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TRWA Water Quality Programs Come get involved in water quality monitoring! TRWA engages in several related efforts to monitor, protect and improve the water quality of the main stem of the Taunton River and its many streams, tributaries, wetlands and tidal zones. We advocate for enforcement of the Clean Water Act to protect water quality and stream flow as both are necessary to sustain the outstanding fisheries and natural resources of our region. Our work includes a citizen monitoring program for which we received a grant of equipment and technical assistance from the US EPA. To volunteer for this important work, please email the TRWA office or call (508) 828-1101. EPA has put all the NPDES permits in New England on a website which is searchable. Thanks to Middleborough resident Tim Watts for providing this information. Link for specific permits by watershed. Tim reports that he is working on a database of all the WWTP in the upper Taunton watershed. When finished it will be linked up with the 303d impaired waters assessments and other water quality data along with his observations of the impacts and potential impacts in the future if we only maintain the status quo. "Given the current demand for waste water treatment expansion and the reluctance of towns to address these issues, watershed advocates will have to be vigilant and active throughout the permitting process," Tim says. "Hopefully this will become useful tool for folks who would like to be involved." This page includes a link to "Water Permitting 101" a useful introduction to wastewater permitting prepared by EPA's Office of Waste Water Management.
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