAPC Deputy Director Joel Barrera and Massachusetts Water Resources Authority Executive Director Fred Laskey announced a new policy to make trails more accessible to the public along several MWRA aqueducts that are no longer in active service.

This page provides information on the new policy. Updates will be posted here.

The new policy will provide MWRA with more control over public access activities on MWRA controlled land, while creating an opportunity for MWRA to partner with local municipalities for their enjoyment of these natural resources.

The announcement is the first step in a process. MWRA staff have begun to work with individual communities to develop agreements that detail the specifics on exact location of the trails, permitted uses, maintenance responsibilities and other factors.

These agreements will preserve the Authority's primary water supply interest, while allowing host communities to officially partner with MWRA to become better stewards of MWRA land within their respective communities.