Upcoming Meetings

Wednesday, March 28, 2012

Time: 1:30 - 4:30 PM
Location: EEA, 100 Cambridge St, 2nd Floor, Rooms B, C & D

Topic: Sustainable Water Management Framework

• Agenda 
• Response to Outstanding SWMI Questions and Comments as of 23 March 2012 

Notes & Materials from Previous Meetings

Friday, February 17, 2012

Time: 9:00 AM
Location: MassDEP, 1 Winter Street, Boston, MA 2nd Floor

Topic: Information Session on the Sustainable Water Management Framework

• Meeting Agenda 
• Presentation on Safe Yield  file size 1MB
• Presentation on Streamflow Criteria 

Interested parties were invited to ask clarifying questions regarding the framework announced at the Advisory Committee Meeting held on February 3.   

Friday, February 3, 2012

Time: 1:30 PM - 4:30 PM
Location: EEA, 100 Cambridge St, 2nd Floor, Rooms B, C & D

Topic: Sustainable Water Management Framework

•   Draft Agenda 
• Presentations and Handouts:
  • Introductory Presentation: Ken Kimmell, DEP 
  • Presentation: Framework Overview  file size 1MB
  • SWMI Draft Framework 
  • SWMI Framework Appendices  file size 1MB

Tuesday, May 24, 2011

Topics of discussion:

Surface Water Calculation
WMA Permit Conditions and Mitigation
Stream Categories and Flow Levels
Water Supply Metrics

Tuesday, April 26, 2011

Time: 1:00 PM - 3:30PM
Location: EEA, 100 Cambridge St, 2nd Floor, Rooms C & D

Tuesday, March 22, 2011

Time: 1:00 PM - 3:30PM
Location: EEA, 100 Cambridge St, 2nd Floor, Rooms C & D

Topic: Streamflow Criteria

• Meeting Agenda and Handouts Current WMA Permit Conditions 
• Presentation: Streamflow Criteria and Permitting Scenarios
  • Current WMA Permit Conditions 
  • Flow Levels/Habitat Categories in Permit Application Reviews

Tuesday, February 8, 2011

• Meeting Agenda 
• Introductory Reminder by Jeff Davis, Facilitator 
• Handouts for Streamflow Criteria Discussion:
  • Conceptual Framework for Development and Application 
  • Potential Application of Streamflow - Tables 1 and 2 
  • Potential Application of Streamflow - Table 3 

Tuesday, December 14, 2010

Time: 10 AM - 12:30 PM
Location: EEA, 100 Cambridge St, 2nd Floor, Rooms C & D

Topics: Streamflow Criteria; Safe Yield

• Meeting Agenda and Handouts 
• Meeting Notes 
• Presentation on Water Supply Metrics Workgroup  file size 1MB

Tuesday, November 23, 2010

This meeting was postponed in respect for the holiday.

Tuesday, October 26, 2010

Topics of Discussion: Streamflow Criteria and Safe Yield

• Meeting Agenda 
• Meeting Notes 
• Presentations:
  • Streamflow Criteria: Approaches and Possible Applications  file size 1MB
  • Safe Yield Update: Possible components; Moving Forward 

Tuesday, September 28, 2010

Topic: Update on Safe Yield and Streamflow Criteria

• Meeting Agenda 
• Handouts:
  • Guiding Quesions of Goal Setting and Allocation 
  • Safe Yield Discussion Document 
  • Draft Stream Flow Matrix 

Wednesday, September 1, 2010

This meeting replaced the August 24 session.

Topics of Discussion:

• Stream Categorization: Describing the Current Condition
• An update on Safe Yield and Streamflow Criteria

• Meeting Agenda 
• Presentation  file size 2MB
• Handout 
• Meeting Minutes 

Tuesday, August 24, 2010

This meeting was postponed to September 1.

Tuesday, July 27, 2010

Topics of Discussion:

• Categorization pilot and stream categories
• Sustainable allocation and safe yield scenarios

• Meeting Agenda 
• Discussion Aids: Categorization and Safe Yield 
• Meeting Summary 

Tuesday, June 22, 2010

• Meeting Agenda Current WMA Permit Conditions 
• Meeting Minutes Current WMA Permit Conditions 
• Stream Categorization Current WMA Permit Conditions 
• Streamflow Criteria and Classification Policy Discussion Current WMA Permit Conditions 
• Water Management Act Excerpts Current WMA Permit Conditions 
• Allocation Scenarios Current WMA Permit Conditions 
• SWMI Goals (revised) Current WMA Permit Conditions 

Tuesday, May 25, 2010

• Meeting Agenda Current WMA Permit Conditions 
• Meeting Summary Current WMA Permit Conditions 
• Presentation - Using the Fish and Flow Study Current WMA Permit Conditions 
• Schedule and Pathways to Implementation Current WMA Permit Conditions 

Tuesday, April 27, 2010

• Meeting Agenda Current WMA Permit Conditions 
• Meeting Summary Current WMA Permit Conditions 

Tuesday, March 23, 2010

• Meeting Agenda Current WMA Permit Conditions 
• Meeting Summary Current WMA Permit Conditions 
• What is a Drought? Current WMA Permit Conditions 
• Presentations:
  • Classifying Massachusetts Streams and Rivers Current WMA Permit Conditions 

Thursday, February 25, 2010

• Meeting Agenda Current WMA Permit Conditions 
• Member Meeting Packet Current WMA Permit Conditions 
• Meeting Summary Current WMA Permit Conditions 
• Future Timeline Current WMA Permit Conditions 
• Presentations:
  • Water Management Act 101 Current WMA Permit Conditions 
  • Building Blocks of Sustainable Water Management Current WMA Permit Conditions 

Tuesday January 5, 2010

• Member Meeting Packet Conservation Partnership Grant Application 
• Meeting Summary Current WMA Permit Conditions 
• Master Presentation Current WMA Permit Conditions 
• Final Streamflow Briefing Current WMA Permit Conditions 
• 2009 Research Summary Conservation Partnership Grant Application