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City of Rochester City of Rochester 31 Wakefield Street Rochester, NH 03867-1917 MASTER PLAN NATURAL RESOURCES CHAPTER Prepared for the City of Rochester Conservation Commission by Strafford Regional Planning Commission June 2008 Endorsed by the City of Rochester Conservation Commission December 3, 2008 Endorsed by the Rochester City Council February 3, 2009 Adopted by the City of Rochester Planning Board February 23, 2009 FUNDING SOURCES: This project was funded under the Coastal Zone Management Act by NOAA's Office of Ocean and Coastal Resource Management in conjunction with the New Hampshire Coastal Program. This project was funded in part by a grant from the New Hampshire Estuaries Project as authorized by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s National Estuary Program. In addition, funding for this project was also provided by the City of Rochester Conservation Commission. City of Rochester - Master Plan - Natural Resources Chapter (February 2009) Page i The Natural Resources Chapter was endorsed by the Rochester Conservation Commission on June 25, 2008. Members of the Rochester Conservation Commission: Mark Toussaint - Chair John Hackett Mark Jennings Meredith Lineweber Steve Riker Deborah Shigo Jeff Winders Mayor John H. Larochelle, Ex-Officio Member The Natural Resources Chapter was endorsed by the Rochester City Council on February 3, 2009. Members of the Rochester, City Council: Mayor John H, Larochelle Deputy Mayor Elaine M. Lauterborn Brian LaBranche A. Raymond Varney Sandra B. Keans Peter A. Lachapelle Rick Healey Ray Lundborn Geoffrey Hamann Ralph Torr Charles Gerrish Stephen Hervey Charles Grassie The Natural Resources Chapter was adopted by the Rochester Planning Board on February 23, 2009. Members of the Rochester Planning Board: A. Terese Desjardins - Chair Tim Fontneau - Vice Chair Nel Sylvain- Secretary Richard Groat Eugene McCarthy Jr. John David Meader Derek Peters Tom Abbott - City Manager Designee Rick Healey - City Council Ex-Officio Appointee Ray Varney - City Council Alternate Ex-Officio Appointee City of Rochester - Master Plan - Natural Resources Chapter (February 2009) Page ii ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS The Natural Resources Chapter was prepared by the Strafford Regional Planning Commission with assistance from the Rochester Conservation Commission, staff of the Rochester Department of Planning, and the Natural Resources Chapter Work Group. The Conservation Commission extends thanks to the Natural Resources Chapter Work Group for their contributions in developing this Chapter. Members included the following volunteers: Tom Abbott Cecile Cormier Susan DeVito Dan Hubbard Ea Ksander Kenn Ortmann Deborah Shigo Mark Toussaint Jeff Winders Fred Glidden (former Commission member) Paul Marshall (former Commission member) The Conservation Commission extends thanks to the staff of the Rochester Department of Planning and Development for their contributions in the development and review of this Chapter: Kenn Ortmann -Director Michael Behrendt – Chief Planner Cecile Cormier – City Planner Ea Ksander – Community Development Coordinator The Conservation Commission extends thanks to staff of the Rochester Department of Public Works for their contributions to the content of this Chapter. City of Rochester - Master Plan - Natural Resources Chapter (February 2009) Page iii TABLE OF CONTENTS SECTION PAGE 1.0 INTRODUCTION AND SUMMARY ……………………………………………. 1 1.1 Vision Statement ……………………………………………………………. 1 1.2 Introduction …………………………………………………………………. 2 1.3 Natural Resource Goals ……………………………………………………... 3 1.4 Recommendations …………………………………………………………... 3 2.0 OVERVIEW ……………………………………………………………………….. 4 2.1 Ecological Regions …………………………………………………………. 4 2.2 Summary of Land Use ……………………………………………………… 5 2.3 Environmental Constraints …………………………………………………. 6 3.0 TOPOGRAPHY …………………………………………………………………... 8 3.1 Topographic Features ………………………….…………………………… 8 3.2 Steep Slopes …………………………………….………..………………… 8 3.3 Recommendations ………………………………………………….………. 9 4.0 SOILS ……………………………………………………………………………… 10 4.1 Overview of Soils ……………………………….…………………………. 10 4.2 Soil Drainage Characteristics ………….…………………………………… 11 4.3 Farmland Soils ………………………….…………..……………………… 12 4.4 Agriculture …………………………………………………………………. 13 4.5 Recommendations …………………………………………………………. 14 5.0 FORESTS AND URBAN TREES ……………………………………………...… 15 5.1 Overview of Forests and Woodlands ………………………………………. 15 5.2 Forest and Woodland Cover ……………………………………………….. 15 5.3 Contiguous Forest Blocks ………………………………………………….. 16 5.4 Environmental Importance of Forests and Trees…………………………… 18 5.5 Recommendations ………………………………………………………….. 24 6.0 AREAS OF ECOLOGICAL SIGNIFICANCE ………………………….……… 25 6.1 New Hampshire’s Wildlife Action Plan …………………………….……… 25 6.2 Land Conservation Plan for New Hampshire’s Coastal Watersheds ………. 