Description: Water Pollution; Lawrence Experiment Station.
Collection: Ten O'Clock News
Date Created: 04/22/1980
Description: New sewage treatment plants for Deer Island and Nut Island to aid harbor cleanup will cause water and sewer rates to soar. Washing hands in sink. Paul Levy.
Collection: Ten O'Clock News
Date Created: 11/16/1987
Description: Wachusett and Sudbury Reservoirs, Concord River, MDC water tower in Lexington. (1988-1989)
Collection: Ten O'Clock News
Date Created: 1988...1989
Description: Water saving kits are distributed in Milton. Man installs conservation devices in toilet tank and shower head, and aerator in faucet. Paul Levy of MWRA.
Collection: Ten O'Clock News
Date Created: 08/15/1988
Description: John DeVillars announces water use restrictions in communities depending on Quabbin Reservoir. Gushing hydrant, outdoor fountain, watering garden. Paul Levy, Daniel Greenbaum. Drought, conservation.
Collection: Ten O'Clock News
Date Created: 05/09/1989
Description: Water main break, snow, ice, slush. .
Collection: Ten O'Clock News
Date Created: 01/21/1982
Description: Trench being dug with claw shovel around buried water pipes on Columbia Street, Dorchester. New cast iron pipes on sidewalk await installation. Two men measure length of pipe. Big pipe being cut with radial arm saw. Front end loader dumps dirt into trench. Gasket fitted around pipe. Man shovels dirt back into trench.
Collection: Ten O'Clock News
Date Created: 03/27/1979
Description: Eastern Massachusetts demand is too much for the water supply from the Quabbin Reservoir. Conservation measures are being taken, mainly in stopping leaks from the pipes used to transport the water. The Water Resources Authority is seeking an alternative supply for Boston area water, which may include the Sudbury river. Environmentalist argue against the idea. Massachusetts Environmental Affairs Secretary James Hoyte says they're keeping the option open. Additional story on the Merrimack River, it's possible use as an alternative water supply, and the debate over that decision.
Collection: Ten O'Clock News
Date Created: 11/12/1986
Description: Paul Levy of MWRA explains wasteful water usage is draining Quabbin Reservoir; urges conservation to safeguard harbor cleanup effort. Leaking pipes, toilet bowl draining after flush, drinking from fountain.
Collection: Ten O'Clock News
Date Created: 08/09/1988
Description: Long Wharf Marriott. Chart House restaurant. New England Aquarium. Pedestrians. Parked taxi. View from Waterfront Park to expressway, Government Center skyline in background. Many shots inside Deer Island sewage treatment plant. Temperature and pressure gauges. Screen splits (top half of image appears on the bottom have of the screen) in the middle of the video.
Collection: Ten O'Clock News
Date Created: 04/26/1982