Abstract |
The objectives of this project were twofold: first, a comprehensive land use inventory was undertaken to assist Maine DEP in developing a Phosphorus Control Action Plan (PCAP) and a Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL) report for the Sabattus Pond watershed. Simply stated, a TMDL is the total amount of phosphorus that a lake can receive without harming water quality. Maine DEP, with the assistance of the MACD Project Team, will address and incorporate public comments before final submission to the US EPA. Secondly, watershed survey work, including a shoreline evaluation, was conducted by the Maine DEP-MACD project team to help assess total phosphorus reduction techniques that would be beneficial for the Sabattus Pond watershed. Watershed survey work included assessing high impact direct drainage nonpoint source (NPS) pollution sites that were not identified during the Sabattus Pond Watershed Nonpoint Source Pollution Survey previously conducted in 1995. The results of this 1995 assessment report includes recommendations for future conservation work in the watershed to help citizens, organizations, and agencies restore and protect Sabattus Pond. |