THE REVERE ADVOCATE – FRIDAY, JUNE 14, 2024 Page 3 Boston Harbor’s Water Once Again Ranked Among the Safest for Beachgoers R Special to Th e Advocate EVERE — Save the Harbor/ Save the Bay released their 2023 Beach Season Water Quality Report Card at a press conference with Democratic Whip Katherine Clark, DCR Commissioner Brian Arrigo, Revere Mayor Patrick Keefe, Rep. Jessica Giannino, Rep. Jeff Turco, Councillor Ira Novoselsky Councillor Robert J. Haas, III, Councillor Angela Guarino-Sawaya, staff of Sen. Lydia Edwards, staff of Rep. Adrian Madaro, Executive Director Chris Mancini, and members of the Metropolitan Beaches Commission and Save the Harbor’s Better Beach Grant Program in attendance on Revere Beach, just in time for the 2024 Beach Season. This year’s report card uses data from the Department of Conservation and Recreation (DCR) to survey the water quality of each of the region’s public beaches in Lynn, Nahant, Revere, Winthrop, East Boston, South Boston, Dorchester, Quincy and Hull. 2023 was the rainiest summer in the Boston area since 1955, resulting in an overall water quality safety rating of 85% for the Boston Harbor area beaches, down from the previous dry year’s 93% score. While Revere Beach’s water quality dropped from 98% in 2022 to 89% in 2023 due to the historic rainfall that occurred last summer, it remains one of the cleanest in the region. They have summarized the results in the following table: Despite the frequent heavy rainstorms, nine area beaches scored over 88% this year, with South Boston’s beaches once again defending their title as the cleanest urban beaches in the country. “Even amid all the ecological challenges of last year’s historic rainfall, our beaches were able to persevere and continue welcoming visitors,” said Democratic Whip Katherine Clark. “That resilience was a policy choice — the result of transformational investments in Boston Harbor. Now, we have to make another choice: mobilizing unprecedented action to brace these treasures against the impacts of climate change. That’s why I’m fi ghting every day to bring home our share of the historic climate investments we’ve enacted under President Biden.” Save the Harbor hopes their annual report card makes it easy to understand how safe and clean these places are, even as they work to address the eff ect of sea level rise on recreational beaches and the impact of increasing storms on water quality in some areas. The dizzying amount of precipitation amplifi es the signifi - cant eff ort still required to raise the standard on some beaches like King’s Beach in Lynn, which scored a record low of 55% in the wet season. “King’s Beach is an outlier in the Boston area,” said Save the Harbor Executive Director Chris Mancini. “It’s a diffi cult and complex infrastructure challenge that has required dozens of meetings between stakeholders at every level of community and government. We’re very lucky to have such a committed, collaborative group from Lynn, Swampscott, the state and the federal government focused on trying to turn this beach around.” In the meantime, beach fans have at least 12 other easily reachable state beaches where BEACH SEASON | SEE Page 9 Lawrence A. Simeone Jr. Attorney-at-Law ~ Since 1989 ~ * Corporate Litigation * Criminal/Civil * MCAD * Zoning/Land Court * Wetlands Litigation * Workmen’s Compensation * Landlord/Tenant Litigation * Real Estate Law * Construction Litigation * Tax Lien * Personal Injury * Bankruptcy * Wrongful Death * Zoning/Permitting Litigation 300 Broadway, Suite 1, Revere * 781-286-1560 lsimeonejr@simeonelaw.net ANNOUNCEMENT they can count on a relaxing, safe beach day nearly every day of the week. REVERE AMERICAN LEGION POST #61 Is reopening soon! We are happy to announce that we have begun taking reservations for our function hall at 249 Broadway, Revere for events after May 20, 2024 For information, please call 781-284-9511 Leave your name and telephone number. Like us on Facebook advocate newspaper Facebook.com/Advocate.news.ma Window Glass & Screen Repair
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