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~~~ 314CMR4. 00: DIVISION OF WATER POLLUTION CONTROL 06: continued LEGEND 0CI Qass Figure 2 Change in Class River, Stream. Coastline HOUSATONIC Lake, Pond , Reservoir 2:;? RIVER BASIN Basin Boundary -.--, Town Boundary Miles 314 CMR4. 00: DIVISION OF WATER POLLUTION CONTROL 06: continued TABLE 2 HOUSA TONIC RIVER BASIN BOUNDARY MILE POINT CLASS UALIFIERS East Branch Housatonic River Source to 69.0 - 60. Cold Water outlet Center Pond, Dalton High Quality Water Outlet Center Pond, Dalton 60.9 - 55.4 Wann Water to confluence with Housatonic River Housatonic River Confluence of Southwest and West Branches Housatonic River to Pittsfield WWTF 55.4 - 50. Wann Water Pittsfield WWTF to state line 50. 9 - 0. Wann Water West Branch Housatonic River Entire L ngth 55.4 + 36. Cold Water - 0. High Quality Water Southwest Branch Housatonic River Entire Length 55.4 + 0. 8 + Cold Water 34. 1 - 0. High Quality Water Goose Pond Brook Entire Length 3 - 0. Cold Water High Quality Water Williams River Entire Length 10. 0 - 0. Cold Water High Quality Water Green River Entire Length 5 - 0. Cold Water High Quality Water Hubbard Brook Entire Length 6 - 0. Cold Water High Quality Water Fenton Brook Entire Length 9 - 0. Cold Water High Quality Water 314 CMR 4. 00: DIVISION OF WATER POLLUTION CONTROL 06: continued TABLE 2 HOUSATONIC RIVER BASIN (continued) BOUNDARY MILE POINT CLASS QUALIFIERS Kamer Brook Source to Karner Brook Reservoir dam 2 - 0. Tributa to Public Water Supply Entire Length Outstanding Resource Water East Mountain Reservoir Source to outlet in Great Public Water Supply Barrngton and those tributaries thereto Long Pond Source to outlet in Great Public Water Supply Barrington and those trbutaries thereto Belmont Reservoir Source to outlet in Hinsdale Public Water Supply and those' trbutaries thereto Lower Reservoir Codding Brook Lower Reservoir Vanetti Reservoir) Source to outlet in Lee and those Public Water Supply tributaries thereto Leahey Reservoir (Codding Brook Upper Reservoir) Source'o outlet in Lee and those Public Water Supply tributaries thereto Mt. Washington Brook Source to outlet in Washington and those trbutaries thereto Public Water Supply Lenox Reservoir (Lower Root Reservoir Source to outlet in Lenox and Public Water Supply those tributaries thereto Lenox Reservoir Upper Root Reservoir) Source to outlet in Lenox and Public WaterSupply those trbutaries thereto 314 CMR 4.00 : DIVISION OF WATER POLLUTION CONTROL 06: continued TABLE 2 HOUSATONIC RIVER BASIN (continued) BOUNDARY MILE POINT CLASS QUALIFIERS Ashley Lake Ashley Lake Reservoir Source to outlet in Washington Public Water Supply and those tributaries thereto Sandwash Reservoir Source to outlet in Washington Public Water Supply and those tributaries thereto Farnham Reservoir Source to outlet in Washington Public Water Supply and those trbutaries thereto School House Lake Public Water Supply and tributaries thereto Cleveland Brook Reservoir Cleveland Reservoir) Source to outlet in Hinsdale Public Water Supply and those tributaries thereto Lake. A veric Echo Lake, Mountain Mirror Lake Source to outlet in Stockbridge Public Water Supply and those trbutaries thereto Egyt Pond Egyt Brook Reservoir Reservoir to outlet in Dalton Public Water Supply and those trbutaries thereto Windsor Reservoir Cady Brook Reservoir Reservoir to outlet in Windsor Public Water Supply and those tributaries thereto Upper Sackett Reservoir Sackett Brook Reservoir Reservoir to outlet in Hinsdale Public Water Supply and those tributaries thereto Anthony Pond (Anthony Brook ReserVoir) Pond to outlet in Dalton and Public Water Supply those trbutaries thereto 314 CMR 4. 00: DIVISION OF WATER POLLUTION CONTROL 06: continued TABLE 2 HOUSATONIC RIVER BASIN (continued) BOUNDARY MILE POINT CLASS QUALIFIERS Ashley WTP Intake Reservoir Reservoir to outlet in Dalton Public Water Supply and those tributaries thereto Karner Brook Reservoir Public Water Supply and tributaries thereto Sandisfield Road Reservoir Public Water Supply and tributaries thereto Tyler Brook entire length Cold Water Welch Brook entire length Cold Water Churchill Brook entire length Cold Water ~~~ 314 CMR 4.00: DIVISION OF WATER POLLUTION CONTROL 06: continued LEGEND tEw Qass Figure 3 Change in Class -. River. Stream, Coastline FARMINGTON ;' Lake, Pond, Reservoir 22' RIVER BASIN Basin Boundary ----. Town Boundary Miles 314 CMR 4.00: DIVISION OF WATER POLLUTION CONTROL 06: continued TABLE 3 FARMINGTON RIVER BASIN BOUNDARY MILE POINT CLASS QUALIFIERS All surface waters in the Cold Water Fannington River Basin with High Quality Water the exception of those designated other ise 314 CMR4. 00: DIVISION OF WATER POLLUTION CONTROL 06: continued LEGEND Qass Figure 4 Change in Class ""I- River, Stream . Coastline WESTFIELD , Pond, Reservoir f::' Lake RIVER BASIN Basin Boundary -.