Cochituate State Park, Threats to Future

This draft inventory outlines threats to the future goodness of Cochuate State Park. Current lacks of forethought in land use, pollution, and other exceptions to good planning continually threaten to degrade our lake in the future. Caring citizens must speak out for their lake. Then these threats can become opportunities.

[CSPAC] Inventory of Development and Other Problems for Cochituate State Park in eastern Massachusetts
Imminent losses:
Natick	Boston Scientific Helipad Special Permit	Rescind permit, reduce noise pollution.
Natick	Boston Scientific pump and waterfall	Still in use for air conditioning!?? If so, depletes the (trout-supporting) hypolimnion of Middle Pond.
Natick	National Guard Depot on Speen Street	Surplus this site to CSP, not (indirectly) to Natick or developer.
Natick	Cloverleaf Apartment Towers	Reduce height, preserve screening (40B vs. CSP).
Natick	Chrysler Road Apartment Towers	Reduce height, preserve screening (40B vs. CSP).
Natick	Natick Mall Multi-Use Path	Correct design problems on this important spur of the Cochituate Rail Trail.
Natick	Pegan Cove Park Trails	Assure adequate maintenance (trails, bridge, etc.).
Natick	Pegan Cove Park, Pegan Brook	Remove bright red-brown pollution, restore dam and settling ponds.
Natick	MHD/Willow Bridge reconstruction	Correct defects in new boat tunnel.
Framingham	MassPike Exit 13 Surplus Property	MTA was to surplus this site to CSP; do it.
Only Partially Addressed:
DCR and EOT in Framingham and Natick	Cochituate Rail Trail	Increase partnering, initial planning support by DCR and EOT.
Natick	Beaver Dam Brook settling ponds and Fisk Pond	Reenable Horseshoe filter dam and BDB settling ponds to control NPS pollution.
Natick	SolarBee evaluation for aquatic weed control	Extend for second year; do NOT take from CSP Trust Fund!
Wayland	Eco-Guide evaluation for aquatic weed control	Integrate data and analysis with SolarBee/CSP study.
Wayland	Hammond Brook footbridge	Add this to remove detour on Snake Brook Trail.
Natick and Wayland	Snake Brook non-point-source control and nutrient removal	Reduce pollution in swamp; dredge the mouth of Snake Brook.
Wayland	Gate House for old Cochituate Aqueduct	Preserve for historic purposes (and restore for current CSP use?).
Natick	Cochituate State Park Museum	Create educational focus for local and natural history.

This Web page has been created by Dick Miller of the Natick Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory Committee and the Cochituate State Park Advisory Committee. Please e-mail your comments to him at TheMillers@millermicro.com
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