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Pleasant Lake & Parker Pond
Watershed Survey
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Purpose:
Identify, document
and prioritize soil erosion and phosphorus pollution
sites in the Pleasant Lake and Parker Pond
Watersheds and to recommend conservation practices
that can be installed to fix problems at each of the
sites. The long term goal is reduce watershed
pollutant loading to help improve the water quality
in Pleasant Lake and Parker Pond.
Project Partners:
Pleasant
Lake & Parker Pond
Association
Portland Water
District
Town of Casco
Town of
Otisfield
Maine DEP
US EPA
Publications:
Pleasant Lake & Parker Pond Watershed Survey
Report
Contact Information:
Betty Williams
(207) 892-4700
betty-williams"at"cumberlandswcd.org *
*Note: Replace "at"
with @
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Pleasant Lake
& Parker Pond Watersheds
Click on image above
for a larger map.
Watershed Information
Area: 5.64 square miles
Towns:
Casco,
Otisfield
Survey Results:
64 erosion sites identified -
7 high impact sites
36 medium impact sites
21 low impact sites
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For the
site pictured below:
Problem: Erosion due to lack of crown & poor surface material
Recommendation: Add new material, crown driveway, install runoff diverters |
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The open top culvert,
below, is a runoff diverter that could be installed on the driveway,
pictured to the left, to help control runoff. |
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Funding for this project was provided, in
part, by the
U.S. Environmental Protection
Agency under Section 319 of the
Clean Water Act. Section 319 grants are administered by the
Maine Department of
Environmental Protection in
partnership with EPA.
35 Main Street,
Suite 3, Windham, ME 04062
ph: 207-892-4700
fax: 207-892-4773
If you experience problems with this website,
contact
Sarah Plummer
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