DEEP Watershed Management Plans and Documents

Guidance on producing Watershed Based Plans and Watershed Management Plans.
Watershed Based Plans |
Connecticut Towns * | Date |
Amos Lake | Preston | Approved 2016 |
Baker Cove | Groton | Approved 2011 |
Bantam Lake Watershed-Based Plan Addendum | Goshen, Litchfield, Morris and Torrington | Approved 2021 |
Broad Brook | East Windsor, Ellington, Somers, Tolland | Approved 2010 |
Greenwich | Approved 2011 | |
Crandall Pond | Tolland | Approved 2015 |
Coginchaug River | Durham, Guilford, Madison, Meriden, Middlefield, Middletown, North Branford, Wallingford | Approved 2008 |
Eagleville Brook | Mansfield | Approved 2011 |
Ekonk Brook | Sterling, Plainfield | Approved 2016 |
Darien, New Canaan, Norwalk | Approved 2012 | |
Flat Brook | Ledyard, Groton | Approved 2013 |
French River | Thompson, CT & Dudley, Webster, Charlton, Oxford, Spencer, Leicester, Auburn, Millbury, and Sutton, MA | Approved 2017 |
Hatch Pond Watershed | Kent | Approved 2014 |
Lake Pocotopaug | East Hampton | Approved 2019 |
Little River -Muddy Brook - Roseland Lake | Woodstock, Thompson, Putnam, Pomfret | Approved 2009 |
Mashamoquet Brook | Pomfret, Brooklyn | Approved 2011 |
Greenwich, Stamford | Approved 2012 | |
Mill Brook | Cornwall | Approved 2008 |
Stamford | Approved 2013 | |
Mill River | Hamden, Cheshire, New Haven, Wallingford, North Haven, Prospect, Bethany | Approved 2018 |
Mill River | Fairfield, Easton, Trumbull, | Approved 2019 |
Morgan Brook | Barkhamsted, Winchester, New Hartford | Approved 2012 |
Lower Natchaug River | Mansfield, Windham | Approved 2014 |
Niantic River | East Lyme, Montville, Salem, Waterford | Approved 2006, Updated 2021 |
North Branch Park River | Avon, Bloomfield, Hartford, Simsbury, West Hartford, Windsor, | Approved 2010 |
Northfield Brook | Thomaston, Litchfield | Approved 2009 |
Norwalk River | Norwalk, New Canaan, Ridgefield, Redding, Weston, Wilton, | Approved 2011 |
Pequabuck River | Bristol, Plainville, Burlington, Farmington, Harwinton, Plymouth, Wolcott | Approved 2019 |
Pequonnock River | Bridgeport, Monroe, Trumbull, | Approved 2011 |
Pomperaug River | Southbury, Woodbury, Bethlehem, Washington, Watertown, Roxbury, Middlebury, Morris | Approved 2018 |
Quinnipiac River | Bristol, Cheshire, Farmington, Hamden, Meriden, New Britain, Plainville, Prospect, Southington, Wallingford, Wolcott, | Approved 2014 |
Rooster River | Bridgeport, Fairfield, Trumbull | Approved 2013 |
Roseland Lake | Woodstock | Approved 2018 |
Easton, Fairfield, Westport | Approved 2011 | |
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Bethel, Easton, Fairfield, Monroe, Newtown, Redding, Ridgefield, Weston, Westport, Wilton, Norwalk | Approved 2012 |
Spaulding Pond | Norwich | Approved 2010 |
Steele Brook | Watertown, Waterbury | Approved 2009 |
Still River | Bethel, Brookfield, Danbury, Newtown, New Fairfield, New Milford, Redding, Ridgefield | Approved 2019 |
Tankerhoosen River | Bolton, Manchester, Tolland, Vernon, | Approved 2009 |
West River | New Haven, West Haven, Bethany, Hamden, Prospect, Woodbridge | Approved 2015 |
Implementation Watershed Based Plans |
Date |
Coles Brook | 2007 |
Hockanum River - Manchester | 2009 |
Hockanum River - Vernon | 2010 |
Hockanum River - sub-basin 4500-14-1_Manchester | 2007 |
Little Brook | 2007 |
Mattabesset River and Chestnut (reach 13&14) | 2008 |
Miner Brook | 2009 |
Morgan Brook | 2010 |
Additional Watershed Plans |
Date |
Eight Mile River Watershed Management Plan | 2005 |
Fenger Brook Watershed Management Study | 1996 |
2008 | |
Hockanum State of the Watershed Report | 2005 |
Jordan Brook Watershed Management Plan | 2000 |
