SLR wins ACEC MA Award for Quinapoxet Dam Removal

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SLR Responds to Treasury Consultation: Making climate reporting more efficient

23 October 2026

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SLR has made a submission to Treasury's consultation on assurance of climate-related financial disclosures. Our position is that reasonable assurance should stay. It should be applied proportionately, focus on financially material information, and be delivered by properly qualified assurers.

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Post Date: 13 April 2026
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Fernanda Mastroluca, Molly Swope, Taylor Rose, Matt Rose, and John Gregoire accepting the ACEC MA Engineering Excellence Silver Award at the Gala

SLR has been awarded a Silver Engineering Excellence Award for the Quinapoxet Dam removal and river habitat restoration project from the American Council of Engineering Companies of Massachusetts (ACEC-MA).

About the Dam Removal

SLR was retained by the Massachusetts Division of Ecological Restoration (MA DER) to conduct an initial feasibility study and provide hydraulic modeling for the removal of the Quinapoxet Dam in West Boylston, Massachusetts.

The project focused on removing a dam built in 1905 as part of the infrastructure supporting the Wachusett Reservoir. Over time, the dam became obsolete, prompting the client to pursue its removal and restore the Quinapoxet River’s natural flow.

Dam removal required careful engineering, environmental, and regulatory planning to manage river flow, sediment, construction sequencing, habitat restoration, fish passage, permitting, and archeological survey.

Quinapoxet Dam removal and river habitat restoration

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Aerial view of Quinapoxet River Dam in West Boylston Massachusetts

SLR Responds to Treasury Consultation: Making climate reporting more efficient

SLR’s purpose is Making Sustainability Happen.

SLR wins ACEC MA Silver Engineering Excellence Award for Quinapoxet Dam Removal

About the Dam Removal

Quinapoxet Dam removal and river habitat restoration

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