Hancock County Soil & Water Conservation District

Toddy Pond Watershed Survey 

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Toddy Pond Watershed Survey

The Hancock County Soil and Water Conservation District is pleased to announce that it has been awarded the Toddy Pond Watershed Survey "319" grant from the Maine Department of Environmental Protection.

The main purpose of this grant is to document all soil erosion issues in the Toddy Pond Watershed which encompasses approximately 17 miles in the towns of Orland, Surry, Blue Hill, and Penobscot.

Soil erosion is a major source of phosphorus, which can cause excessive plant growth, algal blooms, and murky water.  Phosphorus and other pollutants reach the lake through storm water runoff from anywhere in the watershed. This survey involves walking properties in the watershed to identify how water drains into the lake through ditches, small streams, or surface runoff.  Our goal is to document trouble spots and then work to find reasonable solutions to reduce the amount of soil erosion and phosphorus draining into the lake.  Any information that we collect is strictly used to analyze the pollution sources to Toddy Pond and none of the information gathered will be used for enforcement purposes.

If you would like to help out with the Watershed Survey, please contact the District office at 667-8663.

Funding for this project, in part, was provided by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency under Section 604(b) of the Clean Water Act.  The funding is administered by the Maine Department of Environmental Protection in partnership with EPA.

 

 
 

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