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| 5-Year Plan Issue | Recommended Action | Responsible and Potential Partners | Potential Funding* | Timeline |
| Capacity-building | Specific to the Bakers Brook region - Implement Phase II and Phase III Stormwater Policy (Fitchburg) | City/ MRPC | 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 | Protect Phillips Brook gorge (Fitchburg) | City/ Land trusts/ Neighborhood Association/ NRWA | DCS Self-help | L |
| Open Space | Monitor Chapter 61 lands for potential acquisition (Fitchburg) | ? | ||
| Open Space | Promote river corridor protection (Fitchburg) | Cities and Towns/ Land Trusts/ NRWA | DCS Self-help/ Forest Legacy | I to L |
| Open Space | Protection of additional local water supply lands (Fitchburg) | City/ DCS/ DEM/ Land trusts/ NRWA | ALA/ DCS Self-help/ Community Preservation Act | I to L |
| Open Space | Protect undeveloped lands adjacent to Sawmill Pond (Fitchburg) | City/ Fitchburg Stream Team/ Land trusts/ NRWA | Community Preservation Act/ Forest Legacy/ Self Help | I to L |
| Open Space | Preserve open space in the headwaters for greenway connections as well as water supply protection (Fitchburg) | City and Town/ Fitchburg Stream Team/ Land trusts/ NRWA | ALA/ DCS Self Help/ Forest Legacy | I to L |
| Recreation | Enhance McTaggarts Pond through additional land protection and educational materials (Fitchburg) | City/ COLAP/ DEM | DCS Self-help/ DEM Trails & Greenways | ? |
| Recreation | Promote protection of lands on the Mid State Trail (Fitchburg) | DEM/ Land trusts/ Mid-state Trail Association/ NRWA/ Towns | DEM Trails & Greenways/ staff and volunteer time | 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 | Protect natural resources within and adjacent to Coggshall Park from inappropriate uses and develop long-range recreational management plan (Fitchburg) | DEM/ City/ Friends of Coggshall Park | staff and volunteer time | M to L |
| Recreation | Help improve Coolidge Park ie: stream bank stabilization (Fitchburg) | City/ DEM | staff and volunteer time | M |
| Water Quality | Protect high water quality in the sub-basin (Fitchburg) | DEP/ MRPC/ NRWA/ Towns | EO 418/ Planning for Growth | I to L |
| Water Quality | Monitor compliance with NPDES permits (Fitchburg) | DEP/ Fitchburg Stream Team/ NRWA | staff time | I to L |
| Water Quality | Investigate effects of CSOs on brook (Fitchburg) | City/ Fitchburg Stream Team/ NRWA | staff and volunteer time | I to L |
| Water Quality | Address instream toxicity issues and monitor nutrient concentration, bacteria and pathogens (Fitchburg) | 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 Fitchburg Municipal Landfill expansion project for leachate and erosion issues (Fitchburg) | DEP/ Fitchburg and Westminster BOHs/ Fitchburg Con Comm | staff time | I to M |
| Water Quality | Address flooding issues along John Fitch Highway (Fitchburg) | City/ MRPC/ USACOE | 1135/ 604 b/ DEM Flood Control program/ EO 418 | I to L |
| Water Quality | Monitor the fishery and fisheries habitat enhancement (Fitchburg) | City/ DEM/ DFWELE/ Fitchburg Stream Team/ NRWA | Section 206 of WRDA 1996: Aquatic Ecosystem Restoration | I to L |