--, Town Boundary Miles 314CMR 4.00: DIVISION OF WATER POLLUTION CONTROL 06: continued TABLE 4 WESTFIELD RIVER BASIN BOUNDARY MILE POINT CLASS QUALIFIERS Middle Branch Westfield River Source to Kinnebrook Road, Dayville Cold Water Source to Littleville Dam 27. 1 + 18. Public Water Supply and trbutaries thereto - 1.0 Littlevile Dam to confluence 27.1 + 1.0 Wann Water with the Westfield River - 0. High Quality Water West Branch Westfield River Source to Chester Center 25. 0 + 17. Cold Water High Quality Water Chester Center to confluence 25.0 + 7. Cold Water with Westfield River - 0. Westfield River Source to confluence 62. 27. Cold Water with Middle Branch Westfield River High Quality Water Confluence with Middle 27.1 - 0. W ann Water Branch Westfield River to confluence with Connecticut River Westfield River East Branch Cold Water Source to confluence with Dead Branch Dead Branch Cold Water Outlet of Long Pond to confluence with East Branch Westfield River Little River Cobble Mt. Reservoir Dam to Cold Water hydroelectric dam Tributary to public water supply Hydroelectric dam to confluence Cold Water with Westfield River Long Pond (Long Pond Reservoir, Tucker Healy Pond Lincoln Pond) Source to outlet in Blandford Public Water Supply and those trbutaries thereto 314 CMR 4.00: DIVISION OF WATER POLLUTION CONTROL 06: continued TABLE 4 WESTFIELD RIVER BASIN (continued) BOUNDARY MILE POINT CLASS QUALIFIERS Unnamed Reservoir Austin Brook Reservoir Source to outlet in Chester and Public Water Supply those trbutaries thereto Horn Pond (Horn Pond Reservoir Source to outlet in Becket and Public Water Supply those tributaries thereto Cold Brook Reservoir Source to outlet in Huntington Public Water Supply and those trbutaries thereto Russell Reservoir (Lower Black Brook Reservoir Source to outlet in Russell and Public Water Supply those tributaries thereto Bearhole Reservoir Bearhole Brook Reservoir, Prudys Pond Source to outlet in West Public Water Supply Springfield and those tributaries thereto Granvile Reservoir Source to outlet in Granvile Public Water Supply and trbutaries thereto Cobble Mt. Reservoir Source to outlet in Russell Public Water Supply and those trbutaries thereto Intake Reservoir At hydroelectrc dam in Russell Public Water Supply and tributaries thereto Sedimentation Basin Public Water Supply and trbutaries thereto Ashley Reservoir (Ashley Pond Wright Pond, Cedar Reservoir Source to outlet in Holyoke and those Public Water Supply trbutaries thereto 314 CMR 4.00 : DIVISION OF WATER POLLUTION CONTROL 06: continued TABLE 4 WESTFIELD RIVER BASIN (continued) BOUNDARY MILE POINT CLASS QUALIFIERS McLean Reservoir Source to outlet in Holyoke Public Water Supply and those tributaries thereto Unnamed Reservoir Public Water Supply Upper Black Brook Reservoir) Reservoir to outlet in Blandford and those trbutaries thereto Austin Brook Reservoir Public Water Supply and tributaries thereto Littlevile Lake Littleville Reservoir) Public Water Supply and trbutaries thereto Swift River entire length Cold Water Swift River North Branch entire length Cold Water White Brook entire length Cold Water Miller Brook entire length Cold Water Kellog Brook entire length Cold Water Bush Brook entire length Cold Water Barr Brook entire length Cold Water Ann Brook Source to inletofunnamed Cold Water impoundment upstream of Rte. 90 highway crossing Munn Brook entire length Cold Water Dickerson Brook entire length Cold Water Potash Brook entire length Cold Water Stage Brook entire length Cold Water Roaring Brook (1) entire length Cold Water Roaring Brook (2) entire length Cold Water Abbott Brook entire length Cold Water Walker Brook entire length Cold Water 314 CMR 4. 00: DIVISION OF WATER POLLUTION CONTROL 06: continued TABLE 4 WESTFIELD RIVER BASIN (continued) BOUNDARY MILE POINT CLASS UALIFIERS Factory Brook entire length Cold Water Geer Brook entire length Cold Water Yokum Brook entire length Cold Water Depot Brook entire length Cold Water Shaker Hill Brook entire length Cold Water Kinne Brook entire length Cold Water Fuller Brook entire length Cold Water Pond Brook entire length Cold Water West Branch Brook entire length Cold Water Bronson Brook entire length Cold Water Kearney Brook entire length Cold Water Tower Brook entire length Cold Water Stones Brook entire length Cold Water Mill Brook (1) entire length Cold Water Bartlett Brook entire length Cold Water Westfield Brook entire length Cold Water Shaw Brook entire length Cold Water Steep Bank Brook entire length Cold Water 314 CMR 4. 00 : DIVISION OF W ATER POLLUTION CONTROL 06: continued LEGEND 0CI CAass Figure 5 L- ... 7" RiverChange in Class , Stream, Coastlme DEERFIELD "-c " Lake, Pond. ,R eservolr RIVER BASIN Basin Boundary -- ,Town
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