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Massachusetts, Concord Watershed


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Assessment Summary for Reporting Year 2010
Massachusetts, Concord Watershed

Description of this table
Click here to list Threatened and Impaired Waters Only
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Ashland Reservoir MA82003 Ashland Waterbody Map Freshwater Lake 168.0 Acres Impaired TMDL needed
Assabet River MA82B-01 Outlet Of The Assabet River Reservoir, Westborough To The Westborough Wwtp Discharge, Westborough. Waterbody Map River 1.2 Miles Impaired TMDL needed
Assabet River MA82B-02 From The Westborough Wwtp Discharge, Westborough To The Route 20 Dam, Northborough. Waterbody Map River 3.8 Miles Impaired TMDL needed
Assabet River MA82B-03 From The Route 20 Dam, Northborough To The Marlborough West Wwtp Discharge, Marlborough. Waterbody Map River 2.4 Miles Impaired TMDL needed
Assabet River MA82B-04 From The Marlborough West Wwtp Discharge, Marlborough To The Hudson Wwtp Discharge, Hudson. Waterbody Map River 8.0 Miles Impaired TMDL needed
Assabet River MA82B-05 From The Hudson Wwtp Discharge, Hudson To The Usgs Gage At Routes 27/62, Maynard. Waterbody Map River 8.2 Miles Impaired TMDL needed
Assabet River MA82B-06 From The Usgs Gage At Routes 27/62, Maynard To The Powdermill Dam, Acton. Waterbody Map River 1.2 Miles Impaired TMDL needed
Assabet River MA82B-07 From The Powdermill Dam, Acton To The Confluence With The Sudbury River, Concord. Waterbody Map River 6.4 Miles Impaired TMDL needed
Assabet River Reservoir MA82004 Westborough Waterbody Map Freshwater Lake 338.1 Acres Impaired TMDL needed
Bartlett Pond MA82007 Northborough Waterbody Map Freshwater Lake 51.8 Acres Impaired Non-pollutant impairment
Batemans Pond MA82008 Concord Waterbody Map Freshwater Lake 25.7 Acres Impaired Non-pollutant impairment
Boons Pond MA82011 Stow/Hudson Waterbody Map Freshwater Lake 173.4 Acres Impaired TMDL completed
Carding Mill Pond MA82015 Sudbury Waterbody Map Freshwater Lake 40.5 Acres Impaired TMDL needed
Chauncy Lake MA82017 Westborough Waterbody Map Freshwater Lake 173.3 Acres Impaired Non-pollutant impairment
Clamshell Pond MA82018 Clinton Waterbody Map Freshwater Lake 24.3 Acres Not_Assessed  
Concord River MA82A-07 From The Confluence Of The Assabet And Sudbury Rivers, Concord To The Billerica Water Supply Intake, Billerica. Waterbody Map River 10.4 Miles Impaired TMDL needed
Concord River MA82A-08 From The Billerica Water Supply Intake, Billerica To Rogers Street Bridge, Lowell. Waterbody Map River 5.1 Miles Impaired TMDL needed
Concord River MA82A-09 From The Rogers Street Bridge, Lowell To The Confluence With The Merrimack River, Lowell. Waterbody Map River .9 Miles Impaired TMDL needed
Dudley Pond MA82029 Wayland Waterbody Map Freshwater Lake 83.2 Acres Impaired TMDL needed
Eames Brook MA82A-13 From The Outlet Of Farm Pond, Framingham To The Confluence With The Sudbury River, Framingham. Waterbody Map River .6 Miles Impaired TMDL needed
Elizabeth Brook MA82B-12 From The Outlet Of An Unnamed Pond (Delaney Project On Stow/Harvard Border) West Of Harvard Road, Stow To The Inlet Of Fletchers Pond, Stow. Waterbody Map River 3.7 Miles Impaired TMDL needed
Elm Street Pond MA82032 Chelmsford/Carlisle Waterbody Map Freshwater Lake 65.6 Acres Not_Assessed  
Farm Pond MA82035 Framingham Waterbody Map Freshwater Lake 139.7 Acres Impaired TMDL needed
Farrar Pond MA82036 Lincoln Waterbody Map Freshwater Lake 83.0 Acres Not_Assessed  
Fisk Pond MA82038 Natick Waterbody Map Freshwater Lake 61.8 Acres Impaired Non-pollutant impairment
Fiske Street Pond MA82037 Carlisle/Chelmsford Waterbody Map Freshwater Lake 37.7 Acres Not_Assessed  
Fort Meadow Brook MA82B-11 Outlet Of Fort Meadow Reservoir, Marlborough/Hudson To Confluence With Assabet River, Hudson. Waterbody Map River 2.7 Miles Good  
Fort Meadow Reservoir MA82042 Marlborough/Hudson Waterbody Map Freshwater Lake 254.0 Acres Impaired TMDL needed
Fort Pond MA82043 Littleton Waterbody Map Freshwater Lake 101.8 Acres Not_Assessed  
