South Western Regional Planning Agency Watershed Quality Assessment, Connecticut, 2010

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Strategic Watershed Based Management Areas

Danbury

Newtown

Bethel

Forested

Best Management Practices 1

Rural

Best Management Practices 2

Suburban

Best Management Practices 3

Urban

Best Management Practices 4

Monroe Redding Ridgefield Trumbull Easton

Weston Bedford Wilton

Pound Ridge

Fairfield

North Castle

New Canaan

Westport Greenwich

Stamford

Norwalk Darien

5 Mile River

Saugatuck River

South Western Regional Planning Area Watershed Management Planning Areas Potentially Polluted Stream

Norwalk River

Generally Clean Streams Brownfields & Landfills Water Discharge Permits Potential Pollution Events

Rye

Mianus River

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Miles 5

Urban Area (greater than 50% Stormwater Runoff) Sewer Serviced Areas

map sources: Connecticut Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) and the University of Connecticut Center for Land Use Education and Research (CLEAR) Land Use, Water Quality and Pollution Events GIS databases, USGS 2001 Perviousness & Canopy Cover GIS layers, NYSDEC & USEPA 2009 Permit databases

South Western Regional Planning Agency

Watershed Characteristics Overview


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