MassDEP monitors surface water quality throughout the state. These reports present the results of selected monitoring activities.
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Water Quality Technical Memoranda
Table of Contents
Overview
Historical and current Technical Memoranda (TM) produced by the Watershed Planning Program (WPP) are presented below. The majority of these TMs present the water chemistry and biological sampling results of WPP monitoring surveys. The TMs pertaining primarily to biological information (e.g., benthic macroinvertebrates, periphyton, fish populations) contain biological data and metrics that are currently not reported elsewhere. The data contained in the water quality TMs are also provided on the “Data” page (https://www.mass.gov/guides/water-quality-monitoring-program-data). Many of these TMs have helped inform Clean Water Act 305(b) assessment and 303(d) listing decisions.
For historical assessment reports, see WPP’s Water Quality Assessment Reports. Also, additional data on Central Regional watersheds (Blackstone, Nashua, Concord, French-Quinebaug, Millers and Chicopee) can be found on MassDEP's SMART Monitoring Technical Memoranda web page.
Key Actions for Overview
Statewide/Regional Reports
Fish Tissue Contaminant Reports
- Technical Memorandum CN 279.6 - 1983-2015 Fish Toxics Monitoring Survey List
- Technical Memorandum CN 298.0 - 2005 Fish Toxics Monitoring Public Request and Year 2 Watershed Surveys
- Technical Memorandum CN 299.0 - 2006 Fish Toxics Monitoring Public Request and Year 2 Watershed Surveys
- Technical Memorandum CN 319.0 - 2007 Fish Toxics Monitoring Public Request and Year 2 Watershed Surveys
- Technical Memorandum CN 357.0 - 2008 Fish Toxics Monitoring Public Request and Year 2 Watershed Surveys
- Technical Memorandum CN 358.0 - 2009 Fish Toxics Monitoring Public Request and Year 2 Watershed Surveys
- Technical Memorandum CN 359.0 - 2010 Fish Toxics Monitoring Public Request Surveys
- Technical Memorandum CN 364.0 - 2011, 2012, 2013, 2015 Fish Toxics Monitoring Public Request Surveys
Reports: Blackstone through Deerfield Watersheds
Blackstone Watershed
- Technical Memorandum CN 325.1 - Blackstone River Watershed 2008 DWM Water Quality Monitoring Data
- Technical Memorandum CN 325.2 - Blackstone River Watershed 2008 Benthic Macroinvertebrate Bioassessment
- Technical Memorandum CN 325.3 - 2008 Blackstone River Watershed Fish Population Assessment
- Technical Memorandum CN 325.4 - Blackstone River Algal Biomass Measured as Chlorophyll a at Selected Main Stem and Impoundment Stations - 2008
Buzzards Bay Watershed
- Technical Memorandum CN 221.2 - Buzzards Bay Coastal Drainage Area 2005 DWM Water Quality Monitoring Data
- Technical Memorandum CN 221.3 - Buzzards Bay Watersheds 2005 Benthic Macroinvertebrate Bioassessment
- Technical Memorandum CN 221.7 - Buzzards Bay Watersheds 2005 Coastal Draining System Periphyton Study
Cape Cod Watershed
- Technical Memorandum CN 344.1 - Cape Cod Watersheds 2009 DWM Water Quality Monitoring Data
- Technical Memorandum CN 344.4 - Cape Cod Coastal Watersheds 2009 Fish Population Data
Charles River Watershed
- Technical Memorandum CN 212.0 - Charles River Watershed Year 2002 Water Quality Monitoring Survey
- Technical Memorandum CN 288.1 - Charles River Watershed 2007 DWM Water Quality Monitoring Data
