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The Final Report for Phase II of the Taunton River Watershed Management Plan is now available! (February 15, 2011)  

Click here to access the Phase I Final Report web page

Click here to access the Phase II Final Report web page

Thank you for your help in developing an effective plan to protect and restore the Taunton River as a source of our drinking water while maintaining the vital environmental and recreational values we all treasure. As a resident, business, or agency within the Taunton River Watershed, your interests, insights and information have been important to the development of a new and exciting Taunton River Watershed Management Plan. The Plan encompasses all 42 communities and over 560 square miles of the Taunton River watershed, the second largest watershed in Massachusetts, and we hope to get as many of you involved as possible. The Horsley Witten Group, Inc. and the Taunton River Watershed Steering Committee are pleased to present our most recent achievements in Phase I and Phase II of the project and thank you for your participation and feedback throughout the process.

Developed over the past three years, the Watershed Management Plan evaluated existing conditions, and developed tools and recommendations for protecting and restoring the Taunton River watershed in order to accommodate future growth and future needs for drinking water, wastewater management, and stormwater management. The Commonwealth of Massachusetts has provided funding for the development of the study, which was developed by the Horsley Witten Group, Inc. under contract to Bridgewater State University, with direction provided by the Taunton River Watershed Steering Committee. This Committee is comprised of the following agencies and organizations:

  • Bridgewater State University,
  • The Nature Conservancy,
  • Massachusetts Department of Conservation and Reservation,
  • Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection,
  • Massachusetts Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs,
  • Southeastern Regional Planning and Economic Development District, and
  • Old Colony Planning Council.

Again, we thank you for your participation and interest in Phase I and II of the Taunton River Watershed Management Plan. Please stay tuned to this website for future updates as they become available!