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Green
Lake Watershed Improvement Project- Phase I
In the spring of 2009, The District
begin administration of the Green Lake Watershed Improvement Project (319
Grant) from the Maine Department of Environmental Protection. This project
involves giving Road Associations in the Green Lake watershed technical and
financial assistance to help reduce erosion along roadways, providing
landowners with technical and financial assistance to reduce erosion on
driveways and along the shoreline, and the creation and implementation of an
Outreach Plan on how to address nonpoint source pollution issues in the
Green Lake watershed.
In 2009, road work was accomplished
at 5 sites on Scott’s Neck Road and 1 site on Shore Path. Also, technical
assistance was provided to 8 individuals and one residential site project
was completed. From the work accomplished so far, we estimate that there
has been a reduction of over 182 tons of sediment and 155 pounds of
phosphorus from entering Green Lake per year.
Work will continue through the fall
of 2010 and will include sites on the Nicolin Road, Jordan Way, and at the
Green Lake public boat launch.
Just completed:
Green Lake Outreach Plan
This outreach plan will be used to guide efforts by
partners in the Green Lake protection effort. Click the link above to
download a copy of the plan.
The Green Lake Watershed Improvement
Project 319 Grant is funded in part by the Maine DEP through a US EPA
Nonpoint Source Grant under section 319 of the Federal Clean Water Act.
~ Free Money ~
to Beautify Your Property
and
Fix Unsightly Erosion Issues
The Hancock County Soil and Water
Conservation District is offering 50% cash match up to $300 and free
technical assistance to help property owners in the western half of the
Green Lake watershed beautify their properties!
This includes projects to plant
trees, shrubs, and perennials and to fix driveway or lakefront erosion
issues. This is a first-come, first-served opportunity and we are only able
to fund 10 residential property projects.
For more information contact the
Hancock County Soil & Water
Conservation District at 667-8663.
General Info on the Green
Lake 319 Project
The
Hancock County Soil and Water Conservation District is pleased to announce that
it has been awarded at "319" Nonpoint Source Pollution Grant from the Maine
Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) to help reduce nonpoint source
pollution issues in the
Green Lake
watershed!
Nonpoint
source (NPS) pollution is stormwater that washes off of driveways, roofs,
parking lots, roads, agricultural fields, construction sites, forestry
operations, and other surfaces carrying with it contaminants to our streams,
lakes, oceans, and groundwater. NPS pollution is the number one threat to the
waters of the state of Maine and the nation. It causes increased algae blooms,
reduced water clarity, reduced dissolved oxygen, and decreased habitats for fish
and other aquatic organisms. It can also cause beach closures and swimming
bans, contaminates drinking water sources, and declines in shoreline property
values. NPS pollution harms the recreational appeal and beauty of a water body.
The Green
Lake Watershed Improvement Project 319 grant will help to fix erosion problems
on roadways and at residences around the lake which will reduce NPS pollution by
decreasing the amount of sediment, phosphorus, and nitrogen entering the lake.
This grant will start in the spring of 2009 and will continue through the fall
of 2010. For more information, please contact the Hancock County Soil and Water
Conservation District at 667-8663 ext. 3.
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Hancock County
Soil & Water Conservation District
