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DCR Site Specific AR Matrix Year15.Xlsx Department of Conservation and Recreation NPDES Storm Water Management Program Permit Year 15Annual Rep ort Table 3: Park Facility Best Management Practices Permit Year 15 Activity BMP # 1-2 1-4 1-5 1-7 1-8 1-9 2-1 2-5 2-7 2-8 3-1 3-4 3-5 6-12 6-13 6-14 6-15 BMP CB Stenciling/ Plaques Interactions with Mobile Water Quality Charles River Charles River Camp Nihan Abide by MOU Public Concerns/ Massachusetts Lakes and Ponds Drainage Drainage Infrastructure Inventory Illicit Connection Sampling SPCC Plans Roadway and Drainage CB Repair/ Discharge Pipe Wet Weather Review and Boat Club Education Seminars Conservancy Clean Reservation with CLF and Feedback on Water Resource Program Inventory Program Infrastructure Cleaning Needs Assessment Repair Programs Up Program School Program CRWA DCR Website Commission Assessment Facility Measurable CB cleaning and repair Add to boat club Provide storm water/ Partner with Provide 1 storm Provide 1 storm Abide by MOU Forward Provide technical Continue to Locate outfalls Develop state-wide drainage Continue to prioritize and Continue to Perform state wide Perform assessment annually. Perform an annual review Sweep Streets Annually. Clean CB and piping every two Goal contractor will maintain stencil/ permits that they wq education events. Charles River water/ water water/ water with CLF as it concerns/ and staff support Sponsor Program. infrastructure map. review known potential illicit maintain assessment of roadways Create assessment report. of roads and parking lots years. plaque each spring as must post and Conservancy Clean quality related quality related relates to feedback received to MWRC. connections. compliance with and infrastructure within UA during wet necessary. monitor "No Up Program. educational educational maintenance of to appropriate the requirements conditions annually. weather conditions to Wake" zones. program each program each park facilities and dept. Track in these plans. identify ponding or year. year. drainage response to flooding areas. infrastructure concerns. Abigail Adams State Park Not Met Met Met Met Met Met Met In Prog Not Met Met Alewife Brook Reservation Not Met Met Met Met Met Met Met In Prog Met Met Ames Nowell State Park Not Met Met Met Met Met Met Met Met Not Met Met Ashland State Park Not Met Met Met Met Met Met Met Met Not Met Met Beaver Brook Reservation Not Met Met Met Met Met Met Met Met Met - No sweeping needed Met Belle Isle Marsh Reservation Not Met Met Met Met Met Met Met Met Met Met - No sweeping needed Met Blackstone River & Canal HSP Not Met Met Met Met Met Met Met Met Not Met Met Blue Hills Reservation Not Met Met Met Met Met Met Met Met Met Met Met Boston Harbor Islands State Park Not Met Met Met Met Met Met Met Met Met - No sweeping needed Met Breakheart Reservation Not Met Met Met Met Met Met Met Met Met Met Met Met Cape Cod Rail Trail Not Met Met Met Met Met Met Met In Prog Met - No sweeping needed Met Charles River Reservation Not Met Met Met Met Met Met Met Met Met In Prog Met Met Charles River Reservation, Lower Not Met In Prog Met Met Met Met Met Met Met Met Completed In Prog Met Met Basin investigations of flooding in roads. Repairs implemented. Charles River Reservation, New Not Met Met Met Met Met Met Met Met Met Met for New Completed In Prog Met Met Basin Charles River investigations of Dam flooding in roads. Repairs implemented. Charles River Reservation, Upper Not Met Met Met Met Met Met Met Met Met Completed In Prog Met Met Basin investigations of flooding in roads. Repairs implemented. City Square Park Not Met Met Met Met Met Met Met In Prog Met - No sweeping needed Met Cochituate State Park Not Met Met Met Met Met Met Met In Prog Met Met Columbia Road Park Not Met Met Met Met Met Met Met In Prog Not Met Met Commercial Point Not Met Met Met Met Not Met Met Dunn Pond State Park Not Met Met Met Met Met Met Met In Prog Not Met Met Elm Bank Not Met Met Met Met Not Met Met Fall River Heritage State Park Not Met Met Met Met Met Met Met Met Not Met Met Fellsmere Park Not Met Met Met Met Met Met Met In Prog Met Met Fort Phoenix State Reservation Not Met Met Met Met Met Met Met Met Not Met Met Foss Park Not Met Met Met Met Met Met Met In Prog Not Met Met Franklin Park Zoo Not Met Met Met Met Met Met Met Met Not Met Met Hammond Pond Reservation Not Met Met Met Met Met Met Met In Prog Met Met Hampton Ponds State Park Not Met Met Met Met Met Met Met Met Not Met Met Holyoke Heritage State Park Not Met Met Met Met Met Met Met Met Not Met Met J. Elwell Conservation Area Not Met Met Met Met Met Met Met Met Not Met Met Lawrence Riverfront State Park Not Met Met Met Met Met Met Met In Prog Not Met Met Leo J. Martin Memorial Golf Not Met Met Met Met Met Met Met Drainage repairs Met Not Met Met Course complreted Lowell Heritage State Park Not Met Met Met Met Met Met Met Met Not Met Met Lowell Park Not Met Met Met Met Met Met Met