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33-AC-1 DEERFIELD RIVER WATERSHED 2000 WATER QUALITY ASSESSMENT REPORT COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF ENVIRONMENTAL AFFAIRS ELLEN ROY HERZFELDER, SECRETARY MASSACHUSETTS DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION ROBERT W. GOLLEDGE JR., COMMISSIONER BUREAU OF RESOURCE PROTECTION CYNTHIA GILES, ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER DIVISION OF WATERSHED MANAGEMENT GLENN HAAS, DIRECTOR NOTICE OF AVAILABILITY LIMITED COPIES OF THIS REPORT ARE AVAILABLE AT NO COST BY WRITTEN REQUEST TO: MASSACHUSETTS DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION DIVISION OF WATERSHED MANAGEMENT 627 MAIN STREET WORCESTER, MA 01608 This report is also available from MA DEP’s home page on the World Wide Web at: http://www.mass.gov/dep/brp/wm/wmpubs.htm Furthermore, at the time of first printing, eight copies of each report published by this office are submitted to the State Library at the State House in Boston; these copies are subsequently distributed as follows: · On shelf; retained at the State Library (two copies); · Microfilmed retained at the State Library; · Delivered to the Boston Public Library at Copley Square; · Delivered to the Worcester Public Library; · Delivered to the Springfield Public Library; · Delivered to the University Library at UMass, Amherst; · Delivered to the Library of Congress in Washington, D.C. Moreover, this wide circulation is augmented by inter-library loans from the above-listed libraries. For example, a resident in Dudley can apply at their local library for loan of any MA DEP DWM report from the Worcester Public Library. A complete list of reports published since 1963 is updated annually and printed in July. This report, entitled “Publications of the Massachusetts Division of Watershed Management – Watershed Planning Program, 1963-(current year)”, is also available by writing to the DWM in Worcester. DISCLAIMER References to trade names, commercial products, manufacturers, or distributors in this report constituted neither endorsement nor recommendations by the Division of Watershed Management for use. DEERFIELD RIVER WATERSHED 2000 WATER QUALITY ASSESSMENT REPORT Prepared by: Christine L. Duerring, Laurie E. Kennedy, and Peter Mitchell Department of Environmental Protection Division of Watershed Management Report Number: 33-AC-1 DWM Control Number: CN087.0 Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection Division of Watershed Management Worcester, Massachusetts October 2004 ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Coordination of local, state and federal agencies and private organizations is fundamental to the success of the Massachusetts Watershed Initiative. We would like to thank Christine Duerring, MA DEP (formerly of the Executive Office of Environmental Affairs) and the Deerfield River Watershed Team for facilitating that process. Data and information used in this report were provided in part by the following agencies and organizations. Local · Deerfield River Watershed Association (DRWA) State · Massachusetts Executive Office of Environmental Affairs (EOEA), Deerfield Watershed Team · Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection (MA DEP) - Bureau of Resource Protection - Bureau of Strategic Policy and Technology’s Wall Experiment Station - Bureau of Waste Prevention - Bureau of Waste Site Cleanup · Massachusetts Department of Public Health (MA DPH) · Massachusetts Department of Fish and Game (MA DFG) (Formerly Department of Fisheries, Wildlife, and Environmental Law Enforcement, MA DFWELE) - Division of Fisheries and Wildlife (MassWildlife) - Riverways Program · Massachusetts Department of Conservation and Recreation (MA DCR) (Formerly Department of Environmental Management, MA DEM) · Vermont Department of Environmental Conservation (VT DEC) Federal · United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) · United States Army Corps of Engineers (ACOE) · United States Geological Survey (USGS) - Water Resources Division Much appreciation is also extended to several MA DEP employees for their contributions: Richard Chase, Susan Connors, Tom Dallaire, Ken Dominick, John Fiorentino, Bob Maietta, Juliet Mathers, Katie O’Brien- Clayton, Jane Ryder, Arthur Screpetis and Stella Tamul. It is impossible to thank everyone who contributed to the assessment report process: field, laboratory, data management, writing, editing, and graphics, as well as meetings, phone calls, and many e-mails. All of these contributions are very much appreciated. Cover photo: Tannery Brook in Savoy, Massachusetts Photo credit: Alan Wynn, EOEA TABLE OF CONTENTS Table of Contents ................................................................................................................................i List of Appendices .............................................................................................................................. ii List of Tables and Figures ................................................................................................................... ii List of Units ........................................................................................................................................ ii List of Acronyms ................................................................................................................................ iii Executive Summary ............................................................................................................................ v Introduction ........................................................................................................................................1 Assessment Methodology ...................................................................................................................2 Designated Uses ................................................................................................................................6 Deerfield River Watershed Description and Classification .................................................................... 12 Summary of Existing Conditions and Perceived Problems ................................................................... 15 Sources of Information ...................................................................................................................... 17 Total Maximum Daily Loads (TMDLs)................................................................................................. 21 Objectives ........................................................................................................................................ 21 Report Format .................................................................................................................................. 22 Deerfield River Watershed River Segments........................................................................................ 23 Deerfield River (Segment MA33-01) ........................................................................................... 24 Pelham Brook (Segment MA33-12) ............................................................................................ 31 Cold River (Segment MA33-05) .................................................................................................. 33 Deerfield River (Segment MA33-02) ........................................................................................... 36 Chickley River (Segment MA33-11) ............................................................................................ 42 Bozrah Brook (Segment MA33-13) ............................................................................................. 45 Davis Mine Brook (Segment MA33-18) ....................................................................................... 47 Mill Brook (Segment MA33-14) ................................................................................................... 49 Clesson Brook (Segment MA33-15)............................................................................................ 52 Smith Brook (Segment MA33-26) ............................................................................................... 56 Clark Brook (Segment MA33-16) ................................................................................................ 58 East Branch North River (Segment MA33-19) ............................................................................. 60 Foundry Brook (Segment MA33-25)............................................................................................ 63 West Branch North River (Segment MA33-27)............................................................................. 65 Tissdell Brook (Segment MA33-24) ............................................................................................ 67 Taylor Brook (Segment MA33-31)............................................................................................... 69 North River (Segment MA33-06)................................................................................................. 72 Deerfield River (Segment MA33-03) ........................................................................................... 78 Bear River (Segment MA33-17).................................................................................................. 87 Drakes Brook (Segment MA33-23) ............................................................................................. 90 Dragon Brook (Segment MA33-20) ............................................................................................. 92 Shingle Brook (Segment MA33-22)............................................................................................