Quinnipiac Watershed Base Plan Updates (QWBP)

As part of the ongoing efforts to improve water quality in the Quinnipiac River watershed, we want to make sure you are kept appraised of various activities going on and continued opportunities for participation in these watershed activities.

The Quinnipiac River Watershed Association along with invited partners in your cities and towns are currently updating the Quinnipiac Watershed Action Plan. The Quinnipiac River Watershed Association (QRWA), working with the Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (CTDEEP) and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), will revise the 2004 Quinnipiac Watershed Action Plan and transform the plan into a CTDEEP and EPA-approved watershed based plan. The revised plan will incorporate recent water quality data and the bacteria Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL) for the Quinnipiac River, facilitate capacity building and re-engage the watershed municipalities, and prioritize water bodies and implementation projects to reduce non-point source (NPS) pollutant loads in the watershed and improve water quality in the Quinnipiac River. The revised plan will also help ensure that available EPA Section 319 Nonpoint Source Grant funding can be used for qualifying implementation projects.

This project is funded in part by the CTDEEP through an EPA Section 319 Nonpoint Source Grant, with additional outreach support from The Community Foundation for Greater New Haven through the Quinnipiac River Fund. Fuss & O'Neill, Inc. was retained to lead the development of the watershed based plan, working with a Project Steering Committee (QRWA, CTDEEP, and EPA) and a Watershed Stakeholders Group consisting of representatives from the watershed municipalities, government organizations, educational institutions, non-profit organizations, and others who live and work within the watershed. City and Town staff and volunteers are currently working with the Quinnipiac River Watershed Association to revise the plan and the latest updated information on your watershed and future actions is available. For the latest updated information click here

Also, if you are not already aware, the CT Fund for the Environment (CFE) has recently been working in your watershed on projects to reduce runoff and improve water quality, more information (http://reducerunoff.org/). Funding for this project is provided by the Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP) through the Quinnipiac River Groundwater Natural Resources Damages Fund.

If you have any questions on this process to improve water quality in your watershed, please contact MaryAnn Nusom Haverstock, DEEP at 860-424-3347 or the QRWA office at 203-237-2237.  We welcome your participation in this project directly or through your current city and towns representatives at upcoming meetings.

River Gauge

• Click here for a real time USGS water level gage of the river in Wallingford, Connecticut.
• Click here for a water level gage of the river in Southington, Connecticut.