Welcome!

Welcome to the Mianus River Watershed Planning blog, an online forum for community members, stakeholder groups, and watershed professionals to discuss existing conditions and future ideas for the Mianus River Watershed. This forum supports efforts of the Southwest Regional Planning Authority (SWRPA) to develop a watershed-based management plan to meet Section 319 funding requirements under the federal Clean Water Act.

To this end, a steering committee of local scientists, planners, and community members was convened in July of 2010. The committee defined the watershed’s most important uses and values and suggested management strategies to be incorporated into the Plan. As the Plan is developed further, the steering committee will continue to review its content and provide feedback.This blog offers an easy method of communication among SWRPA, the steering committee, and the consultants developing the plan. You can ask general questions of the group; post links to useful information; suggest projects through the map feature; recommend funding sources; and share your specialized knowledge about this unique watershed. Each member of the group may access the blog and post new content using a generic account that has previously been distributed.The process for posting content is as follows:

• At the upper right corner of this page, click “sign in” using the generic Gmail address provided to you
• Click “new post” in the upper right corner of the page
• Enter text in the space provided, then click “publish post” to publish your content to the main blog (note: once posted, text cannot be deleted)
• Other members of the blog community can comment on your post via the “post comment” feature displayed below each blog entry.

This project is funded in part through the Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP) and the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) through a Clean Water Act Section 604(b) planning grant.