Recommendations
Develop a monitoring plan and conduct bacteria sampling to evaluate effectiveness of point (Phase II stormwater permits) and non-point source pollution control activities and other actions and to assess the status of the Recreational uses.
Support efforts to improve/maintain anadromous fish passage at the Veterans Memorial Park dam as well as provide passage at the Chandlers Pond dam (Reback et al. 2004).
Continue to conduct water quality monitoring in this segment of the South River to better evaluate nutrient inputs and identify sources (e.g., cranberry bogs, developments, etc.) into the system.
South River (Segment MA94-09)
Location: From dam at Main Street, Marshfield to confluence with North River/MA Bay, Marshfield/Scituate.
Size: 0.63 square miles
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lassification: Class SA, Outstanding Resource Water
Land-use estimates (top 3, excluding water) for the 21.3 mi2 subwatershed (map inset, gray shaded area):
Forest 44%
Residential 31%
Wetlands 12%
South River is listed on the 2002 Integrated List of Waters in Category 5. This segment is impaired due to pathogens and a TMDL is required (MassDEP 2003a).
There is a pump-out facility at White’s Ferry Marina on Ferry Street, Scituate, that was funded by the Clean Vessel Act to provide free pump-outs (MA DMF 2003 and Burtner 2003).
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