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Currently, the main concern with the river is that it may have too many nutrients such as phosphorus, which is a far cry from the issues the river faced over a decade...
...rating may help dispel rumors that peg the Charles as an unsanitary source of water for recreation, to the relief of students who often use the river for co-curricular activities...
Students looking for an alternative to Blodgett Pool this spring can head over to the Charles River, now that the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency gave the historic river a “B+” rating in a recent press release concerning water quality monitoring...
...experience a lot more pleasurable if the water’s nice and [clean],” said heavyweight rower Anthony P. Locke ’11. “We end up jumping in a lot of the time and it’s nice to know the river is actually clean despite all the rumors that have circulated...
According to the press release, the agency’s grading system is based on the number of days that the Charles River has met Massachusetts boating and swimming standards, which is determined by bacterial levels...