Lunenburg

 

5-Year Plan Issue Recommended Action Responsible and Potential Partners Potential Funding* Timeline
Capacity-building Implement Phase II Stormwater Program (Lunenburg) Town/ DEP/ MRPC/ NRWA 604b/ EO 418/ Planning for Growth 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 Preserve and protect lands with prime agricultural soils (Lunenburg) DFA/ NRCS/ NRWA/ Town APR/ Community Preservation Act/ DCS Self-help/ DFA I to L
Recreation Help protect habitat areas identified in the Nashua River watershed habitat assessment report (Lunenburg) DEM/ DFWELE/ Land trusts/ NRWA/ Town Self help I to L
Recreation Consider restrictions on horsepower vs speed limits on Lake Shirley (Lunenburg)  COLAP/ DEM/ DFWELE/ Lake Shirley Improvement Association/ Town staff and volunteer time M
Water Quality Promote BMPs for new development to mitigate NPS pollution - Stormwater Erosion and Sedimentaion Control (Lunenburg) MCD/ MRPC/ NRWA/ Town 604 b/ EO 418/ Staff time I
Water Quality Restore Lake Shirley (Lunenburg) DEM/ Lake Shirley Improvement Committee/ Town 319/ DEM Lakes and Ponds M to L
Water Quantity* Medium flow stress; therefore, work in Mulpus 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.