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1996 Citizen's Water Quality Monitoring Report
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[File QAPPCITZ.EXE when run unzips into QAPPCITZ.doc MS Word file]
Overview
This citizen-based water-quality monitoring program was initially jointly implemented by the Coalition for Buzzards Bay and Buzzards Bay National Estuary Program. Dr. Joe Costa designed the program with Dr. Brian Howes to address the need to monitor and evaluate nitrogen impacts to coastal waters as outlined in the Buzzards Bay Comprehensive Conservation and Management Plan. The Buzzards Bay NEP funded nearly all costs for this monitoring program between 1992 and 1996. The Coalition organizes and trains the citizen volunteers and coordinates data collection and entry. Between 1997 and 2000, the Coalition exclusively funded the monitoring program through grants and its supporters. However, to meet the needs of the program, the Buzzards Bay National Estuary Program has provided between $25,000 and $60,000 annually to support the program, and the Coalition has received legislative earmarks in the range of $100,000 to $150,000 annually.In the Fall of 1996, the Buzzards Bay NEP National Estuary Program and the Coalition for Buzzards Bay jointly issued a Report of the Buzzards Bay Citizens' Water Quality Monitoring Program 1992-1995.On this page are excerpts from that report.
Background and scope of the monitoring program.
Glossary of terms.
Baywide results map with Eutrophication Index.
Embayment by embayment results
(circling round Buzzards Bay, Massachusetts, West to East)Westport River, West Branch.
Westport River, East Branch.
Slocums and Little Rivers, Dartmouth.
Apponagansett Bay, Dartmouth.
Clarks Cove, Dartmouth and New Bedford.
New Bedford Harbor (Acushnet River).
Nasketucket and Little Bays Fairhaven.
Mattapoisett Harbor.
Eel Pond, Mattapoisett.
Aucoot Cove, Mattapoisett and Marion.
Sippican Harbor, Marion.
Wareham River.
Broad Marsh River, Wareham.
Agawam River, Wareham.
Onset Bay, Wareham.
Buttermilk and Little Buttermilk Bays, Bourne and Wareham.
Phinneys Harbor, Bourne.
Eel Pond and Back River, Bourne.
Pocasset River, Bourne.
Pocasset Harbor, Bourne.
Megansett and Squeteague Harbors, Bourne.
Rands Canal, Fiddlers Cove, and Wild Harbor, Bourne.
Hen Cove, Bourne.
Red Brook Harbor, Bourne.
West Falmouth Harbor, Falmouth.
Quissett Harbor, Falmouth.
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