Water Quality Issues
"Buzzards Bay remains one of the healthiest coastal ecosystems on the East Coast. But a major change is underway along its coastline which threatens the health of the Bay’s nearshore harbors, coves and tidal rivers. Buzzards Bay’s future is significantly threatened by increasing nitrogen pollution. Today, more than 1/2 of Buzzards Bay’s harbors and coves are suffering from nitrogen pollution."
Buzzards Bay Water Quality Signs
"Graphical trends of the water quality data we (The Coalition for Buzzards Bay) collected over the past twelve years were displayed in new fiberglass Buzzards Bay Water Quality signs. 127 signs were produced through a grant from the Massachusetts Environmental Trust and posted at boat ramps, beaches and bridges throughout the Bay. Each sign is harbor-specific and details the local health of the waterway in terms of excellent, good, fair or poor in yearly increments from 1992 to 2003."
You can view PDFs Water Quality Sign Reports for both inner and outer Quissett Harbor by clicking on the links below.
Water Quality Signs Reports for:
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| The Bay Health Index measures the nitrogen-related health of each of Buzzards Bay’s major harbors, coves and tidal rivers. It does not include bacteria monitoring and is not an index of public health safety including swimmability or shellfish bed status. |
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Water Quality information republished with the permission of The Coalition for Buzzards Bay
http://www.savebuzzardsbay.org
