. Alewife Reservation & Alewife Brook master plan. Wetlands; Wetland conservation. FIGURE 41. Water play The expected im- provements in en- vironmental health and water quality within the Alewife watershed will dic- tate which types of water activities will ultimately be encouraged. Currently the water quality of the Alewife wa- ter bodies is not safe for contact recreation. Therefore, other opportunities for water play should be offered, particularly for children. An underground cistern could store potable water that would circulate through different water features by means of solar- or h
. Alewife Reservation & Alewife Brook master plan. Wetlands; Wetland conservation. FIGURE 41. Water play The expected im- provements in en- vironmental health and water quality within the Alewife watershed will dic- tate which types of water activities will ultimately be encouraged. Currently the water quality of the Alewife wa- ter bodies is not safe for contact recreation. Therefore, other opportunities for water play should be offered, particularly for children. An underground cistern could store potable water that would circulate through different water features by means of solar- or hand-powered pumps or Archimedes screws. Such water play features could also serve as an important educational element for sustainable water and energy use. C9. Safety and Security The planned improvements to the Alewife Reservation and Alewife Brook corridor are expected to increase recreational use and visits to the area. Greater public use will help reduce unwanted, illicit activity that currently takes place in several remote areas. In other words, increased use means increased visibility, which in turn promotes increased safety. In general, night-time use is not planned or encouraged for the Reservation. MDC policy for public use is dawn to dusk (, closed after dark). Another suggested measure to increase safety is increased patrolling by MDC rangers and state and local police (, bicycle-mount- ed park rangers). C10. Delineating and Screening the Private-Public Property Interface. FIGURE 42. Example of boundary treatment between private and public property before (above) and after (below). ALEWIFE MASTER PLAN FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS 31. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Bioengineering Group; Massachusetts. Metropolitan District Commission; Carol R. Johnson & Associates. [Sa
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