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Water Quality Assessment Reports, Blackstone through Islands Watersheds

These are detailed reports on the condition of watersheds in Massachusetts.
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Blackstone River Basin - 1998

Blackstone River Basin 1998 Water Quality Assessment Report Section 1, Open DOC file, 564 KB (English, DOC 564 KB)
Blackstone River Basin 1998 Water Quality Assessment Report Section 2, Open DOC file, 349.5 KB (English, DOC 349.5 KB)
Blackstone River Basin 1998 Water Quality Assessment Report Section 3, Open DOC file, 2.95 MB (English, DOC 2.95 MB)
Blackstone River Basin 1998 Water Quality Assessment Report Section 4, Open DOC file, 2.79 MB (English, DOC 2.79 MB)

Blackstone River Watershed - 2003-2007

Blackstone River Watershed 2003-2007 Water Quality Assessment Report, Open PDF file, 2.8 MB (English, PDF 2.8 MB)
Blackstone River Watershed 2003-2007 Water Quality Assessment Report Appendix A: Assessment Methodology Guidelines, Open PDF file, 217.51 KB (English, PDF 217.51 KB)
Blackstone River Watershed 2003-2007 Water Quality Assessment Report Appendix B - Technical Memorandum (2003 Water Quality Monitoring Data), Open PDF file, 715.65 KB (English, PDF 715.65 KB)
Blackstone River Watershed 2003-2007 Water Quality Assessment Report Appendix C - Technical Memorandum (2003 Biological Assessment), Open PDF file, 276.12 KB (English, PDF 276.12 KB)
Blackstone River Watershed 2003-2007 Water Quality Assessment Report Appendix D - Technical Memorandum (2003 Fish Population Monitoring & Assessment), Open PDF file, 181.73 KB (English, PDF 181.73 KB)
Blackstone River Watershed 2003-2007 Water Quality Assessment Report Appendix E - 2003 Periphyton Sampling Results, Open PDF file, 32.84 KB (English, PDF 32.84 KB)
Blackstone River Watershed 2003-2007 Water Quality Assessment Report Appendix F - Water Quality Sampling Data 2000-2004, Open PDF file, 84.04 KB (English, PDF 84.04 KB)
Blackstone River Watershed 2003-2007 Water Quality Assessment Report Appendix G - Technical Memorandum (Continuous Temperature Data, August-September 2003), Open PDF file, 480.65 KB (English, PDF 480.65 KB)
Blackstone River Watershed 2003-2007 Water Quality Assessment Report Appendix H - Water Management Act and NPDES Permitting Information, Open PDF file, 135.09 KB (English, PDF 135.09 KB)

Boston Harbor - 1999

Boston Harbor 1999 Water Quality Assessment Report Section I, Open PDF file, 734.65 KB (English, PDF 734.65 KB)
Boston Harbor 1999 Water Quality Assessment Report Section II, Open PDF file, 2.84 MB (English, PDF 2.84 MB)
Boston Harbor 1999 Water Quality Assessment Report Section IIIa, Open PDF file, 490.99 KB (English, PDF 490.99 KB)
Boston Harbor 1999 Water Quality Assessment Report Section IIIb, Open PDF file, 1.2 MB (English, PDF 1.2 MB)
Boston Harbor 1999 Water Quality Assessment Report Section IIIc, Open PDF file, 560.79 KB (English, PDF 560.79 KB)
Boston Harbor 1999 Water Quality Assessment Report Section IIId, Open PDF file, 915.25 KB (English, PDF 915.25 KB)
Boston Harbor 1999 Water Quality Assessment Report Section IV, Open PDF file, 1.08 MB (English, PDF 1.08 MB)

Boston Harbor - 2004-2008

Boston Harbor 2004-2008 Water Quality Assessment Report, Open PDF file, 4.35 MB (English, PDF 4.35 MB)
Boston Harbor 2004-2008 Water Quality Assessment Report Appendix A, Open PDF file, 114.01 KB (English, PDF 114.01 KB)
Boston Harbor 2004-2008 Water Quality Assessment Report Appendix B, Open PDF file, 101.39 KB (English, PDF 101.39 KB)
Boston Harbor 2004-2008 Water Quality Assessment Report Appendix C, Open PDF file, 176.36 KB (English, PDF 176.36 KB)
Boston Harbor 2004-2008 Water Quality Assessment Report Appendix D, Open PDF file, 148.43 KB (English, PDF 148.43 KB)

