Natural Resources Advisory Cmt (Rm B)
Town of Brewster
Natural Resources Advisory Commission
2198 Main St., Brewster, MA 02631
naturalresourcesmeeting@brewster-ma.gov
(508) 896-4546
MEETING AGENDA
Thursday, December 14, 2023 6:00 PM
This meeting will be conducted in person at the time and location identified above. Members of the public who wish to access the meeting remotely may do so in the following manner:
You are invited to a Zoom webinar.
When: Dec 14, 2023 06:00 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada)
Topic: NRAC 12/14 6pm
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recording (tv.brewster-ma.gov).
1. Call to Order
2. Declaration of a Quorum
3. Recording Statement
4. Public Comment
5. Notes from the Chair:
a. Follow up: DMF River Herring Spawning and Nursery Habitat Assessment: Stony Brook Watershed
b. Follow up: Coastal Resource Management Plan: Shellfish Regulations
i. Special Advisor to NRAC on Shellfish and Aquaculture: Abigail Archer
ii. Coastal Resilience Community Forum: To Follow
6. Town of Brewster Pond Management Plan
a. NRAC Role
b. Development Process
c. First steps
7. Reports
a. Department of Natural Resources (Pearson): Chris Miller named North American Lake Management Society (NALMS) Certified Lake Manager
b. Conservation Commission (Pearson): Workshop on permitting in-pond technologies/strategies at Massachusetts Association of Conservation Commissions (MACC) March 2, 2024
8. Approval of Minutes
9. Matters not reasonably anticipated by the Chair
10. Topic(s) for next meeting:
a. Pond Management Plan
i. Benchmarking - Reports of Commissioners
ii. Existing conditions - Eichner Draft Report (PALS and other data)
iii. Designated uses - Survey Process
b. Shellfish Regulations
11. Informational Items:
a. NALMS Recommended Resources:
i. A Model Lake Plan for a Local Community:
https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0145/8808/4272/files/G3606.pdf
ii. Understanding Lake Data:
https://www3.uwsp.edu/cnr-ap/weal/Documents/G3582.pdf
b. State of Massachusetts: Pond Management
i. Eutrophication and Aquatic Plant Management in Massachusetts: https://www.mass.gov/doc/final-generic-environmental-impact-report-main-...
ii. The Practical Guide to Lake Management in Massachusetts: https://www.mass.gov/doc/the-practical-guide-to-lake-management-in-mas sachusetts/download
c. Examples of Municipal Pond Management Plans:
i. Town of Nantucket:
https://nantucket-ma.gov/DocumentCenter/View/19158/Pond-Management -Principles-PDF
ii. Town of Wellfleet:
https://www.wellfleet-ma.gov/sites/g/files/vyhlif5166/f/file/file/ponds....
iii. Town of Barnstable:
https://www.capecodcommission.org/resource-library/file?url=%2Fdept%2 Fcommission%2Fteam%2Fh2o%2Fwr_lib%2FPonds%2FPond+Reports% 2FBarnstable%2FBarnstable+Ponds+Action+Plan+2009.pdf
iv. Town of Chatham:
https://www.chatham-ma.gov/DocumentCenter/View/2785/Action-Plan-for-the-...
v. Town of Eastham:
https://www.capecodcommission.org/resource-library/file?url=%2Fdept%2 Fcommission%2Fteam%2Fh2o%2Fwr_lib%2FPonds%2FPond+Reports% 2FEastham%2FEastham+Pond+Water+Quality+Protection+Plan+2014.pd f
vi. Town of Harwich Comprehensive Wastewater Management Plan (Chapter 5) https://www.harwich-ma.gov/sites/g/files/vyhlif7091/f/u461/final_harwich_c wmp-seir_full_report_.compressed_0.pdf
12. Adjournment
Date Posted: Date Revised: Received by Town Clerk
