Accomplishments: 1998 Applied for Roundtable funding to Implement the concept of
Sustainable Development in Land Use and Growth Management Foster the growing
alliance of diverse and historically antagonistic land use stakeholders to work
together to design innovative development strategies that protect water
resources, and biodiversity while promoting development which is sustainable,
of high quality, and profitable. Through upfront collaboration, this New
Alliance will create a win-win situation where open space and the most critical
water and biological resources can be protected and maintained while the number
of lots developed can be maximized and the development costs and regulatory
process reduced. Specifically, this project will solidify the growing alliance
between conservation commissions, town planners, open space committees,
realtors, developers and engineers to work together to develop a shared vision
for water resources and land conservation. Funding is needed to develop
planning tools and models and implementation strategies for communities to
include: A complete build-out analyzes; for an extensive education and outreach
program targeted towards professionals, municipal officials and volunteers
about alternative design opportunities and the need for planning to promote
acceptance of innovative development patterns and regional efforts which
protect the North Coastal Watersheds’ s remaining open spaces and water
resources. Priority Project 1999 Recommended additional funding to acquire land within the
Saugus River Watershed and the Great Marsh ACEC Hosted leadership of Essex County Greenbelt, Trustees of the
Reservation at North Coastal Watersheds Team meeting on open space planning 2000 Adopted the Executive Office of Environmental Affairs $1,000,000 in
funds are committed annually to acquiring land respectively within the Saugus
River Watershed and the Great Marsh. Worked with DCR (MDC) and SWRC in the identification of
suitable parcels of land for acquisition as part of the Saugus River Greenways
Project. Provided letters of endorsements grant submittals by the
towns of Greenways and Trails Demonstration Grant Greenways and
Trails Demonstration Grant Recipient:
Essex County Trail Association – Greenways and Trails Demonstration Grant Greenways and
Trails Demonstration Grant Recipient: Applied for Roundtable
funding for Sustainable Development/Growth Management As part of the
North Coastal Watersheds team’s overall approach to provide watershed
communities with the necessary innovative tools and training to implement
Sustainable Development/Growth Management techniques a request is made for
$50,000 to implement this approach within a city and town work. In FY99, the
team carried out an innovative growth management project that provided towns
with a model public outreach program, innovative regulatory tools including a
model bylaw, and build out assessment information. These tools are necessary
for towns to adopt sustainable development practices to protect open space and
natural resources. This approach promotes a development design that protects
primary conservation interests within a parcel, while not sacrificing the
density requirements of the developer thereby meeting both economic and
environmental goals. Funding $25,000 for each community will be used to draft
public outreach documents and conduct workshops, target specific stakeholders
(developers, local officials, landowners and citizens). The citizens of that
community will also use the money to revise applicable regulations tool
specific to each municipality and work with the respective community Planning
Boards and Executive Branch for approval. Projected costs $50,000 Priority Project 2001 The Teams efforts to deal with Open Space in coincided with
the issuance of Executive Order 418 and the passage of the Community
Preservation Act. The importance of Open Space was a feature issue in each of
the local “Community buildout presentations “. The content of each presentation
was coordi Received funding through Roundtable to hire an “Open Space” circuit
rider to work with communities Regional
Priority Project The NCW team leader as worked directly with DCR (MDC) Land
Acquisition Agent Jim Comeau, SRWC and others in pursuing acquisition
opportunities. Successfully coordi MDC land acquisition Walden Pond LWSC, Friends of Lynn
Woods, MHD landowner Self Help Grant to town of Accomplishments: Much of the work has been sponsored by 8T&TB, Rumney
Marsh ACEC Task Force, the Great Marsh ACEC Task Force and in cooperation with
local communities, EOEA Wetlands Banking and Restoration Program (WBRP),
MCZM/North Shore, SSCW, MAPC and MAS/NS. Team support has involved direct participation,
site assessment and the writing of endorsement letters to the various funding
sources. Estimated total acreage impacted 100 acres of salt marsh and 100 acres
of shellfish beds. Assisted in the presentation of a series of workshops (3) on
Stormwater Best Management case studies at the local DPW level. MCZM/NS, MHD
and ATP Environmental. Regional Priority
Project. Funded through EOEA WBRP salt marsh coordinator position
$35,000 Regional Priority Project Site restoration projects include: Argilla Rd. Ipswich, installation of a larger culvert to