Buzzards Bay Watershed - 2000

Buzzards Bay 2000 Water Quality Assessment Report, S. I, Open PDF file, 821.72 KB (English, PDF 821.72 KB)
Buzzards Bay 2000 Water Quality Assessment Report, S. II, Open PDF file, 2.9 MB (English, PDF 2.9 MB)
Buzzards Bay 2000 Water Quality Assessment Report, S. III, Open PDF file, 3.53 MB (English, PDF 3.53 MB)
Buzzards Bay 2000 Water Quality Assessment Report, S. IV, Open PDF file, 1.63 MB (English, PDF 1.63 MB)

Cape Cod Watershed - 1999

Cape Cod Watershed 1999 Water Quality Assessment Report, Open PDF file, 10.78 MB (English, PDF 10.78 MB)

Cape Cod Coastal Drainage Areas 2004-2008

Cape Cod Coastal Drainage Areas 2004-2008 Water Quality Assessment Report, Open PDF file, 5.88 MB (English, PDF 5.88 MB)
Cape Cod Coastal Drainage Areas 2004-2008 Water Quality Assessment Report Appendix A, Open PDF file, 215.93 KB (English, PDF 215.93 KB)
Cape Cod Coastal Drainage Areas 2004-2008 Water Quality Assessment Report Appendix B, Open PDF file, 135.5 KB (English, PDF 135.5 KB)
Cape Cod Coastal Drainage Areas 2004-2008 Water Quality Assessment Report Appendix C, Open PDF file, 158.09 KB (English, PDF 158.09 KB)
Cape Cod Coastal Drainage Areas 2004-2008 Water Quality Assessment Report Appendix D, Open PDF file, 110.84 KB (English, PDF 110.84 KB)
Cape Cod Coastal Drainage Areas 2004-2008 Water Quality Assessment Report Appendix E, Open PDF file, 81.27 KB (English, PDF 81.27 KB)

Charles River Watershed - 1997/1998

Charles River Basin Watershed 1997/1998 Water Quality Assessment Report Section I, Open DOC file, 722.5 KB (English, DOC 722.5 KB)
Charles River Basin Watershed 1997/1998 Water Quality Assessment Report Section II, Open DOC file, 248 KB (English, DOC 248 KB)
Charles River Basin Watershed 1997/1998 Water Quality Assessment Report Section III, Open DOC file, 2.67 MB (English, DOC 2.67 MB)
Charles River Basin Watershed 1997/1998 Water Quality Assessment Report Section IV, Open DOC file, 6.19 MB (English, DOC 6.19 MB)
Charles River Basin Watershed 1997/1998 Water Quality Assessment Report Errata Sheet, Open DOC file, 23 KB (English, DOC 23 KB)

Charles River Watershed - 2002-2006

Charles River Watershed 2002-2006 Water Quality Assessment Report, Open PDF file, 2.87 MB (English, PDF 2.87 MB)
Charles River Watershed 2002-2006 Water Quality Assessment Report Appendix A, Open PDF file, 95.44 KB (English, PDF 95.44 KB)
Charles River Watershed 2002-2006 Water Quality Assessment Report Appendix B, Open PDF file, 450.39 KB (English, PDF 450.39 KB)
Charles River Watershed 2002-2006 Water Quality Assessment Report Appendix C, Open PDF file, 368.7 KB (English, PDF 368.7 KB)
Charles River Watershed 2002-2006 Water Quality Assessment Report Appendix D, Open PDF file, 98.76 KB (English, PDF 98.76 KB)
Charles River Watershed 2002-2006 Water Quality Assessment Report Appendix E, Open PDF file, 37.6 KB (English, PDF 37.6 KB)
Charles River Watershed 2002-2006 Water Quality Assessment Report Appendix F, Open PDF file, 135.43 KB (English, PDF 135.43 KB)
Charles River Watershed 2002-2006 Water Quality Assessment Report Appendix G, Open PDF file, 54.61 KB (English, PDF 54.61 KB)
Charles River Watershed 2002-2006 Water Quality Assessment Report Appendix H, Open PDF file, 192.92 KB (English, PDF 192.92 KB)
Charles River Watershed 2002-2006 Water Quality Assessment Report Appendix I, Open PDF file, 94.4 KB (English, PDF 94.4 KB)

Chicopee River Basin - 1998

Chicopee River Basin Water Quality Assessment Report 1998 S.1, Open DOC file, 1.06 MB (English, DOC 1.06 MB)
Chicopee River Basin Water Quality Assessment Report 1998 S.2, Open DOC file, 318.5 KB (English, DOC 318.5 KB)
Chicopee River Basin Water Quality Assessment Report 1998 S.3, Open DOC file, 7.55 MB (English, DOC 7.55 MB)
Chicopee River Basin Water Quality Assessment Report 1998 S.4, Open DOC file, 2.26 MB (English, DOC 2.26 MB)

