Nashua Main Stem
Issue	Recommended Action	Responsible and Potential Partners	Potential Funding*	Timeline
Capacity-building	Implement Phase II Stormwater Program (Leominster, Lunenburg, Nashua, Lancaster, Shirley)	City and Towns/ DEP/ MRPC/ NRPC/ NRWA	604b/ EO 418/ Planning for Growth	M to L
Capacity-building	Implement Devens Subregional Plan recommendations (Ayer, Harvard, Lancaster)	JBOS/ Towns	EO 418/ Planning for Growth	I
Capacity -building	Acquire GIS capacity and inventory/prioritize parcels	MassGIS/Municipalities/RPAs	EO 418/ Planning for Growth	M to L
Open Space	Protect the area described as the Throne (West Groton)	DEM/ DFWELE/ Land Trusts/ NRWA/ Town	Community Preservation Act/ DCS Self-help/ Forest Legacy/ LCIPS	I to L
Open Space	Protection and restoration of natural resources within Mine Falls Park (Nashua)	City/ NH DES/ NRWA		I to L
Open Space	Protect the Nashua River greenway and work with Fruitlands and partners in other subbasins to protect the viewshed from Prospect Hill (Harvard)	Fruitlands/ Land Trusts/ NRWA/ Towns/ USFWS	Community Preservation Act/ DCS Self-help/ Forest Legacy/ LCIPS	M to L
Open Space	Achieve permanent protection for the DFWELE Ayer Game Farm (Ayer)	DEM/ DFWELE/ Land Trusts/ NRWA/ Town		I to M
Open Space	Protect "Intervale" lands - link between Bolton Flats & Oxbow NWR (Bolton, Harvard, Lancaster)	DEM/ DFWELE/ Land Trusts/ Towns/ USFWS	Community Preservation Act/ DCS Self-help/ Forest Legacy/ LCIPS	I to L
Recreation	Support completion of Nashua River greenway protection (Ayer, Bolton, Dunstable, Groton, Harvard, Hollis, Lancaster, Nashua, Pepperell, Shirley)	City and Towns/ DEC/ DEM/ DFWELE/ Landowners/ Non-profits/ NRWA/ USFWS	DCS Self-help/ DEM/ Forest Legacy/ LCHIP	I to L
Recreation	Monitor disposition of South Post lands to USFWS (Lancaster, Harvard, Ayer, Shirley)	DEC/ DEM/ JBOS/ NRWA/ Towns/ USFWS	staff and volunteer time	I to L
Recreation	Encourage rezoning of North Post to open space (Shirley, Ayer)	DEC/ DEM/ JBOS/ NRWA/ Towns/ USFWS	staff and volunteer time	I to M
Recreation	Protect Intervale lands - link between Bolton Flats & Oxbow NWR (Bolton, Lancaster, Harvard)	DEM/ DFWELE/ Land Trusts/ NRWA/ Towns/ USFWS	DCS Self-help/ DEM/ DFW/ USFWS	I to M
Recreation	Remove invasive weeds to promote recreation in Pepperell Pond (Groton, Pepperell)	DEM/ NRWA/ Towns	DEM Lakes and Ponds/ DEP 104b/ staff and volunteer time	I to L
Recreation	Research boating and recreation management issues (ie: appropriate multi-use) on mainstem Nashua River	DEM/ NRWA/ Towns	staff and volunteer time	I to M
Recreation	Provide Lakes and Ponds weed prevention education	COLAP/ DEM/ NRWA/ Towns	DEM Lakes and Ponds/ staff and volunteer time	I to L
Recreation	Participate in the development of regional multi-use trail networks through Devens and beyond	DEC/ DEM/ DFWELE/ NRWA/ Towns	DEM Trails Grants	M to L
Water Quality	Track progress of Combined Sewer Overflow activities and remediation in City of Nashua	City/ NH DES	staff time	I
Water Quality	Promote inclusion of phosphorus limits in NPDES permits & monitor compliance	City and Towns/ DEP/ NRWA	staff time	I
Water Quality	Monitor concentrations of nutrients and bacteria in the most impacted segments (Groton, Nashua, Pepperell)	City and Towns/ DEP/ NRWA	EOEA/ Staff and volunteer time	I to L
Water Quality	Conduct SMART monitoring and instream toxicity testing (all towns)	City and Towns/ DEP/ EPA/ NRWA	EOEA/ EPA/ Staff and volunteer time	I to L
Water Quality	Promote BMPs for new development to mitigate NPS pollution - Stormwater Erosion and Sedimentation Control (all towns)	City and Towns/ MCD/ MRPC/ NRWA	604 b/ EO 418/ Staff time	I
Water Quality	Participate in wastewater facilities planning as it relates to regional water quality issues, especially Ayer and Devens WWTF regionalization plans (Ayer, Harvard, Shirley)	DEC/ DEP/ JBOS/ NRWA/ Towns	SRF/ Staff time	I to M