WATER QUALITY & BIOLOGICAL DIVERSITY
Sixteen sites were monitored for chloride in 2023. This program is in partnership with the Izaak Walton League of America (IWLA) Salt Watch program. Sites are monitored year-round to determine how locations fare throughout the year, especially in winter months when road salts are applied, and in summer during high-production times for aquatic plants and animals. The majority of locations had low concentrations of chloride, with the Salmon Brook Watershed being the lowest. Tributaries Pequabuck River in Farmington, Nod Brook in Avon, Owens Brook in Simsbury, and Rainbow Brook and Mill Brook in Windsor had fair concentrations, with Pequabuck River and Owens Brook exceeding the criteria of toxic concentrations during a winter storm.
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Lower Farmington River and Salmon Brook Wild & Scenic 