increase tidal flooding and promote the regrowth of salt marsh and control the
expansion of the invasive plants Phragmites sp. Conomo Pt. Essex, installation of a larger culvert to
increase tidal influences to promote the regrowth of salt marsh and control the
expansion of Phragmites sp. Installation of self regulating tide gates at 7 tidal
crossings along Rt1A in Revere, improved flood control, healthier salt marsh,
City of Revere, EPA, MCZM, RMTF, DEP/NERO/WW Installation of self-regulating tide gates at Town Line
Brook Revere/Saugus. Proposed installation of a self-regulating tide gate
structure at Worked with multi agency task force in the development of
the Ballard Street salt marsh restoration in Saugus Project has complex
engineering and permitting issues EOEA/WBRP, EPA, RMTF, DEP/NERO/WW, DCR (MDC),
and Town of Saugus, MHD. Installation of Vortex Unit pollution control system to a
stormwater drainage system discharging to the EOEA #12063 Rockport
- Saratoga Creek Salt Marsh Restoration Project, between Saratoga Court and
Seaview Street on Thatcher Road (Route 127). Phase II - restoration of 4,110
square feet of salt marsh and restoration of 880 square feet/1160 linear feet
of mosquito ditching. An accumulation of sediments and intrusion of Phragmites
have degraded the salt marsh area.
99-01/WRBP Sawmill Brook $ 6,200 Provided support of a MCZM CPR project to conduct water
quality sampling of stormwater discharging to a MAS/NS “Thicket” Sanctuary in
Nahant Final Rumney Marsh Salt marsh Restoration Plan submitted for
review and comment. Town Line Brook Project A complex project within a 3500-acre
subwatershed of the Submitted a total of four projects for funding under the
USACOE General Investigation Reconnaissance Mass Bays (GI/ RECONN/MB) program
for ecological restoration projects within the Funded a 1-year monitoring program to optimize settings of
the self-regulating tide gates at Town Line Brook Revere/Saugus. TLB MET
$18,000. City of City: Lynn Summary of Project: The project at
Sluice Pond is to control the spread of the non-native aquatic plant, Eurasian
Milfoil, with the use of herbicides. The aquatic plant is affecting
recreational pursuits and the ecosystem of the pond. Also included is an
algaecide treatment to control filamentous algae in the pond. Grant Award: $3,500 Working with City of 1997
Accomplishments The NCW team leader assisted DEP WSM personnel in development of an effective monitoring
program, collected samples in accordance
with the Quality Assurance Project Plan (QAPP) (DEP 1998a). Transported
samples to the laboratory. Engaged the services of agencies US Geological Services USGS and DCR (DEM) personnel to
supplement the water sample collections with complimentary flow monitoring data
for DEP/WSM, DMF and SRWC. Worked with City of Provided review and comment and a letter of support that
assisted DMF in receiving a 104b grant #97-08/104 to expand the number of
stations and water quality parameters in the DMF “Salem Sound Marine Resource Study.” Linked the DMF study and
DEP/WSM studies by the inclusion of DMF’s freshwater/tidally influenced water
quality stations into the DEP/WSM sampling program for the North Coastal
Watersheds. The effect was to increase the data collection at these key
stations for both organizations. Completed synoptic surveys of all lakes and ponds greater
than 10 acres in size. 1998 Issues Water
quality data collections by DEP/WSM were limited to once per month at roughly
20 stations. Data was largely reflective of summer and low flow conditions. In
addition significant gaps existed in watershed-wide coverage, and in the
frequency of sampling. All nine major NPDES permits have expired and need to be
updated one of them the General Electric
plant in Strategies Extend
the sampling rounds within the Salem Sound and The lack of recent watershed wide assessments and the
inability to marshal sufficient resources suggests focusing efforts at a
smaller scale. The NCW opted for the subwatershed scale. Lessons learned from
managing the Commonwealth’s s6217 Coastal Nonpoint Pollution Control Program
suggested that the size of most watersheds was most conducive to engendering
local community participation of
municipal officials and citizens with respect to abilities and the availability
of resources. The size of most subwatersheds allows for a thorough assessment
of the problems. Incremental improvements can often be made at funding levels
available through a number of grant programs that are readily available. The
subwatershed scale also facilitates the establishment of procedures to properly
evaluate success or failure with minimal influences. Link the local community interests with Federal/state
and local programs and authorities, example select waterbodies included on the
Commonwealth’s 303d that exhibit common sources of impairment, utilize funds
through 604b assessment studies to gather sufficient information to highlight a
particular cause or source of impairment. Included in each assessment a list of
suggested actions. Involve the local communities
to discuss and contribute to the knowledge base, and map out the activities to
affect resolutions. Foster and promote communications between the local communities and regulator communities, partnerships and leverage
funds, seek common goals between communities.
