Grants Stream Tributary
Waterfront property and man-made pond
Hill used for tubing during winter
Cement slabs on stream banks
Grants-tributaire 01D
Wednesday, July 21, 2010
Issue:
Camp on left bank with large opening on small tributary of North Branch Grants brook. Short cut grass up to the river bank. Old dam creating a man-made pond. Cement slabs as rip-rap on stream banks. Big hill on the right bank that is used for tubing during winter.
Action Required:
Landowner education on the importance of maintaining an adequate buffer zone on his property and the effects of a man-made pond on water quality. Restore the buffer zone by planting shrubs or by letting nature take its course by leaving a strip of untouched vegetation along the stream.
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Negligible alteration |
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Minor alteration. Must follow site |
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Alteration with possibility of impact |
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Alteration with impact. Recommended intervention. |
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Full restoration |
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incomplete restoration or monitor |
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Restoration to be completed |