Management Plan

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Lower Farmington River and Salmon
Brook Management Plan June 2011

• Lower Farmington River and Salmon Brook Management Plan, June 2011 (Full Report)
• Introduction and Table of Contents
• Executive Summary
• Chapter 1
• Chapter 2
• Chapter 3
• Chapter 4
• Chapter 5
• Chapter 6
• Chapter 7
• References and Resources

Management Plan List of Figures

INTRODUCTION

• Figure 1 General Location and Study Towns
• Figure 2 Potential Wild and Scenic Segments
• Figure 3 Potential Upper Farmington River Wild and Scenic Boundary and Extension
• Figure 4 Land Cover
• Figure 5 Land Use
• Figure 6 Elevation and Topography

GEOLOGY

• Figure 7 Generalized Bedrock Geology
• Figure 8 Traprock Ridges
• Figure 9 Tariffville Gorge
• Figure 10 Quaternary Geology
• Figure 11 Glacial Lakes
• Figure 12 Sand Plains and Inland Dunes
• Figure 13 Windsor Soil Series
• Figure 14 Prime and Statewide Farmland Soils
• Figure 15 Steep Slopes
• Figure 16 Aquifer Protection Areas

WATER QUALITY

• Figure 17 Major Tributaries
• Figure 18 State Water Quality Classifications
• Figure 19 Local Basin Percent Impervious

BIOLOGICAL DIVERSITY

• Figure 20 Ecoregions
• Figure 21 Critical Habitats and Potential Vernal Pools
• Figure 22 Alluvial Floodplain Critical Habitat Subtype Communities
• Figure 23 Floodplains and Riparian Buffers
• Figure 24 Endangered, Threatened, or Special Concern Species
• Figure 25 Integrated Natural Resources Values
• Figure 26 Study Bird Observation Locations & Known Focal Bird Species
• Figure 27 Land Cover Changes from 1985 to 2006

CULTURAL LANDSCAPE

• Figure 28 Prehistoric Archaeological Sites
• Figure 29 Potential Archaeological Sensitivity Areas
• Figure 30 National Register of Historic Places and Farmington Canal
• Figure 31 Existing Agricultural Land and Prime Farmland Soils

RECREATION

• Figure 32 Open Space/Parks/Recreation Properties
• Figure 33 Greenways and Access Points
• Figure 34 Scenic Viewshed Analysis
• Figure 35 Tariffville Gorge Aerial

Appendices and Supporting Documentation*

APPENDIX 1 – GEOLOGY

• Bedrock Mines and Quarries
• Geology/ORV Associations

APPENDIX 2 – WATER QUALITY

• CT DEP Water Quality Information, Beauchene letter
• FRWA Water Quality Monitoring Program
• Low Impact Development Management Strategy Recommendations, CT DEP
• Forest, Water and People, Drinking Water Supply and Forest Lands in Connecticut, USDA

APPENDIX 3—BIOLOGICAL DIVERSITY

• Table 1: CT DEP Natural Diversity Database Species Observed Within the Study Corridor
• Table 2: Migratory Bird Survey Results Mussel Management Plan Executive Summary
• Lower Farmington River Mussel Summary Chart
• Farmington River Floodplain Forest Habitat
• FRWA 2002 Biodiversity Project Rare Plan and Natural Community Inventory Summary Report

APPENDIX 4—CULTURAL LANDSCAPE

• Archaeological Assessment of the Lower Farmington River and Salmon Brook
• Historic and Cultural Landscape Background Report
• Native Americans of the Farmington Valley Background Report
• National Register of Historic Places

APPENDIX 5—RECREATION

• Use and Economic Importance of the Lower Farmington River and Salmon Brook
• Officially Designated Greenways
• Public Access Report
• Potential Town Recreation Projects Summary

APPENDIX 6—OUTSTANDING RESOURCE VALUES

• ORV Heat Map

APPENDIX 7—DAMS AND IMPOUNDMENTS

• Dam List of the Lower Farmington and Salmon Brook
• Tariffville Gorge —Hydrologic Study I, Princeton Hydro Engineering, PC
• The Rainbow Dam and the Lower Farmington River: Legal Status, History and Physical Condition, Eric Lukingbeal
• Pre-Feasibility Study for Re-Powering the Upper and Lower Collinsville Dams along the Farmington River, GZA Environmental, Inc.

APPENDIX 8—EXISTING REGULATORY AND PLAN PROTECTION REVIEW

• State and Federal Regulations Review
• Municipal Plan and Regulation Review
• Municipal Plan and Regulation Review: State of CT Statutes
• Town of Hartland Correspondence Regarding Regulation Review

APPENDIX 9—LAND TRUST SURVEY

• Land Trust Survey
• Summary of Land Trust Survey Results
• Inventory of Land Trust Property Holdings

APPENDIX 10 —LAND USE LEADERSHIP ALLIANCE WORKSHOP

• Workshop Participant List
• Agenda from Four-Day Workshop Day 1, Day 2, Day 3, Day 4
• Lower Farmington and Salmon Brook Management Issues List

*Also see Study Report Appendices for the Federal Wild & Scenic Study Bill, Connecticut legislation supporting Wild & Scenic designation, letters of endorsement and support, and examples of outreach and education conducted during the Wild & Scenic Study.