Fort Pond Brook MA82B-13 From Source In A Wetland Just West Of Fort Pond, Littleton To The Inlet Of Warners Pond, Concord. Waterbody Map River 10.2 Miles Not_Assessed  
Framingham Reservoir #1 MA82044 Framingham Waterbody Map Freshwater Lake 117.6 Acres Impaired TMDL needed
Framingham Reservoir #2 MA82045 Framingham/Ashland Waterbody Map Freshwater Lake 114.4 Acres Impaired TMDL needed
Framingham Reservoir #3 MA82046 Framingham Waterbody Map Freshwater Lake 221.2 Acres Impaired Non-pollutant impairment
Gates Pond MA82047 Berlin Waterbody Map Freshwater Lake 72.7 Acres Not_Assessed  
Gates Pond Brook MA82B-10 From The Outlet Of Gates Pond, Berlin To The Confluence With The Assabet River, Berlin. Waterbody Map River 1.0 Miles Not_Assessed  
Gleasons Pond MA82048 Framingham Waterbody Map Freshwater Lake 10.5 Acres Not_Assessed  
Great Meadows Pond #3 MA82053 Concord Waterbody Map Freshwater Lake 53.0 Acres Impaired Non-pollutant impairment
Grist Mill Pond MA82055 Sudbury/Marlborough Waterbody Map Freshwater Lake 16.7 Acres Impaired TMDL needed
Hager Pond MA82056 Marlborough Waterbody Map Freshwater Lake 29.9 Acres Impaired TMDL needed
Heard Pond MA82058 Wayland Waterbody Map Freshwater Lake 75.6 Acres Impaired TMDL needed
Heart Pond MA82059 Chelmsford/Westford Waterbody Map Freshwater Lake 93.9 Acres Impaired TMDL needed
Hocomonco Pond MA82060 Westborough Waterbody Map Freshwater Lake 26.9 Acres Impaired TMDL needed
Hop Brook MA82A-05 Outlet Of Carding Mill Pond, Sudbury To Confluence With Allowance Brook, Sudbury (Allowance Brook Was Identified As Landham Brook On Usgs Quads Prior To 1987). Waterbody Map River 6.7 Miles Impaired TMDL needed
Hop Brook MA82A-06 From The Confluence Of Allowance Brook, Sudbury To The Confluence With The Sudbury River, Wayland (This Segment Was Formerly Identified As Wash Brook, Hop Brook Appeared As Wash Brook And Allowance Brook Was Previously Identified As Landham Brook On Usgs Quads Prior To 1987). Waterbody Map River 3.0 Miles Impaired TMDL needed
Hopkinton Reservoir MA82061 Hopkinton/Ashland Waterbody Map Freshwater Lake 161.1 Acres Impaired TMDL needed
Ice House Pond MA82066 Acton Waterbody Map Freshwater Lake 11.2 Acres Not_Assessed  
Lake Cochituate MA82020 [North Basin] Natick/Framingham/Wayland Waterbody Map Freshwater Lake 195.6 Acres Impaired TMDL needed
Lake Cochituate MA82125 [Middle Basin] Natick/Wayland Waterbody Map Freshwater Lake 134.5 Acres Impaired TMDL needed
Lake Cochituate MA82126 [Carling Basin] Natick Waterbody Map Freshwater Lake 14.3 Acres Impaired TMDL needed
Lake Cochituate MA82127 [South Basin] Natick Waterbody Map Freshwater Lake 239.6 Acres Impaired TMDL needed
Learned Pond MA82069 Framingham Waterbody Map Freshwater Lake 33.9 Acres Not_Assessed  
Little Chauncy Pond MA82070 Northborough Waterbody Map Freshwater Lake 43.3 Acres Impaired Non-pollutant impairment
Long Pond MA82072 Littleton Waterbody Map Freshwater Lake 101.7 Acres Impaired TMDL needed
Meadow Pond MA82129 Carlisle Waterbody Map Freshwater Lake 12.4 Acres Impaired Non-pollutant impairment
Milham Reservoir MA82077 Marlborough Waterbody Map Freshwater Lake 66.6 Acres Not_Assessed  
Mill Brook MA82A-20 From The Outlet Of Crosby Pond, Concord To The Confluence With The Concord River, Concord. Waterbody Map River 2.7 Miles Impaired Non-pollutant impairment
Nagog Pond MA82082 Littleton/Acton Waterbody Map Freshwater Lake 277.7 Acres Not_Assessed  
Nashoba Brook MA82B-14 From Source Just South Of Route 110 In Westford To Confluence With Fort Pond Brook, Concord. Waterbody Map River 9.4 Miles Impaired TMDL needed
Nutting Lake MA82088 [East Basin] Billerica Waterbody Map Freshwater Lake 30.5 Acres Impaired TMDL needed
Nutting Lake MA82124 [West Basin] Billerica Waterbody Map Freshwater Lake 51.4 Acres Impaired TMDL completed
Pantry Brook MA82A-19 From Source West Of Haynes Road, Sudbury To The Confluence With The Sudbury River, Sudbury. Waterbody Map River 3.2 Miles Impaired TMDL needed
Pine Brook MA82A-14 From Source South Of Route 20, Just East Of The Weston/Wayland Border To The Confluence With The Sudbury River, Wayland. Waterbody Map River 2.5 Miles Good  
