EPA STEERING COMMITTEES
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) convenes a Mystic River Watershed Steering Committee to address the issues and needs of the communities and natural resources of the Mystic River Watershed. The Steering Committee includes 22 organizations including not-for-profit community groups, local, state, and federal governmental agencies. The Steering Committee works to build consensus among stakeholders to develop and implement watershed-wide goals aimed at improving water quality in this urban river system.
“It is now time to restore this watershed, to make it a place that once again provides opportunity for activity—both recreational and industrial—that benefits its citizens with a clean and healthy natural environment.” -EPA
To kick off the EPA’s efforts, a Mystic River Watershed Summit was held in April of 2008. With over 170 attendees, the energy and enthusiasm for restoring this urban river was contagious. The Steering Committee emerged from this Summit to continue to address environmental conditions within the Mystic River Watershed. All meetings are free and open to the public. View the Mystic River Watershed Initiative video, produced by the EPA.
EPA SCIENCE SUB-COMMITTEE
The EPA Science Sub-Committee contributes scientific data and interpretation that can be used by the Steering Committee and the public at large to drive sound decision-making in the watershed. The greatest value of the Science Sub-Committee is the opportunity for scientists, technical staff and decision makers from Federal, State, and watershed groups, universities and other NGOs to share information, collaborate on projects and to exchange the latest scientific information that relates to water quality in the Mystic River Watershed. The activities of the Science Sub-Committee culminate with an annual meeting for scientists to present recent findings on the watershed. The agendas and presentations of the meetings are presented below.
Co-Chairs:
Tom Faber, US Environmental Protection Agency, faber.tom@epamail.epa.gov
Patrick Herron, PhD, Mystic Monitoring Network Director, Mystic River Watershed Association, patrick@mysticriver.org
2013 SCIENCE SUB-COMMITTEE
Agenda:
Presentations:
- Chelsea IDDE Island End Success Story
- EPA 2012 Mystic Cyano Real-time Monintoring
- Frymire Chlorine Levels and separately SSOs
- Lexington Volunteer Stormwater Monitoring
- Somerville Marginal CSO (MWR205) status and update 2013
- MyRWA Herring Count and Habitat 2012
- MyRWA State of the Mystic River 2012
2011 SCIENCE SUB-COMMITTEE
Agenda:
Meeting Notes:
Presentations:
- EPA's Stormwater Monitoring & Research Effort Summary
- Inflow Infiltration SSO Analysis
- MWRA Alewife Brook Update
- MDPH Cyanobacteria Sampling 2010
- Frymire on Cyanobacteria in the Mystic
- EPA Cyanobacteria Real-time monitoring
2010 SCIENCE SUB-COMMITTEE
Agenda:
Meeting Notes:
Presentations:
- MASS DEP Bacterial Source Tracking Program Monitoring Data 2009
- MWRA Alewife Mystic Summary 2009
- Cyanobacteria Identification and Cell Counts
- MyRWA Mystic Science Priority Sites
- EPA OU2 Remedy Presentation 1/7/2010
- EPA Superfund Sites in the Upper Mystic watershed 2010
2009 SCIENCE SUB-COMMITTEE
Agenda and Meeting Notes:
Presentations:
- EPA Stormwater Monitoring and Research Effort 2009
- Mystic River Water Quality Project Inventory 2/23/2009
- E. coli Results - Mystic Watershed map 2008