Housatonic River
Natural Resource Restoration - Planning		  
 
  
 


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The Massachusetts SubCouncil (MA SubCouncil) is responsible for disbursing $7.75 million, plus interest, of the $15.5 million Housatonic River Natural Resource Damage (NRD) recovery to implement restoration projects in the affected geographic region of Massachusetts. 

 As part of this responsibility, the MA SubCouncil must develop a comprehensive Restoration Plan.  Guidance for the development of the Restoration Plan is provided by the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (CERCLA), as amended, 42 U.S.C. § 9601 et seq., the Clean Water Act (CWA), 33 U.S.C. § 1251-1376, and the Massachusetts Oil and Hazardous Material Release Prevention and Response Act, M.G.L. ch. 21E, which provide a mechanism for state and federal governments to address NRD.
 

  
 
 

 

 

 

 

 
The Restoration Planning process includes the following components:
  1. Development and Finalization of the Restoration Planning Strategy;
  2. Development and Finalization of the Restoration Project Selection Procedure;
  3. Identification and Evaluation of Proposed Restoration Projects;
  4. Development and Finalization of the Programmatic Environmental Assessment;
  5. Development and Finalization of the Restoration Plan;
  6. Implementation of Restoration Projects; and,
  7. Monitoring of Restoration Actions.
  

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