In Prog Not Met Met Lynn Heritage State Park Not Met Met Met Met Met Met Met In Prog Not Met Met Lynn Shore Reservation Not Met Met Met Met Met Met Met In Prog Met Met Mary O'Malley State Park Not Met Met Met Met Met Met Met Met Met Met Medfield State Hospital Not Met Met Met Met Met Met Met In Prog Not Met Met Middlesex Fells Reservations Not Met Met Met Met Met Met Met In Prog Met Met Mother Brook Reservation Not Met Met Met Met Met Met Met In Prog Not Met Met Museum of Science Not Met Met Met Met Met Not Met Met Mystic River Reservation Not Met In Prog Met Met Met Met Met Met Met for Amelia In Prog Met Met Earhart Dam Nashua Street Park Not Met Met Met Met Met Met Met In Prog Not Met Met Neponset River Reservation Not Met Met Met Met Met Met Met In Prog Met Met Nickerson State Park Not Met Met Met Met Met Met Met Met Not Met Met North Point Park Not Met Met Met Met Met Met Met Met Met Not Cleaned 8/31/2018 Table 3: Page 1 of 4 Department of Conservation and Recreation NPDES Storm Water Management Program Permit Year 15Annual Rep ort Table 3: Park Facility Best Management Practices Permit Year 15 Activity BMP # 6-18 7-7 BMP Maintenance Activity Schedule (MAS) Priority Resource Area Review Facility Measurable Inspect Detention Inspect water Inspect drainage Inspect infiltration Inspect water Review for Perform fleet Inspect buildings Review outfalls which Goal Ponds Annually quality swales swales annually systems 2x/yr. quality inlets 2x/ erosion and storm maintenance for compliance discharge to priority annually yr. water issues twice a year. with good resource annually. housekeeping measures weekly. Abigail Adams State Park Met Met Not Evaluated Alewife Brook Reservation Met Met Not Evaluated Ames Nowell State Park Met Met Not Evaluated Ashland State Park Met Met Not Evaluated Beaver Brook Reservation Met Met Not Evaluated Belle Isle Marsh Reservation Met Met Not Evaluated Blackstone River & Canal HSP Met Met Not Evaluated Blue Hills Reservation Met Met Not Evaluated Boston Harbor Islands State Park Met Met Not Evaluated Breakheart Reservation Met Met Category 4C - TMDL Not Needed Cape Cod Rail Trail Met Met Not Evaluated Charles River Reservation Met Met Not Evaluated Charles River Reservation, Lower Met Met Not Evaluated Basin Charles River Reservation, New Met Met Not Evaluated Basin Charles River Reservation, Upper Met Met Not Evaluated Basin City Square Park Met Met Not Evaluated Cochituate State Park Met Met Not Evaluated Columbia Road Park Met Met Not Evaluated Commercial Point Met Met Not Evaluated Dunn Pond State Park Met Met Not Evaluated Elm Bank Met Met Not Evaluated Fall River Heritage State Park Met Met Not Evaluated Fellsmere Park Met Met Not Evaluated Fort Phoenix State Reservation Met Met Not Evaluated Foss Park Met Met Not Evaluated Franklin Park Zoo Met Met Not Evaluated Hammond Pond Reservation Met Met Not Evaluated Hampton Ponds State Park Met Met Not Evaluated Holyoke Heritage State Park Met Met Not Evaluated J. Elwell Conservation Area Met Met Not Evaluated Lawrence Riverfront State Park Met Met Not Evaluated Leo J. Martin Memorial Golf Met Met Not Evaluated Course Lowell Heritage State Park Met Met Not Evaluated Lowell Park Met Met Not Evaluated Lynn Heritage State Park Met Met Not Evaluated Lynn Shore Reservation Met Met Not Evaluated Mary O'Malley State Park Met Met Not Evaluated Medfield State Hospital Met Met Not Evaluated Middlesex Fells Reservations Met Met Not Evaluated Mother Brook Reservation Met Met Not Evaluated Museum of Science Met Met Not Evaluated Mystic River Reservation Met Met Not Evaluated Nashua Street Park Met Met Not Evaluated Neponset River Reservation Met Met Not Evaluated Nickerson State Park Met Met Not Evaluated North Point Park Met Met Not Evaluated 8/31/2018 Table 3: Page 2 of 4 Department of Conservation and Recreation NPDES Storm Water Management Program Permit Year 15Annual Rep ort Table 3: Park Facility Best Management Practices Permit Year 15 Activity BMP # 1-2 1-4 1-5 1-7 1-8 1-9 2-1 2-5 2-7 2-8 3-1 3-4 3-5 6-12 6-13 6-14 6-15 BMP CB Stenciling/ Plaques Interactions with Mobile Water Quality Charles River Charles River Camp Nihan Abide by MOU Public Concerns/ Massachusetts Lakes and Ponds Drainage Drainage Infrastructure Inventory Illicit Connection Sampling SPCC Plans Roadway and Drainage CB Repair/ Discharge Pipe Wet Weather Review and Boat Club Education Seminars Conservancy Clean Reservation with CLF and Feedback on Water Resource Program Inventory Program Infrastructure Cleaning Needs Assessment Repair Programs Up Program School Program CRWA DCR Website Commission Assessment Facility Measurable CB cleaning and repair Add to boat club Provide storm water/ Partner with Provide 1 storm Provide 1 storm Abide by MOU Forward Provide technical Continue to Locate outfalls Develop state-wide drainage Continue to prioritize and Continue to Perform state wide Perform assessment annually.
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