Scope and Content: The Executive Office of Environmental Affairs administers and creates policy for the departments, commissions, and the authorities concerned with the natural resources of Massachusetts.  Series is maintained by its secretary for long-term planning and reorganization within the executive office relating to protection and regulation of the environment.  It documents lobbying and liaison activities between departments within the agency and other state agencies, municipalities, and the federal government.
Arrangement: Arranged chronologically by administration, thereunder by subject
Notes: Files for 1989 lacking?
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Arrangement: Arranged alphabetically by land owner, thereunder chronologically
Notes: Spine title: Land settlement
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Scope and Content: In 1934 Massachusetts established the Milk Control Board within the Dept. of Agriculture; in 1941 the Division of Milk Control was established under the supervision and control of a reconstituted Milk Control Board, replaced by the Milk Control Commission in 1953. Both bodies were abolished in 1983.
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Scope and Content: Massachusetts has administered water works and sewage disposal for the Boston metropolitan area successively through the Board of Metropolitan Sewerage Commissioners (Metropolitan Sewerage Commission) (1889-1901) and the Metropolitan Water Board (1895-1901); the Metropolitan Water and Sewerage Board (1901-1919); and the Water and Sewerage Divisions of the Metropolitan District Commission (1919-1985).  Since 1985, the sewerage works functions have been assigned to the Massachusetts Water Resources Authority (MWRA), and the water works functions have been shared by the MWRA (distribution) and the Metropolitan District Commission (to 2003) and the Dept.  of Conservation and Recreation (since 2003) (water supply reservoirs and their watershed management).
Arrangement: Arranged chronologically
Notes: Transferred to Archives from Metropolitan District Commission
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Scope and Content: The Water Division of the Metropolitan District Commission (MDC) was responsible for both the adequacy of supply and the purity of water provided to the Metropolitan Water District (Boston and surrounding communities).  For this purpose, the division was empowered to construct, operate, and maintain reservoirs, aqueducts, and other waterworks (GL 1932 (Ter Ed) c 92, s 10 et seq.).  Legislative files were created to obtain legislation favorable to the goals of the division.
Arrangement: Arranged chronologically
Notes: Legislative files were part of an administrative file that was selectively retained by the Archives.  See also series (M-Ar)569X, (M-Ar)894X, and (M-Ar)895X
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Scope and Content: The Executive Office of Environmental Affairs creates and administers policy for the departments, commissions, and authorities concerned with the natural resources of Massachusetts.  Series is created to track agency input to and progress of proposed legislation in the General Court.
Arrangement: Arranged alphabetically by subject
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Scope and Content: The Hazardous Waste Facility Site Safety Council was an independent Massachusetts state agency responsible in conjunction with the Dept. of Environmental Management and the Dept. of Environmental Protection for overseeing siting of hazardous waste treatment facilities from 1980 to 1996.  Siting process as administered by the council included receiving and reviewing developer’s proposal and facilitating negotiations among developer and affected communities prior to the reaching of a siting agreement declared operative by the council.  Series was created to propose, develop, revise, and announce regulations required for the council and other bodies to implement MGLA c 21D (Hazardous Waste Facility Siting Act); and to monitor and analyze pertinent legislation.
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Scope and Content: Massachusetts has administered water works and sewage disposal for the Boston metropolitan area successively through the Board of Metropolitan Sewerage Commissioners (Metropolitan Sewerage Commission) (1889-1901) and the Metropolitan Water Board (1895-1901); the Metropolitan Water and Sewerage Board (1901-1919); and the Water and Sewerage Divisions of the Metropolitan District Commission (1919-1985). Since 1985, the sewerage works functions have been assigned to the Massachusetts Water Resources Authority (MWRA), and the water works functions have been shared by the MWRA (distribution) and the Metropolitan District Commission (to 2003) and the Dept.  of Conservation and Recreation (since 2003) (water supply reservoirs and their watershed management).
Notes: Transferred to Archives from Metropolitan District Commission. Permit No. 42 is missing. Some licenses by the Board of Harbor and Land Commissioners and by the Dept. of Public Works, Division of Waterways are missing
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Scope and Content: The Dept. of Environmental Management, which has general care and oversight of the natural resources of the Commonwealth and adjacent waters, maintains series relating to these functions created by earlier agencies.  Series was created by the Division of Metropolitan Planning of the Metropolitan District Commission, an agency mandated for transportation planning, to show population trends in the Metropolitan District (Boston and surrounding communities).
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Scope and Content: As part of their function to oversee, protect, and develop the waterways of Massachusetts, the Division of Waterways of the Dept. of Public Works and its predecessors in this function (the Board of Harbor Commissioners, to 1879, the Board of Harbor and Land Commissioners, 1879-1911, the Commission on Waterways and Public Lands, 1916-1919, the Division of Waterways and Public Lands of the Dept. of Public Works, 1919-1927, and the Dept. of Public Works as a whole, 1927-1938), gathered, created, and maintained maps and plans.  Series includes those filed in accordance with MGLA c 91, regulating structures and activities within tidelands and waterways, as well those created or gathered in support of development and improvement projects. –Included are topographical maps, survey (including U.S. Geological Survey) maps, senatorial district maps, and detailed construction plans, of varying size and medium, including printed, hand drawn, traced, and blueprint.  Topics include harbor lines; soundings in harbors, rivers, and ponds; proposed dredging for channels; town and state boundaries and location of boundary markers; plans for terminal facilities (some including railroad yards); and dry docks, wharves, and bridges.  Information may include authorizing legislation, license or permit no. assigned by Waterways officials, title, cartographer, date, and locality.
Arrangement: In two parts: Part A (W1-574); Part B (W601-6210)
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