Princeton

 

5-Year Plan Issue Recommended Action Responsible and Potential Partners Potential Funding* Timeline
Capacity-building Implement Phase II Stormwater Program (Princeton) DEM/ DEP/ MRPC/ NRWA/ Town 319*/  604b/ EO 418 M to L
Capacity-building Encourage greater use of Chapter 61 for land protection (Princeton) DEM/ NRWA/ Town staff time I
Capacity-building Acquire GIS capacity and inventory/prioritize parcels MassGIS/ Municipalities/ Regional Planning Commissions EO 418/ Planning for Growth M to L
Open Space Continued protection of local water supply lands and continued support for MDC-MWRA water supply protections (Princeton) DEM/ DFWELE/ Land trusts/ MDC/ NRWA/ Town 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 (Princeton) DEM/ Land trusts/ MDC/ NRWA/ Town/ Wachusett Greenways DEM Trails/ TEA 21 I to L
Recreation Support Wachusett area greenway protection and permanent Midstate Trail easements (Princeton) Friends of Wachusett Watershed/ Land trusts/ MDC/ NRWA/ Wachusett Greenways DCS Self-help/ DEM/ DFWELE/ Forest Legacy I to L
Water Quality Help develop and disseminate BMPs for small-scale, hobby type agricultural operations eg: horse stables (Princeton) DEP/ DFA/ MDC/ NRCS/ Town/ Worcester Conservation District 319/ staff time I to L
Water Quantity* Medium flow stress; therefore, work in Quinapoxet 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.