| Bowers-Nonacoicus | ||||
| Issue | Recommended Action | Responsible and Potential Partners | Potential Funding* | Timeline |
| Capacity-building | Implement Devens Subregional Plan recommendations (Ayer, Harvard) | JBOS/ MRPC/ NRWA/ Towns | EO 418/ Planning for Growth |
I |
| Capacity-building | Implement Phase II Stormwater Program (Ayer, Bolton, Harvard) | DEP/ MAPC/ MRPC/ NRWA/ SRF/ Towns | 319 |
L |
| Capacity -building | Acquire GIS capacity and inventory/prioritize parcels | MassGIS/Municipalities/RPAs | EO 418/ Planning for Growth |
M
to L |
| Open Space | Protect land overlying aquifer south of Flanagans Pond (Ayer) | Ayer Community Preservation Committee/ Land trusts/ NRWA | Community Preservation Act/ DCS Self-help/ LCIPS |
I |
| Open Space | Protect open space north of Plowshop Pond (Ayer) | Ayer Community Preservation Committee/ Land trusts/ NRWA | Community Preservation Act/ DCS Self-help/ LCIPS |
I |
| Recreation | Assess drawdown at Bare Hill Pond for pond & downstream habitat impacts (Harvard) | Bare Hill Pond Advisory Committee/ COLAP/ DEM/DEP/DFWELE | 604b/ DEM Lakes & Ponds |
I |
| Recreation | Connect trails between Ayer, Groton, Shirley and Townsend and potential connections from North Post to Ayer Game Farm | DEC/ DEM/ NRWA/ Towns Conservation Commissions | DEM Trails Grants |
I
to L |
| Water Quality | Continue intermunicipal comprehensive water resource planning with particular emphasis on aquifers (Ayer, Harvard, Lancaster, Shirley) | DEC/ DEP/ JBOS/ MRPC/ NRWA/ Town | 319/ 604b/ DEP Well Head Protection Plan (WHPP)/ EO 418 |
I
to L |
| Water Quality | Restore Bare Hill Pond (Harvard) | Bare Hill Pond Advisory Committee/ DEM/ DEP | 319/ DEM Lakes and Ponds |
I
to L |