Prioritize efforts in four subwatersheds distributed across the watershed to
promote spatial integration and facilitate collaboration problem solving on
similar issues, include the areas targeted by DEP/WSM. Accomplishments Identified a potential inventory of 93 municipal and
industrial NPDES wastewater discharges within the North Coastal Watersheds that
need to be updated to reflect their current status. Worked with DEP/NERO/GIS and DFWELE Riverways to develop a map of the The NCW team leader assisted DEP WSM personnel in development of an effective monitoring
program, collected and transported samples to laboratory following an approved
QAPP protocols. Assisted DEP/DWPC/NERO and EPA Region 1 staff to update the
files, reporting requirements necessary to bring the City of Lynn into
compliance with the terms and conditions of their Consent Judgment #76-2184-G. Collaborated with DCR (MDC), Lynn Water and Sewer Commission (LWSC) and DEP/DWPC/NERO on the
monitoring of the Met with personnel from Attended USGS sponsored presentation on their National
Water-Quality Assessment (NAQWA) program study of urbanized watersheds. Initial
planning and a “retrospective analysis” to review all existing information in
the study unit will be performed during 1997 and 1998. This will be followed by
three years of intensive data collection and interpretation. Primary reports
will be completed in 2002, followed by two years of lower-level assessment
activities. Although standard protocols for
sampling are followed in all the study units nation-wide, there is some
flexibility in the study design to address local issues. This is where the
MADEP may wish to make recommendations for investigating areas of interest or
concern identified by the watershed teams, etc. USGS will perform water quality
sampling at both “integrator” (lower end of the watershed) sites and
“indicator” (further up in the watershed) sites regularly for two years as well
as adding some synoptic surveys to broaden the spatial coverage. Bed sediment
and fish tissue analyses will also be performed. Finally, benthic invertebrate,
fish, and algae population studies will be conducted. Fieldwork in this study
unit is scheduled to begin in summer, 1998. Working with USGS and DEP/WSM
recommended inclusion of the Assisted DEP/WSM staff in the preparation of the North
Coastal Watersheds 1997/1998 Water Quality Assessment Report. Including data
collected during the past year by MDMF, SSCW, Gloucester BOH, DCR (MDC), and
SRWC. Applied for Roundtable monies to conduct a Water Quality
Assessment on 4 subwatersheds. The project description is as follows: select
four subwatersheds which exhibit a common water quality or resource problem
such as raw/dry weather sewage discharges, contami Collaborated with DEP/NERO personnel to work on the
following community based projects: Rockport is currently under an Administrative Order # 835, which restricts the
number of new connections to the system except in the case of written
authorization by the Board of Health due to ground water compliance
problem with outfall at 1999
Accomplishments Conducted a Comprehensive Data Assessment in four (4)
representative sub watersheds Worked with Salem Sound 2000s “Clean Beaches Clean Streams”
program by collecting concurrent bacteria samples from storm drains discharging
onto local beaches and having them analyzed at the Commonwealths Wall
Experiment Station. This allowed DEP to utilize its data in future legal
proceedings and verify results obtained by SSCW. Assisted DEP/DWPC/NERO staff in the collection of samples at
CSO locations in Culled outdated list of municipal and industrial NPDES
wastewater discharges within the North Coastal Watersheds working with DEP/WSM
permitting group DEP/DWPC/NERO, DEP/BWP/industrial branch and USEPA Region 1 Permitting section. City of Collaborated with DCR (MDC), LWSC and DEP/DWPC/NERO on the
monitoring of the Applied for Roundtable monies to fund a study directed to
addressing findings of the 1999 Priority Project Targeting and Eliminating
Untreated Sewage Discharges in Four Subwatersheds in the NCW $60,000 Priority Project Applied for Roundtable monies to assist local communities in
their implementation of Phase II Stormwater Compliance requirements. VHB in
their series of workshops on Technical Assistance for NPDES Stormwater Phase II
Compliance (FY01 Priority Project MWI 01-09) Priority Project. Applied for Roundtable funds directed to identifying contami 2000
Accomplishments Provided DWPC/NERO and DEP/WSM with finalized list of 9
major NPDES permittees and 27 minor discharge permits. (For a complete list see
Appendix I). Team Leader collected bacteria samples from street drains
discharging onto local beaches within greater Salem Sound to assist DEP/NERO in
the verification of chronic bacterial contamination documented by the SSCW Clean Beaches Clean Streams monitoring
