Watersheds

The Southwest Conservation District has been contracted to coordinate the development of the Farm River Watershed Based Plan. This program is funded by the Natural Resource Conservation Service (NRCS) National Water Quality Initiative (NWQI) program. The final document will meet both NRCS and CT DEEP Nonpoint Source Pollution Program objectives. Finishing this document will create implementation projects and funding opportunities for improving the watershed. For more information, please see the Farm River Fact Sheet.

Projects will be eligible within any of the municipalities in the watershed. These communities include Branford, North Branford, Guilford, and East Haven.

“We envision a restored Norwalk River Watershed system: one that is healthy, dynamic and will remain so for generations to come; one that offers clean water and functioning wetlands; one in which a diversity of freshwater and anadromous fish as well as other wildlife and plants are once again sustained; one in which the river system is an attractive community resource that enhances quality of life, education, tourism and recreation; and above all, one in which growth respects this vision and all people participate in the stewardship of the watershed.”

During the summer of 2010 the Pequonnock River Initiative (PRI) was formed as a partnership between the City of Bridgeport and the towns of Monroe and Trumbull to develop a watershed plan for the Pequonnock River watershed. The goal of the Initiative is to complete the plan by the summer of 2011. The watershed plan will be a comprehensive, scientifically-sound, and practical planning document for the protection and restoration of water resources in the Pequonnock River watershed. The watershed plan will detail the existing conditions of the watershed and identify its current problems and sources of pollution. Also, it will address emerging issues facing the watershed, and will outline detailed action steps for implementation. The plan will have the potential to affect on-the-ground change within the watershed.

This website is under development and will be a resource for information about the watershed and will provide opportunities for the public to learn about, and be engaged in activities to improve the Pequonnock River.

The Byram Watershed Coalition (BWC) is a large group of professionals that are working on a watershed management plan for the Byram River.

The BWC acts as a clearing house for collaborative assessment and planning for the watershed and positive public involvement; as a proactive force toward overall watershed improvement; an organization willing to engage, interact with and educate the public; and ready and able to employ knowledge toward the betterment of the watershed as a public resource.