Little River Source Water Protection Plan | 2005 |
Mattabesset River Watershed Plan | 2000 |
Mount Hope River Implementation-based Watershed Planning and Developed Land BMP Matrix | 2014 |
Norwalk River Action Plan | 1998 |
Pawcatuck River Estuary and Little Narragansett Bay Interstate Management Plan | 1991 |
Quinnipiac River Watershed Management Plan | 2004 |
Salmon River Watershed Municipal Land Use Evaluation Project-Assessment Report (Phase 1 Implementation)
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2007
2010
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Saugatuck River Watershed Partnership Plan | 2006 |
Stony Brook Watershed Management Study (Waterford) | 2009 |
DEEP Approved Watershed Based Plans
Amos Lake Watershed Based Plan Checklist (PDF)
Anguilla Brook and Inner Wequetequock Cove Watershed-based Plan 2021
Anguilla Brook Watershed Based Plan (PDF)
Anguilla Brook Watershed Based Plan Checklist (PDF)
Anguilla Brook and Inner Wequetequock Cove Watershed-based Plan 2021
Anguilla Brook Watershed Based Plan (PDF)
Anguilla Brook Watershed Based Plan Checklist (PDF)
Broad Brook Watershed based Phase 2 2018 (PDF, 10.3 MB)
Coginchaug Watershed-based Plan 2008, (NRCS) (15 files)
Coginchaug Watershed-based Plan (report) (PDF, 6.2 MB)
CWBP Maps 1-8 (PDF, 5.4 MB)
CWBP Map 9 (PDF, 12.7 MB)
CWBP Map 10 (PDF, 10.7 MB)
CWBP Map 10 with text (PDF, 10.7 MB)
CWBP Maps 14-16 (PDF, 1.9 MB)
CWBP Map 17 (PDF, 26.8 MB)
CWBP Map 18 (PDF, 27.6 MB)
CWBP Map 19 (PDF, 26.9 MB)
CWBP Maps 22-24 (PDF, 14.6 MB)
CWBP Map 25 (PDF, 40.1 MB)
CWBP Map 26 (PDF, 38.2 MB)
CWBP Map 27 (PDF, 38.1MB)
CWBP Map 28 (PDF, 36.4 MB)
CWBP Map 29 (PDF, 26.9 MB)
CWBP Guided Summary 2011 (PDF, 1.1 MB)
French River Watershed Based Plan 2017 (PDF, 13 MB)
French River Watershed Based Plan Appendices A-D (PDF, 5.99 MB)
Presentation for Thompson P&Z (PDF, 5.55 MB)
Mill River Watershed Based Plan 2019 (PDF, 17.1 MB) (Fairfield, Easton, Trumbull, etc)
Mill River Watershed Based Plan Appendices (PDF, 32.0 MB)
Mill River Watershed Based Plan 2018 (New Haven, Hamden, Cheshire, etc)
Mill / Rippowam River Comprehensive Characterization Report (PDF) April 2011
Morgan Brook Watershed Based Plan(NWCD) (PDF)
Appendix A-F (PDF, 9.5 MB)
Watershed Map (PDF, 12.1 MB)
Niantic River Watershed Protection Plan 2006 (NRWPP) (7 files plus summary)
Niantic Watershed Based Plan June 2020 (PDF)
Niantic Watershed Based Plan Checklist (PDF)
Niantic Watershed Based Plan June 2020 (PDF)
Niantic Watershed Based Plan Checklist (PDF)
Guided Summary (PDF, 1.5 MB) derived from NRWPP in March 2009
NRWPP Part 1 of 7 (PDF, 11.9 MB) Report 1.0-4.4.5
NRWPP Part 2 of 7 (PDF, 15.2 MB) Report 4.5-8.0
NRWPP Part 3 of 7 (PDF, 11.3 MB) Appendix A-F4
NRWPP Part 4 of 7 (PDF, 19.4 MB) Appendix F5p1
NRWPP Part 5 of 7 (PDF, 19.4 MB) Appendix F5p2
NRWPP Part 6 of 7 (PDF, 19.4 MB) Appendix F5p3
NRWPP Part 7 of 7 (PDF, 24.2 MB) Appendix F5p4-G
North Branch Park River Watershed Based Plan 2010, (NCCD)
North Branch Park River Watershed Plan (PDF, 5.2 MB)
Appendix A Baseline Watershed Assessment (PDF, 9.8 MB)
Appendix B Field Assessment Report (PDF, 2.1 MB)
Section A Subwatershed Field Assessment Maps (PDF, 48.4 MB)
Section B Dataforms and Photo Inventory (PDF, 10.4 MB)
Section C Hotspot Site, Neighborhood Source, Photo Inventory, Streets and Storm Drains (PDF, 5.6 MB)
Section D Upland Photos 11-19-09 Upland Photos 11-24-09
Appendix C Land Use Regulatory Review (PDF, 343 K)
Stream Photos
Appendix A - Station Locations (PDF, 36.1 MB)
Appendix B - Land Use in Local Basins (PDF, 343 K)
Appendix C - Photographic Record (PDF, 49.6 MB)
Pequonnock River Watershed Based Plan (final) 2011, (Bridgeport)
