The goal of the Clean Water Act (cwa) is to restore and maintain the chemical, physical, and biological integrity of the Nation’s waters
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RecommendationsSupport passage of the federally approved boat sewage No Discharge Area (NDA) for the entire Plymouth/Kingston/Duxbury Bay so the Bay is designated as an NDA by the 2006 boating season. Encourage boaters to use the free pump out facilities at Town Pier. Encourage the Plymouth Stormwater Working Group to continue its efforts to remove or add treatment at stormwater facilities draining directly into the harbor. Continue to investigate potential illicit discharges into the storm drain system as is being done for the Samoset Street drainage system. Recommendations continuedDiscourage waterfowl from congregating on the small pond at Steven's Field (DMF station #51). Continue to monitor eelgrass bed habitat in Plymouth Harbor. Water quality monitoring (e.g., dissolved oxygen, chlorophyll a, and total nitrogen) should be continued to evaluate the effectiveness of pollution abatement activities as they relate to nutrient associated conditions that effect eelgrass bed habitat. When the current SMAST study on Plymouth Harbor is concluded and the resulting Technical Report is available, a reevaluation of the nutrient loading in the Eel River watershed and Plymouth Harbor should be conducted. Evaluate the effectiveness of the implementation of the Town’s Nutrient Management Plan. Plymouth Bay (Segment MA94-17) Location: The waters southeast of a line drawn from Saquish Head to the tip of Plymouth Beach, Plymouth and west of a line from Gurnet Point, Plymouth to Rocky Point, Plymouth. S 
ize: 10.3 square miles Classification: Class SA Land-use estimates (top 3, excluding water) for the 73.8 mi2 subwatershed (map inset, gray shaded area): Forest 47% Residential 25% Open Land 10% Plymouth Bay 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). Plans and permitting are underway to reconstruct the Plymouth Long Beach dike. The ACOE is working with Town of Plymouth to reconstruct a 2,500-foot long section and to replenish the beach in front of the project area (ACOE 2003). Directory: eea -> docs -> dep -> water -> resources -> 71wqar09 dep -> Charles D. Baker Governor dep -> Charles D. Baker Governor dep -> Charles D. Baker Governor dep -> Index of Photographs dep -> Department of environmental protection one winter street, boston, ma 02108 617-292-5500 water -> Water Resource Management Planning 71wqar09 -> 2004 water quality assessment report Download 3.32 Mb. Share with your friends:
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