Building Resilience Across the Charles River Watershed

Project Team Workshop #1 Feedback Results

Workshop #1

• Held via Zoom on December 10, 2020 (recording available on YouTube)
• Attendees: representatives from all fifteen communities on the project team, CRWA, MVP staff, and Weston & Sampson
• Survey administered following the workshop

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• Workshop goals:
• Meet the project team
• Come to consensus on climate scenarios to be used in the project (finalize details with the precipitation subcommittee)
• Gather input on nature based solutions to be assessed in the project

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Survey Results

Question #1

Precipitation Section

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Question #2

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Question #3

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Question #4

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(Note: currently missing Holliston & Wrentham)

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Question #5

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Question #6

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Question #7

Nature-Based Solution Section

1. GSI
2. < IC
3. Conservation
4. Tree canopy

1. GSI
2. < IC
3. Dam Removal
4. Floodplain reconnection
5. Conservation
6. > Tree canopy
7. Wetland restoration

1. Small scale strategies (GSI, < IC)
2. Infrastructure changes (dam removal, culvert changes)
3. Large scale flood storage

Survey Results

Question #12

Which of the following, if any, do you think are NOT feasible for your community even if funding for implementation was available?

1. None (all are feasible with funding and public support) (9)
2. Move development out of flood plain (8)
3. All undeveloped lots >2 acres available to provide flood storage (6)
4. Permanently protect >50% of available open space (4)
5. Dam removal (4)
6. Increase tree canopy by up to 25% (4)
7. Wetland construction (river adjacent and upland) (3)
8. Green infrastructure stores 1.5” storm runoff from 50% of all impervious cover town-wide (3)
9. Dam management changes (2)
10. Decrease directly connected / effective impervious cover by 10-25% (2)
11. Restore culverted streams (1)

Attendee List

Steve Roy, W&S

Mike Maglio, Franklin

Bill McDowell, Natick

Michelle Tinger, Dedham

Marianne Iarossi, Natick

Elissa Brown, Dedham

Laura Robert, Wellesley

Jillian Wilson-Martin, Natick

Jason Mammone, Dedham

Jeremy Rosenberger, Dedham

Brandon Schmitt, Wellesley

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Michele Grzenda, Weston

Jennifer Delmore, Franklin

Gino Carlucci, Sherborn

Carolyn M, MVP

Emily Sullivan, Arlington

Alfredo Vargas, Newton

Maria Rose, Newton

Indrani Ghosh, W&S

Brian Taberner, Franklin

Jim McKay, Millis

Laurel Schwab, Watertown

Matt Zeteck, Holliston

Richard Sweeney, Weston

Tom Trainer, Sherborn

Stephanie Carlisle, Medway

Bob Weiss, Millis

Raina McManus, Wellesley

Ryan Clapp, Holliston

Leah Wallner Wellesley

Kate Sjoberg,, Franklin

Kim Donovan, Needham

Rachel Benson, Wrentham

Bridget Graziano Medway

Sean Killeen, Sherborne

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