Pequonnock River Watershed Based Plan includes Appendices C-H (PDF, 10.5 MB)
Appendix A: Baseline Watershed Assessment Report (PDF, 9.6 MB)
Appendix B: Field Assessment Report (PDF, 4.5 MB)
App. B. section A: F.A.R. Maps (PDF, 10.4MB)
App. B. section B: Stream Corridor Field Sheets
App. B. section C: Upland Field Sheets (PDF, 4.2MB)
App. B. section D: Photos
Appendix A: Baseline Watershed Assessment Report (PDF, 9.6 MB)
Appendix B: Field Assessment Report (PDF, 4.5 MB)
App. B. section A: F.A.R. Maps (PDF, 10.4MB)
App. B. section B: Stream Corridor Field Sheets
App. B. section C: Upland Field Sheets (PDF, 4.2MB)
App. B. section D: Photos
Pomperaug River Watershed Based Plan 2018 (PRWC)
Rooster River Watershed Based Plan (Bridgeport)
Rooster River Watershed Based Plan Technical Memorandum #1 State of the Rooster River Watershed (PDF)
Sasco Brook Watershed Based Plan 2011, (Westport)
Sasco Brook Final Watershed Based Plan (PDF, 15.8 MB) (does not include cover page, figures, and TMDLs)
Spaulding Pond Watershed Management Plan 2010, Eastern Connecticut Conservation District
Steele Brook Watershed Based Plan 2009, (NRCS) SBWBP
SBWBP Map 17 (PDF, 15.0 MB)
SBWBP Map 18 (PDF, 15.0 MB)
SBWBP Map 19 (PDF, 15.5 MB)
SBWBP Appendix E: Heminway Pond Dam Removal Feasibility Analysis
SBWBP App E, Report and Appendices A & B (PDF, 8.9 MB)
SBWBP App E, Appendix C (PDF, 26.5 MB)
SBWBP App E, Appendices D, E, & F (PDF, 8.8 MB)
SBWBP App E, Appendix G (PDF, 67.7 MB)
SBWBP App E, Appendices H, I, J, K & L (PDF, 1.4 MB)
Still River Watershed Based Plan 2019 (PDF, 22.6 MB) (Bethel, Brookfield, Danbury, Newtown, New Fairfield, New Milford, Redding, Ridgefield)
Still River Watershed Based Plan Appendices A,B,C (PDF, 42.2 MB)
Still River Watershed Based Plan Appendices D,E (PDF, 426 MB)
Tankerhoosen River Watershed-based Plan 2009, (Vernon)
Tankerhoosen Watershed-based Plan (report) (PDF, 3.4 MB)
TWBP Figures (PDF, 7.0 MB)
TWBP Appendix A (PDF, 25.8 MB)
TWBP Appendix B (PDF, 1.3 MB)
TWBP Appendix C (PDF, 8.7 MB)
TWBP Appendices D and E (PDF, 8.4 MB)
West River Watershed Based Plan Final (PDF) September 2015
West River Watershed Based Plan TechMemo #1: State of the Watershed, (PDF) February 2015
West River Watershed Based Plan Techmemo #2 Green Infrastructure Screening Memo, (PDF) February 2015
WRWBP Appendices B,D,E,G,H (PDF) September 2015
WRWBP Appendix F (PDF) September 2015
Additional Watershed Planning Documents and outreach materials:
Jordan Cove Urban Watershed Project 2006 (JCUWP) A 10-year, paired basin watershed investigation of water quality and quantity benefits, using pollution prevention BMPs, compared to a traditionally constructed residential subdivision.
JCUWP Project Website produced by the Connecticut Nonpoint Education for Municipal Officials (NEMO) Program of the University of Connecticut
2007 JCUWP Brochure (PDF)
2007 JCUWP Pinwheel (PDF)
2007 JCUWP Pinwheel (PDF)
Norwalk River Watershed Initiative Action Plan 1998, (NRWI A.P.) - (3 files)
NRWI A.P. Part 1 of 3 (PDF, 10.7 MB)
NRWI A.P. Part 2 of 3 (PDF, 10.0 MB)
NRWI A.P. Part 3 of 3 (PDF, 10.2 MB)
DEEP Rainfall as a Resource, Low Impact Development Brochure Series:
These brochures can be printed on legal size paper, double sided in color, and quad-folded to make brochures. Printed copies may also be available from DEEP.
2008 Resident's Guide to Low Impact Development (PDF)
2009 Resident's Guide to Rain Gardens (PDF)
2009 Resident's Guide to Rain Barrels (PDF)
2009 Resident's Guide to Pervious Pavement (PDF)
2010 Residents Guide to Green Roofs (PDF)
2011 Resident's Guide to Vegetated Riparian Areas (PDF)
Content last updated September 12, 2022