Chicopee River Basin - 2003

Chicopee River Basin Water Quality Assessment Report 2003, Open PDF file, 3.58 MB (English, PDF 3.58 MB)
Chicopee River Basin Water Quality Assessment Report 2003, Appendix A, Assessment Methodology Guidelines, Open PDF file, 80.19 KB (English, PDF 80.19 KB)
Chicopee River Basin Water Quality Assessment Report 2003, Appendix B, Water Quality Technical Memorandum, Open PDF file, 417.49 KB (English, PDF 417.49 KB)
Chicopee River Basin Water Quality Assessment Report 2003, Appendix C, Lake Survey Data, Open PDF file, 59.5 KB (English, PDF 59.5 KB)
Chicopee River Basin Water Quality Assessment Report 2003, Appendix D, Summary of NPDES Permitting Information, Open PDF file, 76.98 KB (English, PDF 76.98 KB)
Chicopee River Basin Water Quality Assessment Report 2003, Appendix E, Summary of Water Management Act Permitting Information, Open PDF file, 28.75 KB (English, PDF 28.75 KB)

Connecticut River Basin - 1998

Connecticut River Basin Water Quality Assessment Report 1998 S.1, Open DOC file, 1.57 MB (English, DOC 1.57 MB)
Connecticut River Basin Water Quality Assessment Report 1998 S.2, Open DOC file, 293.5 KB (English, DOC 293.5 KB)
Connecticut River Basin Water Quality Assessment Report 1998 S.3, Open DOC file, 3.14 MB (English, DOC 3.14 MB)
Connecticut River Basin Water Quality Assessment Report 1998 S.4, Open DOC file, 238.5 KB (English, DOC 238.5 KB)
Connecticut River Basin - 1998 Water Quality Assessment Report Errata Sheet, Open DOC file, 38 KB (English, DOC 38 KB)

Connecticut River Basin - 2003

Connecticut River Watershed - 2003 Water Quality Assessment Report, Open PDF file, 1.91 MB (English, PDF 1.91 MB)
Proposed Amendment to Final Restoration Plan and Environmental Assessment, Holyoke Coal Tar Deposits and Former Holyoke Gas Works, Connecticut River November 2015, Open PDF file, 503.05 KB (English, PDF 503.05 KB)
Connecticut River Basin - 2003 Water Quality Assessment Report, Appendix A, Assessment Methodology, Open PDF file, 233.74 KB (English, PDF 233.74 KB)
Connecticut River Basin - 2003 Water Quality Assessment Report, Appendix B, Connecticut River Water Quality, Open PDF file, 1.69 MB (English, PDF 1.69 MB)
Connecticut River Basin - 2003 Water Quality Assessment Report, Appendix C, 2003 Connecticut River Biomonitoring, Open PDF file, 848.05 KB (English, PDF 848.05 KB)
Connecticut River Basin - 2003 Water Quality Assessment Report, Appendix D, 2003 Connecticut River Fish Population, Open PDF file, 147.03 KB (English, PDF 147.03 KB)
Connecticut River Basin - 2003 Water Quality Assessment Report, Appendix E, 2003 Connecticut River Benthic Algae, Open PDF file, 450.5 KB (English, PDF 450.5 KB)
Connecticut River Basin - 2003 Water Quality Assessment Report, Appendix F, 2003 Connecticut Lakes Survey Data, Open PDF file, 117.01 KB (English, PDF 117.01 KB)
Connecticut River Basin - 2003 Water Quality Assessment Report, Appendix G, 2002 Connecticut Fish Toxics Monitoring, Open PDF file, 78.56 KB (English, PDF 78.56 KB)
Connecticut River Basin - 2003 Water Quality Assessment Report, Appendix H, Connecticut Water Management Act & NPDES Permitting, Open PDF file, 338.64 KB (English, PDF 338.64 KB)
Connecticut River Basin - 2003 Water Quality Assessment Report, Appendix I, Holyoke Coal Tar Site Summary 2007, Open PDF file, 40.75 KB (English, PDF 40.75 KB)

Deerfield River Watershed

Deerfield River Watershed Water Quality Assessment Report - 2000, Open PDF file, 2.61 MB (English, PDF 2.61 MB)
Deerfield River Watershed Water Quality Assessment Report - 2000 Appendix, Open PDF file, 1.03 MB (English, PDF 1.03 MB)

Farmington River Watershed - 2001

Farmington River Watershed Water Quality Assessment Report - 2001, Open PDF file, 3.16 MB (English, PDF 3.16 MB)
Farmington River Watershed Water Quality Assessment Report - 2001 Appendices, Open PDF file, 709.17 KB (English, PDF 709.17 KB)

