| North Nashua | ||||
| Issue | Recommended Action | Responsible and Potential Partners | Potential Funding* | Timeline |
| Capacity-building | Implement Phase II Stormwater Program (Fitchburg, Leominster) | Cities/ DEP/ MRPC/ NRWA | 319*/ 604b/ EO 418 | I |
| Capacity -building | Acquire GIS capacity and inventory/prioritize parcels | MassGIS/Municipalities/RPAs | EO 418/ Planning for Growth | M to L |
| Open Space | Promote river corridor protection (Fitchburg, Lancaster, Leominster) | Cities and Towns/ Land Trusts/ NRWA | DCS Self-help/ Forest Legacy | I to L |
| Open Space | Support completion of Nashua River Greenway protection (Fitchburg, Leominster, Lancaster) | Land Trusts/ NRWA/ Towns | DCS Self-help/ NPS Rivers &Trails Program | I to L |
| Recreation | Support the development of the Riverfront Park in Fitchburg seeking to extend length | City/ Fitchburg Stream Team/ Landowners/ MRPC/ NRWA | DFWELE/ TEA 21/ USACOE (1135) | I to L |
| Recreation | Support additional efforts for greenway & bike path linking "daylighting" brook at Sheldon and West Streets at former Woolen Mill (Fitchburg) | City/ Fitchburg Stream Team/ Landowners/ MRPC/ NRWA | DFWELE/ TEA 21/ USACOE (1135) | I to L |
| Recreation | Remedy potentially dangerous dam fragments on North Nashua River at Leominster Italian-American Club | City/ DEM/ Greenway Committee/ NRWA | DEM Trails/ TEA 21 | I to L |
| Water Quality | Monitor compliance with NPDES permits (Fitchburg, Lancaster, Leominster) | DEP/ EPA/ Fitchburg Stream Team/ NRWA | staff time | I to L |
| Water Quality | Address instream toxicity issues and monitor low DO, nutrient concentration, bacteria and pathogens (Fitchburg, Lancaster, Leominster) | DEP/ EOEA/ Fitchburg Stream Team/ NRWA | EOEA/ SRF/ staff time | I to L |
| Water Quality | Conduct an impact evaluation for this segment (Fitchburg) | DEP | EOEA/ Staff and volunteer time | I to M |
| Water Quality | Participate in the USACOE flood protection projects (Fitchburg) | City/ DEM/ DFWELE/ Fitchburg Stream Team/ NRWA | 1135/ EOEA | I to L |
| Water Quality | Monitor the fishery and fisheries habitat enhancement (Fitchburg, Lancaster, Leominster) | Cities & Town/ DEM/ DFWELE/ Fitchburg Stream Team/ NRWA | Section 206 of WRDA 1996: Aquatic Ecosystem Restoration | I to L |
| Water Quality | Restore Spectacle Pond; monitor WQ | |||