| Stillwater | ||||
| Issue | Recommended Action | Responsible and Potential Partners | Potential Funding* | Timeline |
| Capacity-building | Implement Phase II Stormwater Program (Holden, Leominster, West Boylston, Westminster, Boylston, Sterling), Phase III (Princeton) | City and Towns/ CMRPC/ DEM/ DEP/ MRPC/ NRWA/ RPAs | 319*/ 604b/ EO 418 | M to L |
| Capacity-building | Encourage greater use of Chapter 61 for land protection (Princeton and Sterling) | DEM/ 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 high priority habitat areas near Hycrest Pond south of Justice Hill Road (Sterling) | DFWELE/ Land Trusts/ MDC/ NRWA/ Towns | Community Preservation Act/ DCS Self help/ Forest Legacy/ LCIPS | I to L |
| Open Space | Continued protection of local water supply lands and continued support for MDC-MWRA water supply protections (Sterling) | DEM/ DFWELE/ Land trusts/ MDC/ NRWA/ Towns | Community Preservation Act/ DCS Self help/ Forest Legacy/ LCIPS | I to L |
| Recreation | Support greenways to link communities via intermunicipal trails and open spaces, and in particular the Mass Central Rail Trail (Sterling, Princeton, W. Boylston, Holden, Leominster, Westminster) | DEM/ Land trusts/ MDC/ NRWA/ Towns/ Wachusett Greenways | DEM Trails/ TEA 21 | I to L |
| Recreation | Promote use of the Stillwater Farm for an educational resource for watershed protection as well as an eco-tourist destination (Sterling) | MDC/ Town | Staff and volunteer time | M to L |
| Water Quality | Address beaver contamination issues (Sterling) | DEP/ DFWELE/ MDC/ Town | 319/ Aquifer Land Acquisition Program/ DEP Source Protection | I to L |
| Water Quality | Help develop and disseminate BMPs for small-scale, hobby type agricultural operations eg: horse stables (Holden, Princeton, Sterling) | DEP/ DFA/ MDC/ NRCS/ Towns/ Worcester Conservation District | 319/ staff time | I to L |
| Water Quality | Address water quality problems in The Quag, Bartlett, and West Waushacum Ponds (Sterling) | COLAP/ DEP/ NRWA/ Town | 319/ DEM Lakes and Ponds/ staff time | I to L |