Nissitissit |
Issue |
Recommended
Action |
Responsible
and Potential Partners |
Potential
Funding* |
Timeline |
Capacity-building |
Work
with NH towns (Brookline, Hollis, Mason, Milford) on growth management |
NHOSP/
NRPC/ RPAs/ Towns |
|
I |
Capacity-building |
Implement
Phase III Stormwater Program (all towns) |
DEP/
NH DES/ NRPC/ NRWA/ SWRPC/ Towns |
604b |
L |
Capacity -building |
Acquire
GIS capacity and inventory/prioritize parcels |
MassGIS/Municipalities/RPAs |
EO
418/ Planning for Growth |
M
to L |
Open Space |
Protect
lands relating to Belmont Springs holdings-Gulf Brook (Pepperell) |
DEM/
DFWELE/ Land Trusts/ NRWA/ Town |
ALA/
Forest Legacy/ LCHP |
I
to L |
Open Space |
Support
the ongoing efforts of the Squannassit Regional Reserve Initiative and support
stewardship of ACEC (Pepperell, Townsend) |
DEM/
DFWELE/ Land Trusts/ NRWA/ Towns |
Community
Preservation Act/ DCS Self-help/ Forest Legacy/ LCIPS |
I
to L |
Open Space |
Support
completion of Nissitissit Greenway protection (Brookline, Hollis, Milford,
Pepperell, Townsend) |
Land
Trusts/ NRWA/ Towns |
DCS
Self-help/ NPS Rivers &Trails Program |
I
to L |
Open Space |
Protect
lands identified by the Source Water Stewardship Project |
DEM/DFWELE/Land
Trusts/NRWA/Town |
ALA/
Forest Legacy/LCHP |
I
to L |
Recreation |
Address
Lake Potanapo invasive weed infestation (Brookline) |
NHDES/
Town |
319 |
M
to L |
Water Quality |
Support
Source Water Stewardship Project |
Town |
NRWA;
Source Water Stewardship Committee; EPA & In-Kind |
I |
Water Quality |
Support
a River Sanctuary type designation for the NH portions of the sub-basin
(Hollis, Mason, Milford) |
NH
DES/ NRPC/ NRWA/ SPNHF/ Towns |
staff
time |
M
to L |
Water Quality |
Maintain
cold water fishery in Nissitissit (Hollis, Mason, Milford, Pepperell, Townsend) |
Beaver
Brook Association/ DFWELE/ NH DES/ NRWA/ Towns/ Trout Unlimited |
staff
time |
I
to L |
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