Metropolitan District Commission
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The Metropolitan District Commission was a Massachusetts state agency responsible for managing parks, reservations, and water resources in the Greater Boston area before its functions were absorbed by successor agencies.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Metropolitan District Commission canonical | 3 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
government organization
ⓘ
state agency ⓘ |
| appliesToJurisdiction |
Massachusetts
ⓘ
surface form:
Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Greater Boston ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| dissolvedOrAbolished | 2003 ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
environmental management
ⓘ
parks and recreation ⓘ transportation infrastructure management ⓘ wastewater treatment ⓘ water supply ⓘ |
| followedBy |
Massachusetts Department of Conservation and Recreation
ⓘ
Massachusetts Water Resources Authority ⓘ |
| foundedBy | Massachusetts General Court ⓘ |
| hasMainResponsibility |
management of parks
ⓘ
management of reservations ⓘ management of sewer systems ⓘ management of water resources ⓘ operation of wastewater treatment facilities ⓘ operation of water supply system for Greater Boston ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Metropolitan Park Commission
ⓘ
surface form:
Metropolitan Parks Division
Metropolitan Sewerage Division ⓘ Metropolitan Water Works system ⓘ
surface form:
Metropolitan Water Division
|
| headquartersLocation | Boston, Massachusetts ⓘ |
| industry | public administration ⓘ |
| legislativeBody | Massachusetts General Court ⓘ |
| locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity | Massachusetts ⓘ |
| operated |
Blue Hills Reservation
ⓘ
Charles River Reservation ⓘ Day Boulevard (South Boston) ⓘ Memorial Drive (Massachusetts Route 3) ⓘ
surface form:
Memorial Drive (Cambridge, Massachusetts)
Greater Boston parkway system ⓘ
surface form:
Metropolitan Park System of Greater Boston
Metropolitan Water District facilities ⓘ Middlesex Fells Reservation ⓘ Morrissey Boulevard NERFINISHED ⓘ Mystic River Reservation ⓘ Revere Beach Reservation ⓘ Storrow Drive ⓘ beaches in Greater Boston ⓘ campgrounds in Greater Boston ⓘ ice rinks in Greater Boston ⓘ swimming pools in Greater Boston ⓘ various parkways in Greater Boston ⓘ |
| operatedIn | 20th century ⓘ |
| parentOrganization | Government of Massachusetts ⓘ |
| replaced | earlier local water and sewer boards in Greater Boston ⓘ |
| replacedBy |
Massachusetts Department of Conservation and Recreation
ⓘ
surface form:
Massachusetts Department of Conservation and Recreation for parks and recreation functions
Massachusetts Water Resources Authority ⓘ
surface form:
Massachusetts Water Resources Authority for water and sewer functions
|
| shortName | MDC ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.