Acton Wakefield Watersheds Alliance and Langley Shores Road Association Complete Stormwater Runoff Project with Maine DEP Funding

A grant from the Maine Department of Environmental Protection (ME DEP) and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has been instrumental in helping the Langley Shores Road Association of Acton, ME, and its partners control stormwater runoff threatening the water quality of Great East Lake. The work included ditching 300 feet of the roadside, re-grading the road to reduce erosion, directing runoff into an infiltration basin, paving a 300 foot section of road, and adding erosion control mulch to stabilize banks. This work will prevent 6 tons of sediment and 5 pounds of phosphorus from entering the lake!
 
The Langley Shores work was coordinated by Arnie Murray and Bob Berlan, who reported that a 2 inch storm right after the installation was completed proved that the Best Management Practices were successful in managing the stormwater. The project is the result of a partnership including  York County Soil and Water Conservation District, Acton Wakefield Watersheds Alliance (AWWA), ME DEP, Langley Shores Road Association, Great East Lake Improvement Association (GELIA), Hawk Road Association, Eagle Road Association and Wilson Lake Association (WLA). The partnership will conduct similar projects on Hawk Road and Eagle Road through the ME DEP grant. All stormwater improvements under the Maine grant are scheduled to be completed by the end of 2013.

 

 AWWA will also coordinate a similar project to address severe erosion issues on Brackett Road in Wakefield, NH.  The project will implement stormwater management practices to reduce sediment and nutrient loading to Lovell Lake. The project is funded through grant from the N.H. Department of Environmental Services.  To complete the work, AWWA will partner with the Town of Wakefield DPW, the UNH Stormwater Center, and local residents.

These projects will go a long way toward protecting the water quality of lakes in both Acton, ME and Wakefield, NH.

 

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