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Water Supply Citizens Advisory Committee
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WSCAC advises the Massachusetts Water Resources Authority
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The office is now open from Monday - Friday and we are always available by email at: info@wscac.org. Join Us! October 10, 2023 Current Events Remembering Whit Beals We are sad to share that accomplished conservationist Whit Beals passed away peacefully at home, surrounded by his family, on September 14. His long career included work with the Connecticut DEP, the Roaring Brook Nature Center, the Nature Conservancy in Maryland and Boston, the Town of Wayland, Sudbury Valley Trustees, and the New England Forestry Foundation, from which he retired in 2019. He served as an MLTC Board member from 2011-2021, and was a current member of MLTC's Conservation Advisory Council. He also served as President of the Southborough Open Land Foundation and was a member of the Massachusetts Water Resources Authority's Water Supply Citizens Advisory Committee for over 30 years. He was also the architect behind preservation of his family’s land – Chestnut Hill Farm in Southborough. In addition, Whit recently finalized a donation of 550 acres of beautifully managed forestland in Ashburnham to New England Forestry Foundation’s Pooled Timber Income Fund. The donation ensures the property will continue to be managed for forest products as it has been since 1920 and Whit’s two sons, as the designated beneficiaries, will receive a lifetime income stream from the Fund. Whit's wisdom, positivity and support will be sorely missed. Arrangements are pending.MWRA Water System Expansion Evaluation to MetroWest Communities Forests as Climate Solutions Presentation (PDF) Recent Rainfall Lifts Massachusetts Out of Drought 2022 Annual DEP Watershed Inspection Report: Quabbin & Ware Watershed 2022 Annual DEP Watershed Inspection Report: Wachusett Watershed MassDCR - Division of Water Supply Protection: YouTube Playlist link DCR Watershed Forestry, Climate Resiliency, and Carbon MWRA AB Watershed Protection Program Presentation Turnaround Films: When In Drought, Massachusetts (7:45 min video) Alliance for Water Efficiency (AWE) - 2022 Massachusetts Scorecard DCR/DWSP FY23 2nd Quarter Progress Report DCR Forest Health Update - 2022 Upcoming DCR Events (All ages are welcome, Register beforehand) DCR Watershed System Salt Reduction Ware River Watershed Public Access Management Plan Meeting Presentation 11/29/2022 (PDF) Ware River Watershed Public Access Management Plan Frequently Asked Questions (PDF) MWRA Releases North and South Studies Focused on Expanding Water Service to Several Communities Massachusetts DCR Forest Health Program - Storymap DCR Water Quality Report 2021 - Quabbin Reservoir Watershed/Ware River Watershed Tips for Saving Water (PDF) DCR Watershed Preservation Restriction The Dividing Scar: Massachusetts and the Four Lost Towns BWSC John Freeman Lecture (YouTube) DCR Watershed Forestry Map Project Understanding the Quabbin (Youtube) Advisory Board Watershed Virtual Field Trip - "Just the FAQs!" MWRA - A Healthy Environment Starts at Home Quabbin Reservoir Historic Photograph Collection Digital Access Project (Youtube) https://www.mass.gov/locations/quabbin-reservoir 12 Facts that Show Why Bottled Water is One of the Biggest Scams in the Country Resilient MA Climate Clearinghouse DCR’s Watershed Management Principles for Public Access Management in the Ware River Watershed (PDF) Dovetail Partners Consuming Responsibly Report No. 1: Environmental Impacts of Tap vs. Bottled Water (PDF) Division of Water Supply Protection: 2017 Land Management Plan (PDF) SUEZ - Water Technologies & Solutions Video (YouTube) DCR Video: Watershed Forestry: Managing for Resistance and Resilience MWRA and DCR-DWSP Fact Sheets MWRA Advisory Board Green Sheet: Metropolitan Tunnel Redundancy Growth of MWRA Water Service Area (PDF) MWRA Advisory Board’s Just the FAQs: Watershed Management MWRA Community Water Use Report Page United States Drought Monitor – Massachusetts Planning for the Protection of the DCR/MWRA Water Supply System (PDF) WSCAC Committee Updated September 26, 2023 |