EPA New England - Mystic River

Mystic River Summit 

EPA New England would like to thank everyone that participated in the Mystic River Watershed Summit, held April 10, 2008 in Boston. We are quite pleased with all the energy and enthusiasm that was displayed at the summit and we look forward to working with the Mystic watershed groups and communities to restore water quality in the watershed. Revitalizing the Mystic will be quite a challenge, but forming strong partnerships is the first step toward reaching our common goals.

The draft meeting notes from the Summit have been posted on this web site and we will be hosting four conference calls to finish up discussions and review our typed notes from the breakout sessions. The goals of these four calls will be to review and refine the meeting notes and further develop actions and priorities.

The conference calls will focus on the same four topics we had at the Summit:

• Bacteria and Stormwater, June 4, 10:00 am
• Flooding, June 9, 2:00 pm
• Industrial Contaminants, June 10, 11:00 am
• Land Use/Reconnection People to the River, June 11, 11:00 am

Each of these calls will be at 617-918-2040.

To ensure the appropriate number of available lines, we would appreciate your RSVP if you intend to make any of these calls. If more than one person will be calling in from your organization, please conserve lines and call in together. Please send your RSVP to the Mystic River Inbox (mysticriversummit@epa.gov).

We are also soliciting interest in participation on a formal steering committee. We are planning the first steering committee meeting for the end of June. This committee will have short- and long-term water quality goals. Those who volunteer for this effort should be able to commit to a long-term effort and should be willing to be an active member. EPA New England believes that this collaborative approach will yield the greatest results over time. If you are interested in being part of the steering committee, please send an email to Caitlyn Hunt (hunt.caitlyn@epa.gov) stating your interest and how you would like to be involved.

Open Mike (PDF) (2 pp., 15 KB, about PDF)

Changing Land Use & Impacts on the Mystic River Breakout Session Notes (PDF) (5 pp., 52 KB, about PDF)

Flooding Breakout Group Notes (PDF) (4 pp., 34 KB, about PDF)

Industrial Contaminants Breakout Session Notes (PDF) (2 pp., 17 KB, about PDF)

Bacteria & Stormwater Breakout Session (PDF) (5 pp., 59 KB, about PDF)

Background materials on the Mystic River available at this website

Executive Summary for Changing Land Use & Impacts (PDF) (2 pp., 30 KB, about PDF)