Charles River Watershed Association: Water sampling is almost over!

Monday, September 26, 2011

Water sampling is almost over!

Just one more week left in the flagging program.

Foggy morning on the Charles a few weeks ago for the flagging program.

Recently I've been finishing up the last pieces of the the Subwatershed Management Plan for Bellingham, MA. This report presents some low impact development possibilities for the town to reduce their Total Maximum Daily Load of phosphorous and generally better manage stormwater. This topic is especially relevant to me as I'm currently studying Hydrology and Water Resource Engineering at Tufts and we've spent a lot of time discussing low impact development plans in class.

I've also finished up editing a series of Charles River fact sheets that cover a range of topics from "Natural vs. Unnatural Foam" to our monthly volunteer water sampling project. This was a great study of all these topics for me so I'm sure they will be useful for the general public once we get them online.

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CRWA's mission is to use science, advocacy and the law to protect, preserve and enhance the Charles River and its watershed.

One of the country's oldest watershed organizations, Charles River Watershed Association (CRWA) was formed in 1965 in response to public concern about the declining condition of the Charles. Since its earliest days of advocacy, CRWA has figured prominently in major clean-up and watershed protection efforts, working with government officials and citizen groups from 35 Massachusetts watershed towns from Hopkinton to Boston. Initiatives over the last four decades have dramatically improved the quality of water in the watershed and fundamentally changed approaches to water resource management.

While CRWA’s mission focuses on the Charles River, the implications and applicability of our science-based work go far beyond the watershed’s boundaries. Much of CRWA’s work is cutting edge and therein lies our unique strength and effectiveness: we use our scientific knowledge of the Charles to develop innovative, workable solutions to watershed problems. This knowledge allows CRWA not only to advocate persuasively for outcomes, but also to partner with government agencies and other environmental groups to protect the natural environment and to promote sustainable ecosystem policies and practices.