Puffers Pond MA82092 Maynard/Sudbury Waterbody Map Freshwater Lake 28.4 Acres Impaired TMDL needed
River Meadow Brook MA82A-10 From The Outlet Of Russell Mill Pond, Chelmsford To The Confluence With The Concord River, Lowell. Waterbody Map River 6.4 Miles Impaired TMDL needed
Rocky Pond MA82095 Boylston Waterbody Map Freshwater Lake 61.8 Acres Impaired Non-pollutant impairment
Russell Millpond MA82096 Chelmsford Waterbody Map Freshwater Lake 32.9 Acres Impaired Non-pollutant impairment
Saxonville Pond MA82097 Framingham Waterbody Map Freshwater Lake 58.8 Acres Impaired TMDL needed
Second Division Brook MA82B-09 From The Headwaters At The Outlet Of Small Unnamed Pond North Of Waltham Street, Maynard To The Confluence With The Assabet River, Concord. Waterbody Map River 2.9 Miles Not_Assessed  
Smith Pond MA82099 Northborough Waterbody Map Freshwater Lake 15.6 Acres Not_Assessed  
Solomon Pond MA82100 Northborough Waterbody Map Freshwater Lake 21.2 Acres Not_Assessed  
Spencer Brook MA82B-15 From The Outlet Of An Unnamed Pond North Of Bellows Hill, Carlisle To The Inlet Of Angiers Pond, Concord. Waterbody Map River 3.8 Miles Not_Assessed  
Stearns Mill Pond MA82104 Sudbury Waterbody Map Freshwater Lake 19.1 Acres Impaired TMDL needed
Sudbury Reservoir MA82106 Southborough/Marlborough Waterbody Map Freshwater Lake 1,178.0 Acres Impaired TMDL completed
Sudbury River MA82A-01 From The Source At The Outlet Of Cedar Swamp Pond, Westborough To The Fruit Street Bridge, Hopkinton/Westborough. Waterbody Map River 1.9 Miles Not_Assessed  
Sudbury River MA82A-03 Outlet Saxonville Pond, Framingham To Confluence With Hop Brook (The Lower Portion Of Hop Brook Was Identified As Wash Brook On Usgs Quads Prior To 1987), Wayland. Waterbody Map River 5.5 Miles Impaired TMDL needed
Sudbury River MA82A-04 Confluence With Hop Brook (The Lower Portion Of Hop Brook Was Identified As Wash Brook On Usgs Quads Prior To 1987), Wayland To Confluence With Assabet River, Concord. Waterbody Map River 11.7 Miles Impaired TMDL needed
Taylor Brook MA82B-08 From The Outlet Of Puffer Pond, Maynard To The Confluence With The Assabet River, Maynard. Waterbody Map River 1.8 Miles Good  
Tripp Pond MA82107 Hudson Waterbody Map Freshwater Lake 3.5 Acres Not_Assessed  
Unnamed Tributary MA82A-16 From The Outlet Of Hager Pond, Marlborough To The Inlet Of Grist Mill Pond, Marlborough. Waterbody Map River .2 Miles Impaired TMDL needed
Unnamed Tributary MA82A-17 From The Outlet Of Grist Mill Pond, Sudbury To The Inlet Of Carding Mill Pond, Sudbury. Waterbody Map River .5 Miles Impaired TMDL needed
Unnamed Tributary MA82A-21 From The Outlet Of Heart Pond, Chelmsford To The Inlet Of Russell Millpond, Chelmsford. Waterbody Map River 4.1 Miles Good  
Unnamed Tributary MA82B-16 From The Outlet Of Angiers Pond, Concord To Confluence With The Assabet River, Concord (This Segment Is Locally Known As Part Of Spencer Brook). Waterbody Map River .5 Miles Good  
Walden Pond MA82109 Concord Waterbody Map Freshwater Lake 62.9 Acres Impaired TMDL completed
Warners Pond MA82110 Concord Waterbody Map Freshwater Lake 59.3 Acres Impaired TMDL completed
Waushakum Pond MA82112 Framingham/Ashland Waterbody Map Freshwater Lake 87.2 Acres Impaired TMDL needed
West Pond MA82115 Bolton Waterbody Map Freshwater Lake 19.0 Acres Good  
Westborough Reservoir MA82114 Westborough Waterbody Map Freshwater Lake 41.0 Acres Not_Assessed  
White Pond MA82118 Concord Waterbody Map Freshwater Lake 36.1 Acres Not_Assessed  
White Pond MA82119 Hudson/Stow Waterbody Map Freshwater Lake 48.8 Acres Not_Assessed  
Whitehall Brook MA82A-11 From The Outlet Of Whitehall Reservoir, Hopkinton To Confluence With The Sudbury River, Westborough. Waterbody Map River 3.5 Miles Not_Assessed  
Whitehall Reservoir MA82120 Hopkinton Waterbody Map Freshwater Lake 559.6 Acres Impaired TMDL needed
Williams Lake MA82121 Marlborough Waterbody Map Freshwater Lake 69.3 Acres Not_Assessed  
Willis Pond MA82122 Sudbury Waterbody Map Freshwater Lake 67.3 Acres Good  
Winning Pond MA82123 Billerica Waterbody Map Freshwater Lake 22.2 Acres Impaired Non-pollutant impairment

