Water Chapter Supporting Materials

WATER

LINKS TO WEBSITES

Links to websites- General:

Global water cycle

https://science.nasa.gov/earth-science/oceanography/ocean-earth-system/ocean-water-cycle

Maine DEP Integrated water quality monitoring reports to the present

https://www.maine.gov/dep/water/monitoring/305b/

Links to websites- Union River-related:

Getting to know the Union River watershed

http://ofpoolsandpeople.weebly.com/blog/get-to-know-a-watershed-the-union-river

Report on the Restoration of Alewives (#1, COA)

http://www.gulfofmaine.org/kb/files/9409/Alewife%20reintroduction%20report.pdf

The Need for Alewives and other bait fish by Maine’s lobstering fleet | Mainebiz.biz

http://m.mainebiz.biz/article/20180702/NEWS0101/180709998/bait-shortage-puts-squeeze-on-maine%E2%80%99s-lobstering-fleet

Brookfield Dams (Downeast Salmon Federation information)

https://89647351-2272-432c-93e9-5b1886a7025a.filesusr.com/ugd/b250b3_e798aebf7adb471cbe4a30697df4cc7b.pdf?index=true


Union River Estuary Modeling Report June 2008

https://www.maine.gov/dep/water/monitoring/rivers_and_streams/modelinganddatareports/union/union_modeling_report.pdf

Links to websites- Water Quality/IAP-related:

For water quality information on Branch Lake. 1975 to most recent publicly available data

https://www.lakesofmaine.org/data/2017_Lake_Reports/4328_1.html

For water quality information on Branch Lake. 1975 to most recent publicly available data

https://www.lakesofmaine.org/data/2017_Lake_Reports/4294_1.html

For Lake Stewards of Maine information on identification of Invasive Aquatic Plants (IAP)

https://www.mainevlmp.org/herbarium/TipsForUsing.php

https://mainelakessociety.org/lakesmart-2/

For Maine Lakes Society LakeSmart information on Nonpoint Source Pollution and what you can do to prevent it

https://mainelakessociety.org/lakesmart-2/

https://mainelakessociety.org/lakesmart-videos/


Links to websites- Low-Impact Development (LID) and Green Infrastructure as related to water management:

Simple Introduction to the concepts of Low Impact Development and Green Infrastructure

https://blog.clear.uconn.edu/2013/12/10/lid-vs-green-infrastructure/#

Low Impact Development Detailed Introduction

https://www.epa.gov/nps/urban-runoff-low-impact-development

Urban Runoff: Model Ordinances to Prevent and Control Nonpoint Source Pollution

https://www.epa.gov/nps/urban-runoff-model-ordinances-prevent-and-control-nonpoint-source-pollution

A Green Infrastructure Guide for Small Cities, Towns and Rural Communities

https://d3n8a8pro7vhmx.cloudfront.net/greenbelt/pages/5202/attachments/original/1504021812/Green_Infrastructure_Final.pdf?1504021812

Comprehensive Green Infrastructure Resource Directory

https://digitalcommons.usm.maine.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1005&context=sustainable_communities


PHOTOS

Union River corridor prior to Ellsworth Dam (missing photo)

Building the Ellsworth Dam in photos

Aerial of Union River Turbidity (at outflow of Branch Lake Stream)

Graham Lake drawdown 2018—note that date is different from how it was saved

Nonpoint Source Pollution



DOCUMENTS


Union River Committee-related documents

Historical documents on historic Union River fish stocks and fishways 1867/68 & 1898 & 1919


Whiting on Union River turbidity

Fish kill coverage 2018

DSF Press Release on DEP Ruling on Ellsworth dams

Water Quality Committee-related documents

Overview of Ellsworth’s Lakes, Ponds, Brooks and Streams


Links to Best Practices for Managing Nonpoint Source Pollution

Invasive Plant Patrols (IPP)/Certified Boat Inspections (CBI) Addressing Invasive Aquatic Plants (IAP)

Dams and Other Barriers across Waterways

Fresh water mussel species historically found in Ellsworth lakes

Impacts and Implications of Climate Change on Our Water Resources

The Impact of Ellsworth Dams on Aquatic Ecosystems

Our Drinking Water

General List of References for Water Support Materials