Watershed and Basin Planning

Water Quality PageWater is an essential part of our lives. It is quite easy to forget how our survival is dependent upon it, since water is readily available and used in a multitude of ways. Clean water is vital for our well-being. Poor water quality can negatively affect drinking water, household use, irrigation, recreation, fishing, commerce, and our environment. Our valuable waterways can be degraded by non-point source pollution, shoreline development, sedimentation, failing septic systems, poor agricultural and silvicultural practices, fuel spills, and invasive species. Nearly all of these problems can be avoided by proper planning and basic prevention measures.       

                    
The Southern Windsor County Regional Planning Commission works with area towns, state and federal governments, and other regional organizations to provide planning assistance, technical support, and additional resources to help solve water quality problems. If you or your organization is in need of assistance, please feel free to contact us. We’d be more than happy to answer your questions, provide additional information, or connect you with an expert in a particular water quality field.

  • provide staff for the Mill Brook Watershed Association, covering the towns of Windsor, West Windsor, and Reading
  • watershed and basin planning for the Region’s watersheds: Black River, Mill Brook, and Williams River
  • grant writing and administration for projects related to access, recreation, and bank stabilization on the Connecticut River and its   tributaries

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    Publications:

  • Japanese Knotweed Brochure
  • Low Impact Development Brochure