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MEETING AMENDED AGENDA
Pat Hughes, Clerk
Thursday, December 14, 2023 6:00 PM
Brewster Natural
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Resources Advisory
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Kimberley Crocker Pearson,
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Chair
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Amy Henderson, Vice
Chair, Brewster Conservation
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Chris Miller, Director
1. Call to Order
Ryan Burch, Senior Natural
2. Declaration of a Quorum
Resources Assistant
David Johnson, Natural
3. Recording Statement
Resources Officer
4. Public Comment
William Grafton, Conservation
5. Notes from the Chair:
Administrator
Cassandra West, Senior
a. Follow up: DMF River Herring Spawning and Nursery Habitat
Department Assistant
Assessment: Stony Brook Watershed
b. Follow up: Coastal Resource Management Plan: Shellfish Regulations
i. Special Advisor to NRAC on Shellfish and Aquaculture: Abigail Archer
ii. Coastal Resilience Community Forum: To Follow
. Town of Brewster Pond Management Plan
a. NRAC Role
b. Development Process
c. First steps
7. Reports
a. Department of Natural Resources (Pearson): Chris Miller named North
American Lake Management Society (NALMS) Certified Lake Manager
b. Conservation Commission (Pearson): Workshop on permitting in -
pond technologies/strategies at Massachusetts Association of
Conservation Commissions (MACC) March 2, 2024
8. Approval of Minutes
9. Matters not reasonably anticipated by the Chair
10. Topic(s) for next meeting:
a. Pond Management Plan
i. Benchmarking - Reports of Commissioners
ii. Existing conditions - Eichner Draft Report (PALS and other data)
iii. Designated uses - Survey Process
b. Shellfish Regulations
11. Informational Items:
a. NALMS Recommended Resources:
i. A Model Lake Plan for a Local Community:
https://cdn.shop if,/.com/s/files/1 /0145/8808/4272/files/G3606. Pdf
ii. Understanding Lake Data:
https://www3.uwsi).edu/cnr-ar)/weal/Documents/G3582.pdf
b. State of Massachusetts: Pond Management
i. Eutrophication and Aquatic Plant Management in Massachusetts:
htts--)s://www.mass.aov/doc/final- eneric-environmental-impact-rer3ort-
main-document/down load
ii. The Practical Guide to Lake Management in Massachusetts:
httcs://www.mass. ov/doc/the- ractical uide-to-lake-mans ement-in-
mas sachusetts/download
c. Examples of Municipal Pond Management Plans:
i. Town of Nantucket:
htt :s:Hnantucket-ma., ov/DocumentCenter/View/l 9158/Pond-
Management -Principles-PDF
ii. Town of Wellfleet:
htt s://www.wellfleet-ma.aov/sites/ /files/v hlif5l66/f/file/file/ onds. )df
iii. Town of Barnstable:
https://www capecodcommission.org/resource-library/file?url=%2Fdept%2
Fcommission%2Fteam%2Fh2o%2Fwr Iib%2FPonds%2FPond+Reports%
2FBarnstable%2FBarnstable+Ponds+Action+PIan +2009.Pf
iv. Town of Chatham:
https://www.chatham-ma.gov/DocumentCenterNiew/2785/Action-Plan-
for -the -Town -of -Chatham -Ponds -November -2003 -PDF
v. Town of Eastham:
https://www.capecodcommission.org/resource-library/file?url=%2Fdept%2
Fcommission%2Fteam%2Fh2o%2Fwr Iib%2FPonds%2FPond+Reports%
2FEastham%2FEastham+Pond+Water+Quality+Protection+Plan+2014. pd
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vi. Town of Harwich Comprehensive Wastewater Management Plan
(Chapter 5) https://www.harwich-
ma.gov/sites/g/files/vyhlif7O9l/f/u461/final harwich c wmp-
seir full report compressed 0. df
12. Adjournment
Date Posted: Date Revised: Received by Town Clerk