Recent comments in /f/CambridgeMA

SaveTheAlewifeBrook OP t1_j1j7vs9 wrote

Not sure what the definition of “massive flood zone” is. But, there are currently 5000 people who live in the 100-year flood plain surrounding the Alewife Brook.

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SheeEttin t1_j1ibqut wrote

It's treated and filtered before being used as drinking water. When Cambridge switched to MWRA water a while back, it was because they were installing a new filtration system.

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taguscove t1_j1i6waq wrote

This is the kind of over-exaggerated alarmism I log onto social media to consume in the morning. The biggest issue I see is that your shoes will get wet running through this

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guimontag t1_j1i5lae wrote

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SaveTheAlewifeBrook OP t1_j1i3znj wrote

Alewife Brook was hydrologically connected to Fresh Pond. In fact, the Alewife Brook used to be a substantial river before that connection was severed. Some people believe the connection is still there. But it would take a large storm event for the Alewife water to get into Fresh Pond.

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