French & Quinebaug River Watersheds - 2001

French & Quinebaug River Watersheds Water Quality Assessment Report 2001 Section 1, Open PDF file, 1.66 MB (English, PDF 1.66 MB)
French & Quinebaug River Watersheds Water Quality Assessment Report 2001 Section 2, Open DOC file, 571.5 KB (English, DOC 571.5 KB)
French & Quinebaug River Watersheds Water Quality Assessment Report 2001 Section 3, Open DOC file, 4.19 MB (English, DOC 4.19 MB)
French & Quinebaug River Watersheds Water Quality Assessment Report 2001 Section 4, Open DOC file, 2.8 MB (English, DOC 2.8 MB)

French & Quinebaug River Watersheds - 2004-08

French & Quinebaug River Watersheds Water Quality Assessment Report 2004-08, Open PDF file, 2.59 MB (English, PDF 2.59 MB)
French & Quinebaug River Watersheds Water Quality Assessment Report 2004-08 Appendix A, Open PDF file, 87.61 KB (English, PDF 87.61 KB)
French & Quinebaug River Watersheds Water Quality Assessment Report 2004-08 Appendix B, Open PDF file, 945.52 KB (English, PDF 945.52 KB)
French & Quinebaug River Watersheds Water Quality Assessment Report 2004-08 Appendix C, Open PDF file, 616.57 KB (English, PDF 616.57 KB)
French & Quinebaug River Watersheds Water Quality Assessment Report 2004-08 Appendix D, Open PDF file, 276.67 KB (English, PDF 276.67 KB)
French & Quinebaug River Watersheds Water Quality Assessment Report 2004-08 Appendix E, Open PDF file, 74.71 KB (English, PDF 74.71 KB)
French & Quinebaug River Watersheds Water Quality Assessment Report 2004-08 Appendix F, Open PDF file, 51.68 KB (English, PDF 51.68 KB)
French & Quinebaug River Watersheds Water Quality Assessment Report 2004-08 Appendix G, Open PDF file, 13.55 KB (English, PDF 13.55 KB)
French & Quinebaug River Watersheds Water Quality Assessment Report 2004-08 Appendix H, Open PDF file, 206.03 KB (English, PDF 206.03 KB)

Housatonic River Basin - 1997/98

Housatonic River Basin Water Quality Assessment Report 1997 S.1, Open DOC file, 377 KB (English, DOC 377 KB)
Housatonic River Basin Water Quality Assessment Report 1997 S.2, Open DOC file, 449.5 KB (English, DOC 449.5 KB)
Housatonic River Basin Water Quality Assessment Report 1997 S.3, Open DOC file, 3.76 MB (English, DOC 3.76 MB)
Housatonic River Basin Water Quality Assessment Report 1997 S.4, Open DOC file, 4.38 MB (English, DOC 4.38 MB)
Housatonic River Basin - 1997/1998 Water Quality Assessment Report Errata Sheet, Open DOC file, 22.5 KB (English, DOC 22.5 KB)

Housatonic River Basin - 2002

Housatonic River Basin - 2002 Water Quality Assessment Report, Open PDF file, 3.32 MB (English, PDF 3.32 MB)
Housatonic River Basin 2002 Water Quality Assessment Report Appendices A-C, Open PDF file, 2.6 MB (English, PDF 2.6 MB)
Housatonic River Basin 2002 Water Quality Assessment Report Appendices D-J, Open PDF file, 3.52 MB (English, PDF 3.52 MB)

Hudson River Basin - 1997

Hudson River Basin Water Quality Assessment Report 1997 S.1, Open DOC file, 435.5 KB (English, DOC 435.5 KB)
Hudson River Basin Water Quality Assessment Report 1997 S.2, Open DOC file, 292 KB (English, DOC 292 KB)
Hudson River Basin Water Quality Assessment Report 1997 S.3, Open DOC file, 6.61 MB (English, DOC 6.61 MB)
Hudson River Basin Water Quality Assessment Report 1997 S.4, Open DOC file, 928 KB (English, DOC 928 KB)
Errata Sheet: Hudson River Basin Water Quality Assessment Report 1997, Open DOC file, 25.5 KB (English, DOC 25.5 KB)

Hudson River Basin - 2002

Hudson River Basin Water Quality Assessment Report 2002, Open PDF file, 2.32 MB (English, PDF 2.32 MB)
Hudson River Basin Water Quality Assessment Report 2002 Appendices, Open PDF file, 3.17 MB (English, PDF 3.17 MB)

Ipswich River Watershed - 2000

Ipswich River Watershed 2000 Water Quality Assessment Report, Open PDF file, 4.04 MB (English, PDF 4.04 MB)

Islands Watershed - 2000

Islands Watershed 2000 Water Quality Assessment Report, Open PDF file, 2.58 MB (English, PDF 2.58 MB)

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