Priorities & Results
Annual Report to US EPA that includes counts of all drinking water violations and a detailed list of all Public Water Systems with health-based violations.
Protocol for tracking down sources of bacteria in rivers and streams.
Public Water Systems' reports to their customers on their water quality.
The Federal Clean Water Act was enacted 40 years ago on October 18, 1972, and MassDEP continues to protect the state's waterbodies.
Projects recommended by MassDEP for financing with State Revolving Loan funds through the Water Pollution Abatement Trust.
Projects recommended by MassDEP for financing with State Revolving Loan funds through the Water Pollution Abatement Trust.
Identifying eelgrass distribution and loss in Massachusetts coastal areas.
MassDEP is addressing energy efficiency with innovative state-wide projects.
A project designed to reduce emissions of greenhouse gases and the amount of energy that treatment facilities use in treating the water that flows through the plant.
Annual summaries of MassDEP enforcement initiatives.
Goals, work plans, and indicators to assess MassDEP's effectiveness in meeting environmental protection targets.
A cooperative effort to identify and mitigate environmental threats to coastal areas in Southeastern Massachusetts.
The addition of nutrients to aquatic systems in state water bodies can lead to impairment of the water bodies by causing algal blooms, lack of oxygen, and other issues.
Eutrophication Generic Environmental Impact Report
The Department of Conservation & Recreation's report on the impact of aquatic plant growth in Massachusetts water bodies. NOTE: Link leaves MassDEP's web site.
Mapping project to identify areas of significant wildlife habitat in Massachusetts.
This collaborative effort of 7 states, EPA, and various stakeholders aims to tackle the issues of fertilizer runoff to water bodies.
This Toolkit includes information about nonpoint source pollution, a selector tool for choosing appropriate best management practices by criteria and alphabetically, and instructions.
An integrated strategy to prevent, control, and reduce pollution from nonpoint sources to protect and improve the quality of our waters.
Annual Report to the Massachusetts Legislature on accomplishments under the provisions of the federal Safe Drinking Water Act.
Water Management Act permittees' plans for managing water withdrawals.
Source Water Assessment reports help target inspections and focus technical assistance where they are needed the most, encourage cooperative emergency response, and contribute to comprehensive protection of all public water sources.
Information about TMDLs and draft and final TMDL Reports for Massachusetts watersheds.
Periodic reports on the health of Massachusetts waterbodies, including specific impairments, ecological threats, and current status.
Reports on a number of water quality concerns in Massachusetts.
An interactive, web-based tool that organizes information by subwatershed, in order to present this information in a format that will further projects to restore water quality and beneficial uses in the Commonwealth.
An annual wetlands tracking report using WIRe information.
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