Watershed Reports
Pleasant Bay Targeted Watershed Management Plan
See Watershed Permit Program page for additional documents related to the Pleasant Bay Watershed Permit.
Pleasant Bay Composite Nitrogen Management Analysis
Pleasant Bay Fertilizer Management Plan
Tide Data and Geomorphology Reports:
Analysis of Tide Data from Meetinghouse Pond, Chatham Fish Pier and Boston: January 2012-June 2015
Analysis of Tidal Data from Meetinghouse Pond, Chatham Fish Pier and Boston: With Application to Management PBA_TideDataRep_13Aug2012
Barrier beach and inlet migration: Geomorphological Analysis of Nauset Beach/Pleasant Bay/Chatham Harbor For the Purpose of Estimating Future Configurations and Conditions
Hydrodynamic Modeling:
Report on Hydrodynamic Model of Chatham Harbor-Pleasant Bay Draft Letter Report Hydrodynamic Model of Chatham Harbor-Pleasant Bay
Coastal Resource Guide for Pleasant Bay and Chatham Harbor:
PB Guide pp. 1-77D
Dredging:
ACEC Nomination, Appendix XIII: Dredging Projects, Shoaling History and Dredging Proposals
Pleasant Bay Hydrographic Survey Report, 2009
Assessment of Need, Feasibility and Resource Impacts Associated with Limited Improvement Dredging, 2011 Assessment of Need_compressed
Muddy Creek Wetland Restoration:
FINAL_Muddy Creek Vegetation Monitoring Report_2018
Muddy Creek Restoration Initial Env Monitoring Report Aug 2017
MuddyCreek_2016 Tidal Hydrology and channel morphology
MuddyCreekWetlandRestoration_FinalTM_Feb2012_Part1
MuddyCreekWetlandRestoration_FinalTM_Feb2012_Part2
MuddyCreekWetlandRestoration_FinalTM_Feb2012_Part3
Shoreline Studies:
Sea level Rise: Assessment of impacts on Nauset Barrier Beach and Pleasant Bay
Shoreline and Marshline Change Study
Shoreline Assessment of Lakes and Ponds in the Pleasant Bay ACEC (Horsley Witten 2003)
Pleasant Bay Resource Management Plan and Updates:
Pleasant Bay Resource Management Plan 2018 Update
Pleasant Bay Resource Management Plan 2013 Update RMP13_Final040313
Pleasant Bay Resource Management Plan 2008 Update
Pleasant Bay Resource Management Plan 2003 Update
Pleasant Bay Resource Management Plan 1998 Update
Water Quality Reports and Statistical Trend Analyses:
Download the full Pleasant Bay Alliance Water Quality Monitoring Program: Statistical Analysis of 2000-2014 Water Quality Monitoring Data prepared by The Cadmus Group. Download the Executive Summary of the Cadmus report, or the Media Release.
The Pleasant Bay Alliance Water Quality Monitoring Program:
Statistical Analysis of Multi-year Water Quality Monitoring Data
prepared by The Cadmus Group, Inc
Pleasant Bay Citizen Water Quality Monitoring Program Interim Report 2000-2008
Massachusetts Estuaries Project and TMDL Reports:
MA Estuaries Project Technical Report for Pleasant Bay
Final Nitrogen Total Nitrogen TMDL for Pleasant Bay
Massachusetts Estuaries Project Bacterial TMDL for Muddy Creek
Report # MA 96-51-2004-01
Fisheries Studies:
1967 Marine Resources Monograph
Citizens’ Guide to Estuarine Protection:
2004 Citizen’s Guide to Estuarine Protection: Nitrogen Management for the River Complex Watersheds
Arey’s Pond & Namequoit River Watershed Residents Survey Report
Guidelines and Performance Standards for Permitting Coastal Structures:
Guidelines for Erosion Management in Pleasant Bay
Guidelines and Performance Standards for Docks and Piers
Guidelines for Walkways and Stairways in Fresh and Marine Resource Areas in Pleasant Bay 2007
Media Releases
9/14/12 New Study Pleasant Bay Tidal Patterns
2/23/12: Muddy Creek Public Meeting
1/19/2011: Pleasant Bay Alliance Releases Fertilizer Management Plan
20/28/2010: Pleasant Bay Alliance Presents Report on Water Quality Trends
2/4/2003: Pleasant Bay Resource Management Alliance Releases Resource Plan Management Update.
