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Long Island Sound Study

Connecticut River Nitrogen Loading Assessment Project

Connecticut River Nitrogen Project

Following EPA's approval of the Long Island Sound Dissolved Oxygen Total Maximum Daily Load in April 2001, NEIWPCC established the Connecticut River Nitrogen Project. This project is a cooperative effort involving staff from NEIWPCC, the states of Connecticut, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, and Vermont, and EPA's Region 1 and Long Island Sound offices. All are working together to develop scientifically-defensible nitrogen load allocations, as well as an implementation strategy, for the Connecticut River Basin in Massachusetts, New Hampshire, and Vermont, which are consistent with TMDL allocations established for Long Island Sound.

Project Goals

The mission of the Connecticut River Nitrogen Project will be accomplished through a multi-phase, adaptive management approach, and will involve the development and implementation of a Total Nitrogen Reduction Plan for the upper basin. Specific strategic goals to support the mission are:

GOAL 1: Conduct nitrogen loading and source assessment for Upper Connecticut River Basin.

GOAL 2: Develop Upper Connecticut River Total Nitrogen Reduction Plan.

GOAL 3: Implement the Upper Connecticut River Total Nitrogen Plan.

For more details about the goals, objectives, and tasks of the project, download the Connecticut River Nitrogen Project Workplan by clicking here. (PDF format, 249 kb).

For more information, contact Becky Weidman, NEIWPCC Connecticut River Nitrogen Project Manager.