Frustrated with the lack of transparency from the City of Boston’s development committees, the Boston Conservation Commission yesterday held a public hearing to review various development and construction-related projects to ensure the safety of water sources in the area.

Commission member John Lewis criticized the Boston Redevelopment Authority’s plans to build extra docks next to the MBTA’s Harbor Express, expressing skepticism about the ability to maintain the docks after they were completed.

“Who’s going to keep this straight?” he said.

The Commission focused on different ways of maintaining harbors, docks and drainage systems throughout the city notorious for its “dirty water.” The Commission discussed replacing parts of deteriorated planks around the Harborwalk and on the Esplanade, constructing new docks and developing a pier near the Museum of Science. It also briefly discussed means of controlling litter, minimizing public disturbances and possibly installing public-access restrooms in those designated areas.

When some presenters were not fully prepared for their hearings, missing crucial licenses or approval, Commission members grew impatient. Commission member John Sullivan said he was frustrated with the changing plans and said there have not been enough results so far.

“What we do in this city is build it beautiful and then dig it up again,” he said. “I’m not looking for a goal — I’m looking for actuality. I’d like to see the thing coordinated.”

The Commission found little fault with the Museum of Fine Arts’s ongoing drainage system improvement in the Back Bay Fens. The MFA, currently undergoing a large-scale expansion project of its own, is replacing drainpipes to prevent water runoff (a recurring problem in Boston) from washing over nearby roads. The construction is to work in tandem with the Muddy River Improvement Project, an initiative to clean the dirty water in and around Boston’s parks.

Margaret Dyson, representing Boston Parks and Recreation, explained her department is working with the MFA “to ensure that the whole museum project conforms to the standards” of the Muddy River Project.

David Porter, representing Barkan Management Company, called for the Commission to replace the existing plastic boardwalk near Rowes Wharf with timber to protect it from damage incurred from freezing and thawing.

“This is a rehabilitation,” he said.