Boylston

 

5-Year Plan Issue Recommended Action Responsible and Potential Partners Potential Funding* Timeline
Capacity-building Implement Phase II Stormwater Program (Boylston) CMRPC/ DEP/ NRWA/ Towns 319*/ 604b/ EO 418 M to L
Capacity-building Acquire GIS capacity and inventory/prioritize parcels MassGIS/ Municipalities/ Regional Planning Commissions EO 418/ Planning for Growth M to L
Open Space Continue protection of local water supply lands and continue support for MDC-MWRA water supply protections (Boylston) DEM/ Land Trusts/ MDC/ NRWA/ Towns ALA/ Community Preservation Act/  DCS Self help/ LCIPS I to L
Recreation Support greenways to link communities via intermunicipal trails and open spaces, and in particular the Mass Central Rail Trail (Boylston, Holden, Paxton, Sterling, W. Boylston) DEM/ Land Trusts/ MDC/ NRWA/ Rails to Trails Conservancy/ Towns/ Wachusett Greenway Committee DEM Trails/ TEA 21 I to L
Recreation Improve gating to control detrimental activities (Boylston, Holden, Paxton, Sterling, W. Boylston) MDC/ Towns Staff time I
Water Quality Promote water quality improvements at Malagasco Brook (Boylston) [as noted in the MDC Sanitary Surveys] DEP/ MDC/ Towns 319/ DEP Source Protection/ MDC TA grants I to L
Water Quantity* Medium flow stress; therefore, work in Wachusett sub-basin experiencing flow stress to plan for future water supply and habitat protection needs.  These are current conditions which are expected to continue to 2020. DEM/ DEP/ SRF/ Municipalities 604B/ EO 418 I to L
* Medium flow stress means that the net 7Q10 outflow from the sub-basin equals or exceeds the estimated natural 7Q10. 7Q10 is the lowest consecutive 7 day streamflow that is likely to occur in a ten year period in a particular river segment.