Posted by Tricia Cassady (141.154.243.185) on October 09, 2002 at 15:23:03:
In Reply to: Re: Macroinvertebrates and perennial flow posted by kim rinard on October 07, 2002 at 12:32:49:
: : Does anyone know of specific benthic macroinvertebrates that require a perennial flow to complete a lifecycle? This would be very helpful in a perennial vs. intermittent dispute. I know the Rivers Act states that there are certain macro's that require perennial flow but then they are not listed. And the checklist in the MACC manual does give consideration to macro's.
: : Thanks ahead of time
: : Tricia
: Have you checked with MASS fish and wildlife, or the respective river coordinator. Let me know what town your in and I'll try to see who to contact.
I am a consultant for the Town of Canton on a 40B project where there was of course a dispute on whether a stream on the property was perennial or intermittent. I actually gathered other information supporting the perennial criteria and so the project is now going back to the drawing board. There were also issues of increased flow post-construction in their calculations.
Thank you for your help and suggestions though. I will get in touch with a river coordinator just for general knowledge on the subject.
Thanks
Tricia