Blair Pond Restoration – Cambridge, MA

Tags: Ecosystem Restoration & Mitigation | Infrastructure & Resiliency | Native Plant Communities | Remediation

Located within the Alewife Brook Reservation in Cambridge, Massachusetts Blair Pond had over many years experienced deteriorating water quality and become inundated with contaminated sediment as part of the the city's combined stormwater catchment system. SumCo Eco dredged over 8,000 cubic yards of sediment to expand water storage capacity, among other improvements.

Date of Completion:

October 2012

Client:

Mass. Dept. Conservation & Recreation (DCR) Stormwater Program.

Project Scope:

Sediment dredging and soils excavation to restore water quality and storage capacity.

Resource Area: 1.5 acres

Project details:

Dredge 8,500 CY of sediment
Excavate 5,000 CY upland soils

Install native plantings

Taking shape.

Project complete.

(Image credit: Friends of Alewife Reservation)