1. News

2. Revised Schedule 11/27- Midterm Review and Watersheds 11/29- Wetlands
12/4- Household Uses
12/6- Energy
12/11- Sustainability
12/13- Review, Papers Due, Final handed out

3. NepRWA Logo

4. Overview of the Watershed, size, location, population, environmental history, setup for why we work on a watershed basis and what are some of the Neponset’s special features

9. Overview of the Watershed, size, location, population, environmental history, setup for why we work on a watershed basis and what are some of the Neponset’s special features

10. Young raccoon in white pine 2/28/04

14. Photo: Joseph Ingoldsby

15. A perennial wetland wildflower, Golden Hedge-Hyssop (Gratiola aurea), blooms on the Reservoir's exposed shores in August.

16. Photo: Tom Palmer

17. Toad eggs in grassy pool 4/24/04

20. Dumping

21. E. coli

22. Nutrients

23. Storm Runoff
Miscellaneous discharges, neighbor reporting helps!

24. Sewage Outfalls

25. Flooding

26. Low Flows

27. Low Flows

28. Is there really a streamflow problem?

29. Holistic Approach – all water interrelated
Runoff
River
Flow
Groundwater
River Flow =
Surface Runoff +
Baseflow
Flashy
Variable
Regulated
Stable
Less Variable

30. Biodiversity

31. Infiltration
Photo: Town of Mansfield

33. Anadramous Fish

34. NepRWA Logo

36. Photo: Bill Tonra

37. High flow symbol of Neponset

38. Per Capita Residential Water Use by Month and Town