10/28/2002: Pleasant Bay Alliance Releases Water Quality Data.
6/12/2002: Pleasant Bay Alliance Freshwater Pond assessment To Begin Next Week.
5/8/2002: Data on Development Potential Within The Pleasant Bay Watershed
12/27/2001: Info on How The Alliance Moves Forward on Key Projects With Funds From The Community Foundation of Cape Cod
7/1/1999: Summer 1999 Bay News Newsletter
For More Information Contact: Carole Ridley, Coordinator, 508-430-2563
Annual Reports
2011 Pleasant Bay Alliance Annual Report
2010 Pleasant Bay Alliance Annual Report
Pleasant Bay Resource Management Plan
April 2003
The entire Resource Management Plan is available, chapter by chapter, in PDF format.
Chapter 1. Introduction
Chapter 2. Summary of Accomplishments & Recommendations
Chapter 3. Water Quality Monitoring
Chapter 4. Ecological Inventory & Habitat Protection
Chapter 5. Protection of Wetlands
Chapter 6. Watershed Planning
Chapter 7. Managing The Bay’s Fisheries
Chapter 8. Shoreline Change & Regulation of Shoreline Structures
Chapter 9. Waterways Safety & Navigation
Chapter 10. Public Access & Historic Resources
Chapter 11. Implementation Issues
Appendix. Implementation Summary
Members. of the Committee
Memorandum. of Agreement
Pleasant Bay Resource Management Plan
April, 1998
The entire Resource Management Plan is available, chapter by chapter, in PDF format.
Table of Contents
List of Pleasant Bay Resource Management Plan Committee Members and Contributors.
Section I: Framework for the Plan
Executive Summary and Recommendations
Chapter 1. History and Structure of the Planning Process
Section II: Resource Conditions and Trends
Chapter 2. Salt Water Resources
Chapter 3. Wetland Resources and Aquatic Vegetation
Chapter 4. Shellfish, Finfish and Wildlife
Section III: Human Uses and Trends
Chapter 5. Cultural and Visual Resources
Chapter 6. Inland and Shoreline Use and Development
Chapter 7. Boating
Chapter 8. Shellfishing and Finfishing
Section IV: Resource Management Issues and Recommendations
Chapter 9. Sustaining the Bay’s Biodiversity
Chapter 10. Managing the Bay’s Fisheries Resources
Chapter 11. A Regulatory Framework for Shoreline Structures
Chapter 12. Managing Environmental and Safety Impacts from Boating
Chapter 13. Enhancing Public Access Opportunities
Section V: Implementation Plan
Chapter 14. Organizational Structure
Chapter 15. Implementation Action Plan
Chapter 16. Resources
Final Revisions to the Plan
Appendices
- Pleasant Bay ACEC Designation
- 1995 Memorandum of Agreement among the Towns of Orleans, Chatham, Harwich, and Brewster
- Overview of ACEC Program and State Regulations Concerning ACECs
- Proposed ACEC Designation Amendment
- Four Town Comparison of Regulations Concerning Docks and Piers, Erosion Control Structures, Shellfishing, and Waterways.
- Hydrodynamic and Tidal Flushing Study of Pleasant Bay Estuary, MA. Final Report for The Pleasant Bay Steering Committee. Aubrey Consulting, Inc.
- Pleasant Bay Nitrogen Loading Study, Final Report. Cape Cod Commission
- Resource-based Assessment of Dock and Pier Impacts in Pleasant Bay
- Results of the Survey of Residents of the Pleasant Bay Communities
Please note: Appendices may be reviewed by contacting Carole Ridley at [email protected]