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In 2018 through 2020, CRWA worked with the Town of Milford to develop a restoration plan for the area around Milford Pond. The town is located at the headwaters of the Charles and, like many communities around I-495, it has experienced rapid growth in recent years. The Charles River in Milford suffers from nutrient pollution and low water levels during dry conditions. CRWA’s designs include 64 stormwater treatment opportunities using green infrastructure to treat runoff from the 1,180-acre study area, and will preserve open space. Each year, the proposed plan would reduce 650 pounds of nutrient pollution load into the river, contribute 240 million gallons to groundwater recharge, and meet legally required pollution reductions.
The planning work was partially financed with Federal Funds from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to the Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection (the Department) under a S. 604(b) competitive grant. You can review a PDF of the the Subwatershed Restoration Plan presentation here. |
Milford Subwatershed Restoration Introduction Presentation Video
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The Town has taken an active approach in addressing impacts from natural hazards through the development of the Town’s multi-natural hazard mitigation plan.
However, the recent impacts from hurricanes Sandy and Irene in New England have increased the urgency and opened the need for municipalities, states, and the nation to not only mitigate natural hazards, but also to increase resilience to address extreme weather and climate change vulnerability. Just in the last year the Commonwealth experienced significant impacts from multiple winter storms that resulted in property damages and utility disruption such as power outages that extended from the coast to inland communities in the MetroWest region. It is also an important reminder that in other parts of the country experienced devastating impacts to infrastructure and social, ecological and economic networks caused by hurricanes Harvey, Irma, and Maria. |
