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Martins Pond Diagnostic/Feasibility Study
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Executive Summary
Introduction
Part I. Diagnostic Study
Section 1.0 – The Martins Pond Watershed
Section 2.0 – Previous Work within the Watershed and Current Issues
    Section 2.1 Trophic Status of Martins Pond
    Section 2.2 Land Use
    Section 2.3 Land Use and Hydrological Change in Harold Parker State Forest
    Section 2.4 Surface Waters
    Section 2.5 Groundwater Levels
    Section 2.6 Key Conservation and Protected Lands
    Section 2.7 Topography and Subwatershed Delineation
    Section 2.8 Slope Classes
    Section 2.9 Bedrock Geology
    Section 2.10 Surficial Geology
    Section 2.11 Soils
    Section 2.12 Groundwater Divide
    Section 2.13 Wetlands
Section 3.0 – Martins Pond
    Section 3.1 Pond Sediments
    Section 3.2 Biological Conditions: Algae and Fish
Section 4.0 – Surface Water Quality Assessment
    Section 4.1 Quality Assurance Performance Plan (QAPP)
    Section 4.2 Overview of Water Quality Assessment Objectives
Section 5.0 - Surface Water Chemistry in Subwatersheds
    Section 5.1 Components of Turbidity in Martins Pond
    Section 5.2 Total Suspended Solids
    Section 5.3 Color
    Section 5.4 Light Attenuation Profiles
    Section 5.5 pH
    Section 5.6 Conductivity
    Section 5.7 Chloride
    Section 5.8 Sulfate
    Section 5.9 Dissolved Oxygen
    Section 5.10 Total Phosphorus
    Section 5.11 Historic Trends in Total Phosphorus Levels in Martins Pond
    Section 5.12 Nitrogen Levels
    Section 5.13 Nitrate Levels
    Section 5.14 Total Nitrogen
    Section 5.15 Nitrogen: Phosphorus Ratios
    Section 5.16 Nutrient Limitation Bioassays
    Section 5.17 Water Quality Summary 
Section 6 – Hydrology and Nutrient Budgeting
    Section 6.1 SWMM 5.0.009
    Section 6.2 SWMM Modeling Parameters
    Section 6.3 Model Calibration
    Section 6.4 Model Validation
Section 7 – Phosphorus Modeling and Budget
    Section 7.1 Phosphorus Loading into Martins Pond
    Section 7.2 Phosphorus Loading in the Martins Pond Watershed
Section 8 – Nitrogen Modeling and Budget
Section 9 – Nutrient Dynamics Summary
Section 10 – Sediment Loading into Martins Pond
Section 11 – Fecal Coliform / E. coli Levels and Bacterial Source Tracking
    Section 11.1 Fecal coliform and E. coli Results
    Section 11.2 Septic Systems
    Section 11.3 Storm Event Bacterial Levels in Martins Pond
    Section 11.4 Bacterial Source Tracking
Section 12 – Stormwater Conveyance
Section 13 – Macrophyte Analysis and Fanwort Control
    Section 13.1 Macrophyte Sampling and Analysis Methods
    Section 13.2 Pre-Harvesting Fanwort Distribution and Abundance
    Section 13.3 Fanwort Control via Mechanical Harvesting
    Section 13.4 Post-Harvesting Macrophyte Survey Results
    Section 13.5 Macrophyte Species Assemblages and Communities
    Section 13.6 Pilot Alum and Herbicide Application Studies
Section 14 – Biological Control of Purple Loosestrife
    Section 14.1 Loosestrife Biocontrol Results
    Section 14.2 Influence of Surface Water Elevation at Release Sites
Part II. Feasibility Study
Section 15 – Pond and Watershed Management Alternatives
    Section 15.1 Doing Nothing
    Section 15.2 Physical Management Options to Control Nuisance Macrophytes
    Section 15.3 Chemical Control of Algae and Macrophytes
    Section 15.4 Chemical Sediment Treatments
    Section 15.5 Septic Conversion to Sewering
    Section 15.6 Watershed Management
    Section 15.7 Restoring Swimming Potential
    Section 15.8 Biological Control of Purple Loosestrife
Section 16 – References
Appendices
Appendix A – Scope of Services
Appendix B – Draft TMDL for Total Phosphorus for Martins Pond
Appendix C – Water Quality Data and Results
Appendix D – Surface Water Quality Standards for Class B Waters
Appendix E - Harvesting Summary Report from ACT
Appendix F – List of Recommendations from 2003 Lakes and Ponds Report
Appendix G – Fanwort Brochure from Massachusetts DCR