The Merrimack Valley Planning Commission, in partnership with the Merrimack Valley Stormwater Collaborative, Ipswich River Planning Authority, and Salem Sound Coastwatch, undertook an extensive review of bylaws and regulations impacting stormwater management in thirty communities across the North Shore. This review assisted communities with compliance requirements for the 2016 Massachusetts Small Municipal Separate Storm Sewer (MS4) permits.
The intent of this report is to provide customized recommendations for communities to amend their bylaws to facilitate the use of low-impact development (LID) techniques and the use of green infrastructure for stormwater management.
Towns included in this analysis:
Amesbury, Andover, Beverly, Boxford, Danvers, Essex, Georgetown, Gloucester, Groveland, Hamilton, Haverhill, Ipswich, Lawrence, Lynnfield, Manchester, Marblehead, Merrimac, Methuen, Middleton, Newbury, Newburyport, North Andover, North Reading, Peabody, Rowley, Salem, Salisbury, Topsfield, Wenham, West Newbury
Click here to download the full report published June 2022.
This project was funded through a grant from the Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection MS4 Municipal Assistance 2021-2022 Grant Program Award.
For additional questions on this project contact Erin Bonney Casey, ebcasey@ipswichriver.org