The Boston Harbor Project is committed to restoring the harbor to what it was from what it is today. "Boston Harbor is made up of fifty square miles and includes 180 miles of shoreline and 30 islands. It is a precious and valuable part of New England, but over the past three and a half centuries, we have not treated Boston Harbor with the respect and gratitude that it deserves from us. Ten years ago, it was one of the most polluted harbors in the United States." In 1796, there were a series of illnesses breaking out, the first in many contamination to come to the harbor. As early as the latter part of the 1800's, warnings were posted to not swim in the Boston Harbor for fear of boils. The Clean Water Act was passed in 1972, requiring secondary treatment for discharged waste water from all publicly owned treatment plants.
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