ABSTRACT
The Neponset River has its headwaters in Foxborough, Massachusetts; from there it flows toward Boston Harbor, forming the southern boundary of the city. It drains roughly 115 square miles and is bordered to the north by the Charles River basin. In 1979, the Corps undertook a reconnaissance study for the Neponset River basin, which recommended further analysis in a second phase of both structural and nonstructural alternatives, with an emphasis on NVS (New England Division of the Corps of Engineers, 1979). The reconnaissance study identified a large amount of existing wetlands in the basin and expressed concern that their development could increase flood damages.
