. Alewife Reservation & Alewife Brook master plan. Wetlands; Wetland conservation. Public Agency Joint Ventures Many of the local, state and federal agencies listed above should be approached to formalize working partnerships that are mutually benefi- cial to both the MDC and the respective public service mandate of the partnering agency. One such current initiative is the coordination and planning effort between the MDC, the City of Cambridge's Department of Public Works and the Metropolitan Water Resources Authority (MWRA) to create a stormwater wetland on a portion of the Reservation. T
. Alewife Reservation & Alewife Brook master plan. Wetlands; Wetland conservation. Public Agency Joint Ventures Many of the local, state and federal agencies listed above should be approached to formalize working partnerships that are mutually benefi- cial to both the MDC and the respective public service mandate of the partnering agency. One such current initiative is the coordination and planning effort between the MDC, the City of Cambridge's Department of Public Works and the Metropolitan Water Resources Authority (MWRA) to create a stormwater wetland on a portion of the Reservation. The project will benefit wildlife and the park user, and will help alleviate serious pollution presently entering the Little River and Alewife Brook through combined sewer overflows (CSO). Public Finance Some of the most successful wetland and river corridor restoration projects in the country have obtained a large funding base through lo- cal voters approving a special bond to manage the specific project. Another approach being used elsewhere in the country involves estab- lishment of a stormwater user fee through which residents and businesses are charged relative to the amount of runoff that leaves their properties. Adoption of such a program for the Alewife watershed could help sustain supplemental funding of options discussed above. 02. Private Sector Sources Private sector sources should be regarded more as supplemental funding sources since they are generally capable of generating limited resources compared to federal or state funds. Nevertheless they represent an important funding source, for example, for small-scale educational or interpretive FIGURE 71. A recent fundraising event in November 2002 for an environmental mural received broad support, from community members to state officials. From left to right: MDC Project Manager Dan Driscoll, Naturalist Peter Alden, Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney. Foundation and Individual Grants Under federal and state t
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