| Account | Description | FY07 GAA |
FY08 GAA |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2800-0101 | Watershed Management Program For the watershed management program to operate and maintain reservoirs, watershed lands and related infrastructure of the department and the office of water resources in the department of conservation and recreation; provided, that $500,000 shall be paid to the town of Clinton, under section 8 of chapter 307 of the acts of 1987, to compensate for the use of certain land; provided further, that the amount of the payment shall be charged to the General Fund and shall not be included in the amount of the annual determination of fiscal year charges to the Massachusetts Water Resources Authority assessed to the authority under the General Laws; provided further, that $48,000 shall be expended for the flood control activities undertaken by the Thames river valley communities of Massachusetts in conjunction with the state of Connecticut; provided further, that not less than $300,000 shall be expended for the invasive weed control in the Pepperell pond impoundment of the Nashua river of Groton and Pepperell; provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended for invasive weed control on the Charles river in Waltham; provided further, that $50,000 shall be expended for the maintenance of invasive aquatic weeds on the Charles river in Auburndale; provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be expended for aquatic weed control in the Upper Mystic lake in Winchester; provided further, that not less than $15,000 shall be expended for weed control in Winter pond in Winchester; provided further that $40,000 shall be expended for aquatic nuisance control in Sluice pond and Flax pond in the city of Lynn; provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be expended for stormwater remediation and erosion control at Farm Pond in Sherborn; provided further, that not less than $20,000 shall be expended for a water quality project to Eel Pond in the town of Mattapoisett; provided further, that not less than $400,000 shall be expended for sediment control in Crystal Lake and Elginwood Pond in the city of Peabody, including but not limited to: $15,000 for a phosphorus study including algae and weed control and abatement, $14,000 for plant inventory and monitoring, and $38,000 for a bathymetry study to determine the exact volume and ascertain the circulation and water quality and appropriate pond level and height for water quality and recreational use in Crystal Lake and Elginwood Pond in the city of Peabody; provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended for the town of Hopkinton for the operation of North Pond Dam/Lake Maspenock Dam located in the towns of Hopkinton, Milford; provided further, that not less than $75,000 shall be expended for the Blackwater River in Salisbury; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended for Pine Tree Brook in the town of Milton; and provided further, that not less than $200,000 shall be expended for the water plant in Reading |
2,692,275 | 2,896,548 |
| SPENDING CATEGORY |
FY04 Spending |
FY05 Spending |
FY06 Spending |
FY07 Spending |
FY08 GAA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wages & Salaries | 7,176 | 550 | 587 | 796 | 838 |
| Pensions & Benefits | 459 | 20 | 10 | 32 | 32 |
| Operating Expenses | 1,041 | 26 | 190 | 42 | 78 |
| Aid to Cities & Towns | 500 | 678 | 898 | 1,613 | 1,948 |
| TOTAL | 9,176 | 1,274 | 1,685 | 2,482 | 2,897 |
| EARMARK DESCRIPTION |
FY08 |
|---|---|
| Aquatic Nuisance Control in Sluice Pond and Flax Pond | 40,000 |
| Blackwater River | 75,000 |
| Flood control for the Thames River Valley communities in conjunction with the state of Connecticut | 48,000 |
| For the town of Clinton to compensate for use of land | 500,000 |
| Invasive Weed Control - Charles River, Auburndale | 50,000 |
| Invasive Weed Control - Charles River, Waltham | 100,000 |
| Invasive Weed Control - Pepperell Pond | 300,000 |
| Invasive Weed Control - Upper Mystic Lakes in Winchester | 25,000 |
| Invasive Weed Control - Winter Pond in Winchester | 15,000 |
| Monitoring of Invasive Weeds in Crystal Lake | 400,000 |
| Operation of North Pond Dam/Lake Maspenock Dam | 100,000 |
| Pine Tree Brook | 50,000 |
| Stormwater remediation at Farm Pond | 25,000 |
| Water Plant | 200,000 |
| Water Quality Project at Eel Pond | 20,000 |