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Issue	Recommended Action	Responsible and Potential Partners	Potential Funding*	Timeline
Capacity-building	Implement Phase II (Groton) and III Stormwater Program (Ayer)	DEP/ MRPC/ NRWA/ Towns	604b/ Planning For Growth	M to L
Capacity-building	Encourage greater use of Chapter 61, 61A, and 61B tax-abatement program (Groton)	DEM/ Land trusts/ NRWA/ Towns		I
Capacity -building	Acquire GIS capacity and inventory/prioritize parcels	MassGIS/Municipalities/RPAs	EO 418/ Planning for Growth	M to L
Open Space	Protect prime agricultural lands through APRs or CRs and protect natural features such as drumlin swarm (Groton)	DFA/ NRCS/ NRWA/ Town	APR/ Community Preservation Act/ DCS Self Help	I to L
Open Space	Monitor additional protection needs in the Snake Hill area (Ayer, Groton)	Land trusts/ MAS/ NRWA		I to L
Open Space	Consider accessability options for multi-use trails: Snake Hill (Groton and Ayer), Groton School and Lawrence Academy (Groton)	DEM/ Groton School and Lawrence Academy/ MAS/ NRWA	staff and volunteer time	I to L
Recreation	Improve visibility and access of Chap 61 programs for landowners (Groton)	DEM/ NRWA/ Towns (assessors)	staff and volunteer time	M
Water Quality	Continue intermunicipal comprehensive water resource planning with particular emphasis on aquifers (Ayer, Groton)	DEC/ DEP/ JBOS/ MRPC/ NRWA/ Town	319/ 604b/ DEP Well Head Protection Plan (WHPP)/ EO 418	I to L
Water Quality	Promote BMPs for new development to mitigate NPS pollution ie: Stormwater Erosion and Sedimentation Control (Groton)	Town/ MCD/ MRPC/ NRWA	604 b/ EO 418/ Staff time	I
Water Quality	Promote lawn and natural vegetation riparian buffer BMPs for abutting landowners (Ayer, Groton)	Town/ MRPC/ NRWA	604 b/ EO 418/ Staff time	I