Stream Crossings

WATER QUALITY & BIOLOGICAL DIVERSITY
The Farmington River Watershed Association has been continuing work assessing stream crossing (culvert) conditions within the Farmington River Watershed in order to determine structural integrity, as well as the ability of passage for aquatic and terrestrial wildlife. Road-stream crossing assessments can be useful in determining which crossings may pose a threat to public safety during storm events, and they also provide insight into the ability of aquatic organisms such as diadromous fish to move throughout the watershed. FRWA performs these assessments using the North Atlantic Aquatic Connectivity Collaborative (NAACC) protocols and contributes its findings to the NAACC database. In 2023, FRWA received a small grant from LFSWS to support its culvert survey program, and 30 assessments were performed in the towns of Bloomfield, Granby, and Windsor.

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