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For Immediate Release
Date: June 6, 2016
Contact:Richard May
Stormwater Utility Technician
(207) 992-4243
richard.may@bangormaine.gov
Watershed
Planning Meeting-Arctic Brook Watershed Management Plan
BANGOR, Maine - The City of Bangor invites interested residents and
businesses to attend a watershed planning meeting for Arctic Brook at the City
Council Chambers at 73 Harlow Street from 5:30 - 6:30
pm on Thursday, June 23, 2016. The purpose of the meeting is to provide
information to watershed stakeholders about scheduled stream and watershed
field studies, and to answer any questions about the watershed planning
project. FB Environmental Associates will lead the workshop.
Arctic Brook is located in the City of Bangor, Maine. The stream begins in a
forested wetland above Grandview Avenue. The stream flows south from Grandview
Avenue, under the Broadway Shopping Center, under Route 15 (Broadway) and
Interstate 95, and into Kenduskeag Stream just below Valley Avenue, a distance
of 1.4 miles. The Arctic Brook watershed covers 1.2 square miles (768
acres) consisting of a mix of forest, medium and high-density residential
development and commercially developed areas including the Broadway Shopping
Center, Bangor High School, a City recreational forest (Prentiss Woods), the
City nursery, several churches, and two private schools. The water quality of
Arctic Brook has been assessed by the Maine Department of Environmental
Protection (DEP), and determined not to meeting state water quality standards
for aquatic l ife use. The stream was consequently listed on the State's 303(d)
list of impaired waters in 2002.
Interested parties, including residents and businesses are encouraged to
attend the workshop. A follow-up meeting is planned for October 2016 to get
feedback on priorities for improving the water quality of Arctic Brook over the
next 5 - 10 years. For additional information or inquiries, please contact the
City of Bangor's Stormwater Utility Technician, Richard May at (207) 992-4243
or by email: richard.may@bangormaine.gov.
Funding for this project, in part, was provided by the U.S. Environmental
Protection Agency (EPA) under Section 604b of the Clean Water Act. The funding
is administered by the Maine Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) in partnership
with EPA. Project partners include the City of Bangor, Maine DEP, Maine
Department of Transportation, Bangor High School, Bangor Land Trust, the Bangor
Area Stormwater Group, the Broadway Shopping Center. Technical consultants
include FB Environmental Associates, Ecological Instincts, Field Geology
Services, and Stillwater Environmental Engineering, Inc. Additional information
about Arctic Brook including a watershed map can be found on the City's
website: http://www.bangormaine.gov/content/2037/1
885/1905/default.aspx
The City of Bangor, Maine is a service center community of 33,039
residents and is the county seat of Penobscot County. Bangor is the major
commercial and cultural center for much of northern and eastern Maine.
The City is an equal opportunity employer and service provider. For
information on City projects and news, see www.bangormaine.gov.