26 6.3 Wildlife Habitat and Unfragmented Lands …………………………………. 28 6.4 Recommendations …………………………………………………………... 30 7.0 WILDLIFE AND INVASIVE SPECIES ………………..……………………….. 31 7.1 Locally Observed Species ………………………………………………….. 31 7.2 Rare and Endangered Species ………………….………………………..….. 32 7.3 Native and Beneficial Species ………………………………………………. 33 7.4 Statewide Invasive Species …………………………………………………. 34 7.5 Recommendations …………………………………………………………… 37 City of Rochester - Master Plan - Natural Resources Chapter (February 2009) Page iv 8.0 WETLANDS ……………………………………………………………………….. 39 8.1 Overview of Wetlands ………………………………………………………. 39 8.2 Prime Wetlands and Wetlands of Significance ……………………………... 41 8.3 Vernal Pools ……………………………………………….………………… 42 8.4 Recommendations …………………………………………………………… 44 9.0 AQUIFERS ……………………………………………….………………………… 45 9.1 Aquifer Types ………………………………………………………………. 45 9.2 Local Aquifer Protection Measures …………………………………………. 46 9.3 Recommendations …………………………………………………………… 48 10.0 SURFACE WATER RESOURCES ……………………………………………..… 49 10.1 Watersheds ………………………………………………………………….. 49 10.2 Rivers, Streams, Lakes and Ponds ………………………………………….. 50 10.3 Fishery ………………………………………………………………………. 57 10.4 Instream Flow Management ………………………………………………… 59 10.5 Dams ………………………………………………………………………… 60 10.6 Floodplains ………………………………………………………………….. 60 10.7 Drinking Water Sources ……………………………………………………... 61 10.8 Surface Water Users ………………………………………………………….. 63 10.9 Water Quality Monitoring …………………………………………………… 65 10.10 Recommendations …………………………………………………………… 66 11.0 GROUNDWATER RESOURCES ………………………………………………… 67 11.1 Groundwater Resources ………………………………………………..…… 67 11.2 Groundwater Users ………………………………………………………..… 68 11.3 Recommendations …………………………………………………………… 69 12.0 POTENTIAL THREATS TO WATER RESOURCES ………………………….. 70 12.1 Point Source Pollution ……………………………………………………….. 70 12.2 Non-Point Source Pollution ………………………………………………….. 71 12.3 Recommendations …………………………………………………………… 76 13.0 SCENIC RESOURCES …………………………………………………………….. 77 13.1 Scenic Views ………………………………………………………………… 77 13.2 Recommendations …………………………………………………………… 80 14.0 RESOURCE CONSERVATION AND PROTECTION …………………………. 81 14.1 Current Use Property Assessment …………………………………………… 81 14.2 Land Conservation and Preservation ……………………………..…………. 82 14.3 Recommendations …………………………………………………………… 88 City of Rochester - Master Plan - Natural Resources Chapter (February 2009) Page v 15.0 PUBLIC AND RECREATIONAL RESOURCES ……………………………….. 90 15.1 Open Space ………………………………………………………………….. 90 15.2 Natural and Scenic Recreation Areas ………………………………………. 91 15.3 Water Recreation and Fishing ………….…………………………………… 92 15.4 Recommendations …………………..………………………………………. 93 16.0 REGIONAL WATERSHED PLANNING ……………………………….……… 94 16.1 Overview ………………………………………………………………….… 94 16.2 Cocheco River Watershed Coalition (CRWC) ………………………….….. 95 16.3 Isinglass River Local Advisory Committee (IRLAC) ………….…….…….. 96 16.4 Strafford Rivers Conservancy (SRC) ………………………………………. 96 16.5 Federal and State Agencies and Programs ………………….…………….… 96 16.6 Recommendations ………………………………………………………….. 100 17.0 IMPLEMENTATION PLAN ………………………………………………………101 17.1 Priority Recommendations …………………………………………….…..…101 17.2 Management Approaches ………………………………………..………….. 101 17.3 Priority Actions - Highest, Intermediate, and Long Term ………….……….. 102 18.0 APPENDICES ………………………………………………………………...…... 110 APPENDIX A: Summary of Recommendations by Section of the Natural …………….. 111 Resources Chapter APPENDIX B: Conservation Focus Area data sheets from the Land Conservation …… 119 Plan for New Hampshire’s Coastal Watersheds APPENDIX C: Inventory of Birds Observed in Rochester …………………………….. 128 APPENDIX D: Species Commonly Found to Vernal Pools in New Hampshire ………. 130 APPENDIX E. Fact Sheet Summary of CSPA Changes Effective April 1, 2008 ……... 132 APPENDIX F. Summary of Requirements of the City of Rochester Large …………… 134 Groundwater Withdrawal Permit No. LGWP-2008-0001 APPENDIX G. General information about other potential sources of nonpoint ……….. 136 source and point pollution LIST OF TABLES Table 1: Land use by type and acreage …………………….…………….……………… 5 Table 2: Summary of zoning districts and acreage …………..…………………………. 6 Table 3: Summary of municipal land use setback and buffer requirements ……….…… 7 Table 4: Soils by soil class and acreage ………………………………………………… 11 Table 5: Soil drainage characteristics and acreage…………………………………..….. 12 Table 6: Acres of farmland soils by type ………………………………………….….... 12 Table 7: Forest cover by type and acreage ……………………………………….…...… 16 Table 8: Contiguous forest blocks by dominant forest type ……….…………….…....... 17 Table 9: Inventory of Big (Champion) Tree species in Rochester ……………….…….. 17 Table 10: Statistics of the positive effects of trees on daily life and well-being ………….
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