program. Worked with DEP USEPA and General Electric Lynn to receive
permitting approval to upgrade stormwater system to capture and treat dry
weather flows and oil and grease currently discharging to As part of Phase I of the LWSC CSO facilities plan, the flow
coming from the Served on the Town of Worked closely with the DEP’s Division of Watershed
Management to produce North Coastal
1997/1998 Water Quality Assessment Report. Worked with the North Coastal Alliance by providing data
sources, review and comment for the report entitled “North Coastal Applied for Roundtable funding to conduct an inventory and
evaluation of Brownfield sites for Redevelopment or Land Reclamation Brownfield
sites within the NCW Priority Project.
Provided review and comments to the MDMF draft study of “Marine Resources of Salem Sound.” Participated in the SSCW sponsored Symposium on the State of Worked with DEP’s Bureau of Waste Site Control, William X
Wall Experiment Station and the Friends of Lake Quannapowitt in the collection
of sediment samples from the lake to supplement a Phase I Initial Site
Investigation, Tier Classification and Imminent Hazard Evaluation of a former
coal gasification plant. Assisted DEP/MS and the consulting firm of URS Consulting
Group in crafting the scope of work, Quality Assurance Project Plan and in
providing them local community contacts for a project entitled “Targeting and
Eliminating Untreated Sewage Discharges in Four Subwatersheds in the North
Coastal Watersheds.” Project #00-08/MWI $60,000 Priority Project. 2001 Accomplishments SSCW completed an approved EPA/ DEP Quality Assurance Program
Plan to complement their successful “Clean
Beaches Clean Streams” monitoring program. Documented results include, the
elimination or reduction of bacterial contamination emanating from storm drains
and the issuance of Notices of Non Compliance by DEP/NERO to the cities of Continued assisting the communities of Removed an estimated 10 tons of debris from Town Line Brook
during 2 days of volunteer cleanup, organized by SRWC, participants included
City of Revere DPW, DCR (MDC), MA State Representative Kathi Ann Reinstein,
Revere Mayor Ambrosino, GE, RESCO and 130 volunteers, MCZM awards 3 Coastal Pollution Remediation grants, Cities of
Revere, Trifone Brook (FY2000, $30,000), Trifone Brook (FY 2001, BMP
implementation $20,000), Malden, Linden Brook (FY 01, $30,000) tributaries to
Town Line Brook. Cities of Revere, Malden, Everett, TLB Advisory Group, SRWC,
engineering consultants ATP Environmental and GeoSyntec, Assisted DEP and the consulting firm of URS Consulting Group
in rescoping a project entitled “Targeting and Eliminating Untreated Sewage
Discharges in Four Subwatersheds in the North Coastal Watersheds” communities
of Gloucester, Salisbury, Salem, Peabody, and Saugus. Project #00-08/MWI Priority Project. Collected and analyzed sediment samples from Town Line Brook
in concert with engineering consultant GeoSyntec and the Massachusetts DEP’s
Bureau of Waste Site Control, William X. Wall Experiment Station TLB Task
Force, Conduct an inventory and evaluation of Brownfield sites for
Redevelopment or Land Reclamation Brownfield sites within the NCW, Contracted with engineering consultant Vanasse Hangen
Brustlin (VHB) to conduct a series of workshops and provide technical
assistance to 15 watershed municipalities to their implementation of NPDES
Stormwater Phase II Compliance (FY01 Priority Project MWI 01-09) $54,000 Priority Project Attended NAWQA/USGS Urban Rivers Workshop, Worked with MCZM, SSCW and SESD in approval to fund the
development of a Pollutant Transport Model for Salem Sound study by Engineering
consultant ASA. Continued assisting DEP/NERO/Municipal Services and Lynn
Water and Sewer Commission in removing pollution sources within the municipal
wastewater and storm drainage systems. General Electric Lynn upgrades stormwater system to treat
dry weather flows and reduce the discharge of oil and grease. Continued assisting DEP/NERO/Municipal Services and City of Removed an estimated 3 tons of debris from tidal/fresh reach
of North River during a volunteer cleanup organized by Massachusetts Community Water Watch Partnership, sponsored
by SSCW, participants included City of Salem DPW and students from North Shore
Community College. Located and reported to DEP/DWPC/NERO an illegal sewage
discharge. Worked with DEP BWSC and FOLQ in development of a Phase I
Initial Site Investigation, Tier Classification and Imminent Hazard Evaluation
of former coal gasification plant City of 2002 The team’s strategy to
addressing contami Accomplishments We have provided to DEP Phase II coordinators all of the
materials developed and presented by consultant VHB in their series of
workshops on Technical Assistance for NPDES Stormwater Phase II Compliance.
