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 |
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