Keeping Water Local

An approach that emphasizes innovative water supply, wastewater, and stormwater techniques to help maintain the natural hydrologic balance in a watershed by reducing water withdrawals and increasing water recharge.
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The Watershed Approach

A strategy to protect and maintain water quality in Massachusetts.
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Massachusetts Watershed-based Plans

The Massachusetts Watershed-based Plan is an interactive, web-based tool that organizes information by subwatershed to enhance the development and implementation of projects that will restore water quality and beneficial uses in the Commonwealth.
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Horsekeeping Brochures

Nine (9) educational brochures for horse owners, watershed stakeholders and the general public on horsekeeping best management practices to protect water quality.
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Nonpoint Source Pollution

Tools and strategies for controlling nonpoint source pollution, both natural and manmade
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TMDL technical reports

Total Maximum Daily Load general information, draft TMDL reports and final TMDL reports
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Priorities and Results:

Environmental Progress Reports, Water quality assessment reports, TMDL technical reports, Nonpoint source pollution
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USGS Topographic Quandrangle Index Map

Interactive map of USGS quadrangles showing Massachusetts Watersheds 
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Water quality monitoring

MassDEP's water quality monitoring and data programs
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Biomonitoring

Explanation of MassDEP's in-stream water quality monitoring program
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Environmental Monitoring Data Management

Verifying the integrity of data collected in water monitoring programs
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Physical/Chemical Monitoring

Monitoring programs for rivers, lakes, and coastal areas
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Quality Management Program

Quality assurance plan for MassDEP's water resource monitoring programs
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Volunteer monitoring

Opportunities for citizen participation in water quality monitoring
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