These materials and follow up assistance by the NCWT should allow DEP to better
serve the NCW communities with timely and up to date assistance consistent with
their needs and progress towards meeting Phase II compliance. Project #
01-09/MWI Priority Project. Applied for Roundtable monies to provide technical
assistance to local communities in stormwater mapping incompliance with NPDES
Stormwater Phase II requirements. Priority
Project Work with communities who have applied for DEP/SRF grants
for implementing Phase II stormwater management plans Coordi Continue technical assistance and support for the Town Line
Brook Project. A complex project with long terms goals of reopening of 75 acres
of grossly contami DEP/NERO has recently indicated that it will be establishing
a Task Force to oversee the release of RESCO Penalty funds for remediation
projects within the Rumney Marsh ACEC. Funds are estimated to be in excess of
$600,000. The FY01 Priority Project Prioritize Brownfield sites within
the NCW will be completed within this calendar year the NCWT will work with the
data base, DEP/BWSC and local communities to test its’ applicability for
tracking brownfields at the community and regional levels and the relationship
to sensitive resources as identified in the “Bio Mapping Project of Core
Habitats and Supporting Natural Landscapes within the NCW. 1997 Accomplishments DEP conducts underground
injection control inspections and Zone II delineation for wellhead protection. DEP
to review water supply permits, new technology approval permits, water
treatment permits, and cross connection permits. Accomplishments Project establishing
a minimal base flow for the The DCR (DEM)’s Office of Water Resources will be
reviewing demand projections for the basin in conjunction with DEP’s Water Management Act five-year
review. Particular focus will be directed to Water Supply issue affecting the The entire Team members participated in a daylong forum sponsored by The team leader has worked with DEP/NERO/Drinking Water
Program in reviewing and assessing compliance with Water Management Act permit
requirements. Accomplishments In July 1999 DCR (DEM) issued a contract to conduct a
$60,000 study entitled “Impacts on Stream flows in the The NCW team leader has worked closely with the DEP/NERO
Drinking Water Program in the review and reissuance of Water Management Act
permits within the NCW. Worked with town of Worked with MAS/NS on a “Water Supply Report Card” for Accomplishments The NCW team leader has worked closely with the DEP/NERO
Drinking Water Program in the review and reissuance of Gloucester Water
Management Act permit. 2001 Accomplishments Continued working with DCR (DEM) hydrologist Linda Marler,
engineering consultant Gomez and Sullivan to complete a FY99 Roundtable
entitled “Impacts on Stream flows in the In addition, the NCW team leader has worked closely with the
DEP/NERO Water Management Act program in the review of WMA permits throughout
the NCW. Source water Protection grant The team had not identified the element of recreation as a
specific priority issue to be addressed by the team at this time. Often it is
imbedded or included in open space planning and habitat issues. In the current
Action Plan, recreation has been added as a goal, along with the economic
aspects pertaining to increased recreation.
1997 Accomplishments Worked with City of Provided stakeholders a
public forum for their integration into the Massachusetts Watershed Initiative.