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Causes of Impairment for Reporting Year 2010

Massachusetts, Concord

Description of this table
NOTE: Click on the underlined "Cause of Impairment" value to see a listing of those waters with that cause of impairment.
Size of Assessed Waters with Listed Causes of Impairment
Chlordane   254.0
Habitat Assessment (Streams) 2.7  
Low Flow Alterations 10.7  
Non-Native Aquatic Plants 46.0 2,551.3
Aquatic Macroinvertebrate Bioassessments 17.3  
Enterococcus Bacteria   134.5
Fish Bioassessments 17.4  
Dissolved Oxygen Saturation 7.4 444.3
Other Cause 13.0  
Other Flow Regime Alterations   32.9
Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons (PAHs) (Aquatic Ecosystems)   26.9
Secchi Disk Transparency   75.6
Turbidity   811.5
Excess Algal Growth 31.7 934.8
Fecal Coliform 54.0 46.6
Nutrient/Eutrophication Biological Indicators 12.0  
Phosphorus, Total 58.1 1,108.7
Dissolved Oxygen 31.6 1,900.7
pH, High .2  
Aquatic Plants (Macrophytes) 17.4 252.2
Taste and Odor 12.4  
Temperature, Water 1.2  
Total Suspended Solids (TSS) .7  
Debris/Floatables/Trash 19.7  
Escherichia Coli (E. Coli)   124.3
Eurasian Water Milfoil, Myriophyllum Spicatum 15.5 1,985.2
Mercury in Fish Tissue 33.6 3,016.1
PCB(s) in Fish Tissue   584.0

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Probable Sources Contributing to Impairments for Reporting Year 2010

Massachusetts, Concord Watershed

Description of this table
Size of Assessed Waters with Probable Sources of Impairments
Atmospheric Deposition - Toxics   1,443.3
Cercla Npl (Superfund) Sites 33.6 55.4
Combined Sewer Overflows .9  
Contaminated Sediments 11.8  
Dam Or Impoundment 10.4  
Impacts From Hydrostructure Flow Regulation/Modification 26.4  
Introduction Of Non-Native Organisms (Accidental Or Intentional) 46.0 3,755.8
Municipal (Urbanized High Density Area) 6.4  
Municipal Point Source Discharges 55.9 106.2
Sanitary Sewer Overflows (Collection System Failures) 1.2  
Source Unknown 36.2 4,249.5
Unspecified Urban Stormwater 20.8 355.7
Waterfowl   93.9

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TMDL Alternatives by Cause of Impairment for Reporting Year 2010


Massachusetts, Concord Watershed


No TMDL Alternatives reported.

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Cumulative TMDLs by Pollutant

Massachusetts, Concord Watershed

This chart includes TMDLs since October 1, 1995.

Description of this table
NOTE: Click on the underlined "Number of TMDLs Completed" value to see a listing of those approved TMDLs for the pollutant.
Number of Causes of
Impairment Addressed
Mercury color.gif 8 8
Phosphorus, Total color.gif 8 8
Fecal Coliform color.gif 1 1
Mercury in Fish Tissue color.gif 1 1

Total: 18 TMDLs; 0 Causes of Impairment



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