by Kim Kastens & Song Leav The Green Acton Water Committee began monitoring the water temperature of Nagog Brook in the summer of 2017. After more than three years of data collection, we have established that the brook stays warm in winter relative to air temperature, and cool in summer, and rarely exceeds the temperature threshold… Continue reading →
Stream Monitoring at Nagog Brook
Acton’s River Street Dam, Today and Centuries Ago
Missed the OARS Report Card/SuAsCo Watershed Talk?
Rivershed Health Event
The Green Acton Water Committee hosted the Sudbury, Assabet and Concord River Report Card event, a lively and well-attended gathering at the Acton Senior Center. Alison Field-Juma, the Executive Director of OARS, presented the first-ever “report card” on the health of the Assabet, Sudbury, and Concord river system.
OARS Report Card on Our Local Rivers
Land Court Decision on Nagog Pond
October 31, 2019: The following is an analysis of the October 11, 2019 decision of the Massachusetts Land Court about Nagog Pond water rights, courtesy of Green Acton Water Committee member Carolyn Kiely, Esq.
Acton’s Health Department and Water Quality
Advocacy on Stormwater Articles
Green Acton advocated, at the 2019 Town Meeting, for the passage of two stormwater articles that would reform the way stormwater runoff is handled during construction projects. Both articles passed, and subsequent votes by the Acton Board of Selectmen enabled the implementation of new stormwater protocols.
Warrant Articles #39 & 40: Amend General Bylaws: Stormwater Management Revisions, Amend Zoning Bylaw: Stormwater
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