1998 Accomplishments Salem Sound 2000 awarded
a Capacity Building Grant $50,000. Formation North River
Stream Team by Riverways DFWELE SSCW awarded 604(b) Grant “watershed Assessment for Four
North Coastal Sub-Watersheds $49,992 Priority
Project. Funded the presentation of a series of workshops on
Stormwater Best Management case studies at the local DPW level, MCZM/NS, MHD and ATP Environmental
$30,000 Regional Priority Project. Funded a program that sought to Implement the Concept of
Sustainable Development into Land Use and Growth Management. MCZM/NS, MAPC, 8T&B, MAS $60,000 Priority Project. 1999 Accomplishments Applied for Roundtable monies to organize a series of
interactive forums (5), targeted to reach local officials, environmental groups
and concerned citizens to present information compiled from a previous grant on
the pollution sources, environmental conditions and natural resources within 4
subwatersheds. This project is seen as a
natural progression from the funding of the 604b-assessment grant funded in
fy99 entitled “Comprehensive Data Assessment in four (4) representative
subwatersheds in the North Coastal Watersheds.” One of the keys to the success
of the project is to continue the forging of working relationships between
stakeholders across the spectrum of interests. This will be accomplished by the
establishment of partnerships between the Watershed team leader and team
members, key staff people in each community. Utilizing and building upon
previous successful work efforts the team will convene an “introductory forum”
bringing together targeted municipal staff from each community and the team to
explain the overall goals and approach of the project and the deliverables they
can expect based on their participation. $18,010 #00-09/MWI Priority Project. Assisted in the presentation of a series of workshops (3) on
Stormwater Best Management case studies at the local DPW level. MCZM/NS, MHD
and ATP Environmental. Regional Priority
Project. Provided to the town of Met with leadership of Friends of Lake Quannapowitt to map
cooperative efforts. Attended “kick-off” meeting of local community leaders and
Representative Peterson for Salem Sound 2000 innovative Volunteer Monitoring Grants (2) awarded to SSCW in support
of 2000 Accomplishments DCR (DEM) Coastal Grants Access Grants Program $5,000. MWI Watershed Stewardship Grant awarded to Attended and assisted in the organization of the State of Meeting with The North Coastal Alliance formed by SSCW, MAS/NS and the
SRWC organized a series of interactive forums (5), targeted to reach local
officials, environmental groups and concerned citizens with information
compiled during previous grant about the pollution sources, environmental
conditions and natural resources within 4 subwatersheds, North River, Saugus River, Gloucester Harbor, and
Smallpox Brook. This will be accomplished in one general introductory
forum and four individual community
forums-one for each watershed. Forums
provided North Coastal Watersheds Team with a set of objectives for each of the
subwatersheds. $18,010 Project #00-09/MWI
Priority Project. The Smallpox Brook subwatershed forum prompted the formation
of new Stream team. Participation included Attended meetings with DEP/NERO,
MCZM, Massachusetts State Attorney General’s office and Massachusetts
Environmental Trust (MET) to determine an appropriate recipient of a
Supplemental Environmental Penalty (SEP) $500,000. Succeeded in securing the (SEP) for the City of Revere to address chronic flooding and pollution of in the
Town Line Brook subwatershed. Established the Town Line Brook Task Force, membership
included the MCZM, DCR (MDC), DWPC/NERO, MHD, MET, USEPA Region 1, City of Revere, GeoSyntec Consultants. Established Town Line Brook Advisory Group MCZM shellfish
program, DCR (MDC), DWPC/NERO, MHD, MDMF, SRWC, City’s of Revere, Malden Everett, NRDC. Group is dedicated to the reopening of the shellfish beds in
the Rumney Marsh ACEC downstream of Town Line Brook and salt marsh mitigation. Team leader met with the Project Coordinator for the
Gloucester Harbor Plan to offer the team’s assistance in the The team helped alert MAS/NS and MAPC to citizen and
community requests for assistance in protecting open space land in Nahant. 2001 Accomplishments Volunteer Monitoring Grant awarded to SSCW in support of Salem
Sound 2000 Volunteer Monitoring QAPP receives final approval by DEP Partnered
with Saugus River Watershed Council, City of Partnered
with Massachusetts Community Water Watch Partnership and Salem Sound 2000 for
cleanup of Conducted
a series of workshops and training sessions for communities in the North
