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.

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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

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Charles River Reservation formerOperator Metropolitan District Commission
Charles River Esplanade formerMaintainer Metropolitan District Commission
Greater Boston parkway system formerlyManagedBy Metropolitan District Commission