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Eastern Connecticut Conservation District (ECCD)

Norwich office:
USDA Service Center
238 West Town Street
Norwich, CT 06360-2111
860-887-4163 x3011

Brooklyn office:
P.O. Box 112
139 Wolf Den Road Brooklyn, CT 06234
860-774-8397 x203

 

 

Mashamoquet BrookBaker CoveSpaulding PondWater Quality MonitoringNiantic River Watershed

Swimming Pond at Mashamoquet Brook State Park

ECCD awarded a grant to investigate water quality issues in Mashamoquet Brook

Mashamoquet Brook is located in Pomfret, CT.   Water from this brook is diverted to a swimming area in Mashamoquet Brook State Park. Water samples from the pond occasionally exceed the safe bacteria threshold limit. In 2010, the ECCD will be investigating this situation and developing recommendations to remedy this problem.
Pomfret Farm Survey – in order to document the current level of farm activity, ECCD developed a survey and is asking Pomfret residents to take a few moments to voluntarily record the number of livestock they keep on their land, plus other relevant information. In the mid-1970s, there were more dairy cows than people in Pomfret. How has that changed? Click here to download a copy of the survey form. Participants are asked to return this form by April 1, 2010.
Volunteer water quality monitoring – in cooperation with The Last Green Valley Volunteer Water Quality Monitoring Program, the Town of Pomfret and the Northeast District Department of Health, ECCD is recruiting volunteers to participate in a new pilot project. Volunteers will be asked to collect water samples weekly during the summer season. Water samples will be transported to the CT State Department of Health to measure the amount of E. coli in the samples. This information will be helpful to locate the potential sources of contamination into the brook. If you would like to be involved, contact Jean Pillo at 860-928-4948.
 
This project is supported in part by a US EPA Clean Water Act grant funded through the CT DEP.

 

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