Coastal Watersheds to implement Stormwater Compliance Phase II Plans consultant
firm Vanesse Hagen and Brustlin Priority
Project $47,305 Met with
EOEA Wetlands Restoration Program leadership, MCZM personnel USACOE and other
regarding the possibility of targeting GI RECONN funds to conduct large scale
coastal restoration programs. Town of 2002 Accomplishments Volunteer project with MDMF
to improve smelt spawning habitat in Met with 1997 Accomplishments Sent out roughly 500 questionnaires to the environmental communities servicing the North Coastal
Watersheds. Began to compile a reference library of reports, studies
open space plans (local and regional), water quality /quantity assessments,
public records, documents on pollution sources, loadings, disposal methods
specific to the North Shore. Conducted field trips
out to Organized and conducted
the first EOEA Basin Team meetings. Presented the Watershed
Approach at the annual Boards of Health Workshop in Presented an overview of
the Participated in
WATERSHED 97 FORUM. Organized by the Department’s
Municipal Assistant Program, the forum was targeted to TOWN GOVERNMENT and
the BUSINESS community to help dispel the lack of understanding as to what
DEP’s typical enforcement /regulatory role is vs. the new partnership with the
community regarding non-point sources of pollution and watersheds. Team leader was an attendee to meetings of the Rumney Marsh
Task Force, SSCW Technical Advisory Committee, North Shore Workshops for Health
Agents and Conservation Commissions, 1998 Accomplishments Worked closely with DEP/NERO/DWPC
and City of Lynn on improving
compliance with Administrative Consent Order. Participated in a series of workshops, forums and scoping
sessions that lead to the formulation of the Great Marsh Task Force. Worked closely with town of Met with leadership of Center for Marine Science and
Technology (CMAST) about conducting research on the Presentation before the Northeast Builders Association on
stormwater detention practices. Set up meeting with City of Attended Legislator night in Team leader is an attendee to meetings of the MAPC North
Shore Task Force (NSTF), Salem Harbor Task Force, Cape Ann Sustainable
Committee (CASC), Great Marsh Summit Team, Rumney Marsh Task Force, North
Suburban Planning Commission (NSPC), SSCW Technical Advisory Committee, North
Shore Workshops for Health Agents and Conservation Commissions, Friends of Lake Quannapowitt (FOLQ),
Eight Towns and the Bay, Saugus River Watershed Council, Saugus River Watershed
Commission and Essex Facility Planning Task Force, Safer Waters in Massachusetts (SWIM). 1999 Accomplishments Attended Massachusetts Watershed Coalition Annual meeting Presentation to the annual conference of Massachusetts Waste
Treatment Plant Operators on the Massachusetts Watershed Initiative. Attended meeting of UMass Urban Harbors Program to discuss
the possibility of collaborative efforts in research and education. Team leader is an attendee to meetings of the MAPC North
Shore Task Force (NSTF), Salem Harbor Task Force, Cape Ann Sustainable Committee (CASC), Great Marsh Summit Team,
Rumney Marsh Task Force, North Suburban Planning Commission (NSPC), SSCW
Technical Advisory Committee, North Shore Workshops for Health Agents and
Conservation Commissions, Friends of Lake Quannapowitt (FOLQ), Eight Towns and the
Bay, Saugus River Watershed Council, Saugus River Watershed Commission and
Essex Facility Planning Task Force, Safer Waters in Massachusetts (SWIM). Participated series of workshops and presentations with DCR
(DEM), Salem State College on a study of Attended a three-day Training workshop on conflict
resolution. Received front-page coverage on the environmental issues
affecting the Saugus River Watershed in the newspaper Manned booth for MWI/NCW at the Topsfield Fair. Participated in Fall Watershed Forum sponsored by the Cape
Ann Sustainable Communities (CASC). Stream Teams SSCW Program Director
Jeremy Sokulsky, produced a video entitled “Salem Sound our Heritage, our
Future”, received this year’s New England Water Environment Association’s award
for outstanding public education. Town of Wakefield & Friends of 2000 Accomplishments In cooperation with North Coastal Alliance conducted series
of public forums on the environmental problems affecting four (4)
subwatersheds, #00-09/MWI Priority
Project. Attended Public Hearing in The Presentation on the MWI and the North Coastal Watersheds at
the Friends of Lake Quannapowitt (FOLQ) annual meeting. Meeting with DCR (DEM) Office of Dam Safety on outstanding