- Technical Memorandum CN 288.3 - Charles River Watershed 2007 Benthic Macroinvertebrate Bioassessment with Fish Population Data
Chicopee River Watershed
- Technical Memorandum CN 323.1 - Chicopee River Watershed 2008 DWM Water Quality Monitoring Data
- Technical Memorandum CN 323.2 - Chicopee River Watershed 2008 Benthic Macroinvertebrate Bioassessment
- Technical Memorandum CN 323.3 - Chicopee River Watershed 2008 Fish Population Monitoring and Assessment
- Technical Memorandum CN 323.7 - Chicopee River Watershed 2008 Lakes Sampling DWM Water Quality Monitoring Data
Concord River Watershed
- Technical Memorandum CN 236.1 - Concord River Watershed 2006 DWM Water Quality Monitoring Data
- Technical Memorandum CN 236.3 - Concord River Watershed 2006 Benthic Macroinvertebrate Bioassessment
Connecticut River Watershed
- Technical Memorandum CN 322.1 - Connecticut River Watershed 2008 DWM Water Quality Monitoring Data
- Technical Memorandum CN 322.2 - Connecticut River Watershed 2008 Benthic Macroinvertebrate Bioassessment
- Technical Memorandum CN 322.3 - Connecticut River Watershed 2008 Fish Population Monitoring and Assessment
Deerfield River Watershed
- Technical Memorandum CN 223.2 - Deerfield River Watershed 2005 DWM Water Quality Monitoring Data
- Technical Memorandum CN 223.3 - Deerfield River Watershed 2005 Benthic Macroinvertebrate Bioassessment
- Technical Memorandum CN 223.4 - 2005 Deerfield River Watershed Fish Population Assessment
- Technical Memorandum CN 223.7 - 2005 Deerfield River Watershed Periphyton Study
Reports: Farmington through Nashua Watersheds
Farmington River Watershed
- Technical Memorandum CN 232.1 - Farmington River Watershed 2006 DWM Water Quality Monitoring Data
- Technical Memorandum CN 232.3 - Farmington River Watershed 2006 Benthic Macroinvertebrate Bioassessment
- Technical Memorandum CN 232.6 - Farmington River Watershed 2006 Periphyton Bioassessment
Housatonic River Watershed
- Technical Memorandum CN 289.1 - Housatonic River Watershed 2007 DWM Water Quality Monitoring Data
- Technical Memorandum CN 289.3 - Housatonic River Watershed 2007 Benthic Macroinvertebrate Bioassessment
- Technical Memorandum CN 289.4 - Housatonic River Watershed 2007 Fish Population Data
Hudson River Watershed
- Technical Memorandum CN 287.1 - Hudson River Watershed 2007 DWM Water Quality Monitoring Data
- Technical Memorandum CN 287.3 - Hudson River Watershed 2007 Benthic Macroinvertebrate Bioassessment
- Technical Memorandum CN 287.4 - Hudson (Hoosic) River Watershed 2007 Fish Population Data
Ipswich River Watershed
- Technical Memorandum CN 228.0 - Ipswich Watershed 2005 DWM Water Quality Monitoring Data
- Technical Memorandum CN 228.3 - Ipswich River Watershed 2005 Benthic Macroinvertebrate Bioassessment
- Technical Memorandum CN 228.4 - Ipswich and Shawsheen River Watersheds 2005 Fish Population Monitoring and Assessment
- Technical Memorandum CN 228.7 - 2005 Ipswich River Watershed Periphyton Study
Millers River Watershed
- Technical Memorandum CN 222.2 - Millers River Watershed 2005 DWM Water Quality Monitoring Data
- Technical Memorandum CN 222.3 - Millers River Watershed 2005 Benthic Macroinvertebrate Bioassessment
- Technical Memorandum CN 222.7 - 2005 Millers River Watershed Periphyton Sampling Results
Mount Hope Bay Watershed
Mystic River Watershed
- Technical Memorandum CN 343.1 - Mystic River Watershed 2009 DWM Water Quality Monitoring Data
