Case Study

Mystic, CT

Mystic River Watershed Resilience Action Plan

With support from the Long Island Sound Resilience Grant Writing Assistance Program, in December 2024 the Alliance for the Mystic River Watershed was awarded $419,900 from the Long Island Sound Futures Fund to support the project: Developing a Mystic River Watershed Resilience Action Plan Using Equitable Community Engagement, CT.

The project will launch a robust engagement effort and planning process throughout four municipalities and two Tribal Nations within Mystic, Connecticut, in order to initiate efforts to improve the watershed health along the 30.6-square-mile Mystic River Watershed. The project will develop a community- and stakeholder-supported EPA Nine Element watershed-based plan, which will strive to address water quality impairments, community inequities and resilience challenges in the watershed.

LIS Resilience Grant Writing Assistance Program Details:

Grant Writing Consultant: Resilient Land and Water, LLC.
Grant Writing Assistance Award: $9,950

Mystic River, CT.
Mystic River, CT. Credit: NYSG
Period of Completion: 2024-2026
Total Cost: $654,800
Funding Sources: NFWF Long Island Sound Futures Fund, Long Island Sound Resilience Grant Writing Assistance Program (USEPA).
Contact Info:

Maggie Favretti, President & Chair Board of Directors, Alliance for the Mystic River Watershed, info@alliancemrw.org

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Habitat
Land Use
Nature-based Solutions
Stormwater Management
Water Quality
Planning
Community Engagement
Green Infrastructure
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