problems in the North Coastal Watersheds, development of cooperative
strategies. Attended Massachusetts Coastal Zone and Massachusetts
Watershed Initiative program update. Attended training session on providing Buildout
Presentations to Massachusetts Communities. Attended three-day workshop on “Facilitating Collaborative
Problem Solving Team leader is an attendee to meetings of the MAPC North
Shore Task Force (NSTF), Salem Harbor Task Force, Cape Ann Sustainable
Committee (CASC), Great Marsh Summit Team, Rumney Marsh Task Force, North
Suburban Planning Commission (NSPC), SSCW Technical Advisory Committee, North
Shore Workshops for Health Agents and Conservation Commissions, Eight Towns and
the Bay, Saugus River Watershed Council, Saugus River Watershed Commission and
Essex Facility Planning Task Force, Safer Waters in Massachusetts (SWIM). Team leader served as liaison between the EOEA Boston
Office, DEP/NERO Wetlands Program and a disgruntled citizen. Met with Boards of Health bordering Salem Sound and SSCW to
discuss results of 2001 The NCWT entered into 2nd round of the
Massachusetts Watershed Initiative’s 5-year cycle. The targeted activity in the first year of the each cycle is to
initiate new outreach and education activities. The timing coincided with the
issuance of Executive Order 418 and the passage of the Community Preservation
Act in the fall of 2000. EOEA Secretary, Bob Durand used the opportunity to
launch a statewide effort to protect open space, retain our historical heritage
and provide long term planning for growth. He further directed all twenty-seven
(27) Watershed Teams to assist in providing to all of the communities a
presentation on what the community could look like under “full buildout
conditions.” The presentations would also be used to introduce the
municipalities to the Community Preservation Act. We chose this opportunity to
combine Secretary Durand’s directive with an introduction to the North Coastal
Watershed Initiative to all communities within the North Coastal Watersheds. The strategy has been: To establish contact with local government officials through
the existing team contacts To combine the EOEA
local buildout / CPA presentations with NCW Work Plan Initiatives Accordingly, each presentation included specific examples
the North Coastal Watersheds Initiative activities in their community, a “full
buildout analysis” and a presentation on the Community Development Planning
process. The content of each presentation was coordi Accomplishments Implemented Secretary Durand’s promise to hold Local
buildout presentations in 16 of 17 targeted communities. Presentations
conducted in cooperation with MAPC, MVPC, EOEA and community planning
officials. Yankee Council Boy Scouts Environmental Summer Camp
presentations in collaboration with SSCW, Massachusetts Department of
Environmental Protection Bureau of Resource Protection and Bureau of Waste Site
Control, Project Link a
cooperative educational effort of the Team leader is an attendee to meetings of the MAPC North
Shore Task Force (NSTF), Great Marsh Summit Team, Rumney Marsh Task Force,
North Suburban Planning Commission (NSPC), SSCW Technical Advisory Committee,
North Shore Workshops for Health Agents and Conservation Commissions, Friends
of Lake Quannapowitt (FOLQ), Eight Towns and the Bay, Saugus River Watershed
Council, Saugus River Watershed Commission and Essex Facility Planning Task
Force, Safer Waters in Massachusetts (SWIM) Water Resource Commission (WRC). 2002 Accomplishments. Drew upon outreach activities from the previous 4 years
particularly the “local buildout” presentations to set up an email distribution
list of city/town elected officials, town managers/executive secretaries,
town/city planers, and city/town engineers, Departments of Public Works within
the North Coastal Watersheds. Email list allows team leader to keep them
appraised on grant opportunities, environmental news, programs, and employment
opportunities. Team leader is an attendee to meetings of the MAPC North
Shore Task Force (NSTF), Great Marsh Summit Team, Rumney Marsh Task Force,
North Suburban Planning Commission (NSPC), SSCW Technical Advisory Committee,
Friends of Lake Quannapowitt (FOLQ), Assisted Project
Link a cooperative an educational effort of the Partnered
with Education- through 58 presentations in Forum- we held a forum on Mercury at Stenciling- we had a 2-storm drain stenciling events in the
spring. The first was in Earth Day at Lynn
Woods- held on 4/20.Appendix E. Accomplishments of previous years
E1. Open Space
E2. Habitat
E3. Water Quality
E4. Water Quantity
E5. Recreation
E6.
E7. Outreach and education