- Technical Memorandum CN 343.4 - Mystic River Watershed 2009 Fish Population Data
Narragansett Watershed
- Technical Memorandum CN 342.1 - Narragansett/Mount Hope Bay Watershed 2009 DWM Water Quality Monitoring Data
- Technical Memorandum CN 342.3 - Narragansett/Mount Hope Bay Watershed 2009 Benthic Macroinvertebrate Bioassessment
- Technical Memorandum CN 342.4 - Narragansett/Mount Hope Bay Watershed 2009 Fish Population Data
Nashua River Watershed
- Technical Memorandum CN 324.2 - Nashua River Watershed 2008 DWM Water Quality Monitoring Data
- Technical Memorandum CN 324.3 - Nashua River Watershed 2008 Fish Population Monitoring and Assessment
- Technical Memorandum CN 324.4 - Nashua River Watershed 2008 Benthic Macroinvertebrate Bioassessment
- Technical Memorandum CN 338.0 - Macroinvertebrate Biomonitoring Results for Cold Spring Brook 2008
Reports: Neponset through Weymouth & Weir River Watersheds
Neponset River Watershed
- Technical Memorandum CN 340.1 - Neponset River Watershed 2009 DWM Water Quality Monitoring Data
- Technical Memorandum CN 340.4 - Neponset River Watershed 2009 Fish Population Data
North Coastal Watershed
- Technical Memorandum CN 286.2 - North Shore Coastal Watersheds 2007 DWM Water Quality Monitoring Data
- Technical Memorandum CN 286.3 - North Coastal Watershed 2007 Benthic Macroinvertebrate Bioassessment
- Technical Memorandum CN 286.4 - North Coastal Watershed 2007 Fish Population Data
Shawsheen River Watershed
- Technical Memorandum CN 220.3 - Shawsheen River Watershed 2005 DWM Water Quality Monitoring Data
- Technical Memorandum CN 220.4 - Shawsheen River Watershed 2005 Benthic Macroinvertebrate Bioassessment
- Technical Memorandum CN 220.7 - 2005 Shawsheen River Watershed Periphyton Sampling Results
South Coastal Watershed
- Technical Memorandum CN 235.1 - South Shore Coastal Watersheds 2006 DWM Water Quality Monitoring Data
- Technical Memorandum CN 235.3 - South Shore Coastal Watersheds 2006 Benthic Macroinvertebrate Bioassessment
- Technical Memorandum CN 235.4 - 2006 South Coastal Watershed (Eel River sub-watershed) Fish Population Assessment
- Technical Memorandum CN 235.6 - South Shore Coastal Watersheds 2006 Periphyton Bioassessment
Taunton River Watershed
- Technical Memorandum CN 234.1 - Taunton River Watershed 2006 DWM Water Quality Monitoring Data
- Technical Memorandum CN 234.3 - Taunton River Watershed 2006 Benthic Macroinvertebrate Bioassessment
- Technical Memorandum CN 234.6 - Taunton River Watershed 2006 Periphyton Bioassessment
Ten Mile River Watershed
- Technical Memorandum CN 290.1 - Ten Mile Watershed 2007 DWM Water Quality Monitoring Data
- Technical Memorandum CN 290.3 - Ten Mile River Watershed 2007 Benthic Macroinvertebrate Bioassessment
Westfield River Watershed
- Technical Memorandum CN 233.1 - Westfield River Watershed 2006 DWM Water Quality Monitoring Data
- Technical Memorandum CN 233.3 - Westfield River Watershed 2006 Benthic Macroinvertebrate Bioassessment
- Technical Memorandum CN 233.4 - 2006 Westfield River Periphyton Community Assessment
Weymouth & Weir River Watershed
- Technical Memorandum CN 341.1 - Weymouth and Weir Watershed 2009 DWM Water Quality Monitoring Data
- Technical Memorandum CN 341.3 - Boston Harbor Watershed (Mystic, Neponset, Weymouth/Weir) 2009 Benthic Macroinvertebrate Bioassessment
- Technical Memorandum CN 341.4 - Weymouth and Weir Rivers Watershed 2009 Fish Population Data