How Healthy is Your Water?
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In Westport, the Coalition tracks the health of the two branches of the Westport Rivers: the West Branch and the East Branch. Baywatchers volunteers take water samples at 27 stations from the Head of Westport to the Westport River inlet.

The Buzzards Bay Coalition does not calculate a Bay Health Index score for Richmond Pond because it is a freshwater location. The Bay Health Index is only used to measure the health of coastal waters, including harbors, coves, and tidal rivers.

 

Richmond Pond
One sampling station: RPW1
Westport River
Six subembayments: Westport River Inlet, Westport River, East Branch – Fresh, Westport River, Inner East Branch, Westport River, Outer East Branch, Westport River, Upper East Branch, Westport River, West Branch
Bay Health data is funded in part by the Massachusetts Environmental Trust.
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Become a Baywatcher

Help the Buzzards Bay Coalition keep an eye on the health of the water in your community. Become a Baywatcher, and you can volunteer as a "citizen scientist" on the water this summer.

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Top Stories in Westport

Scouting the Land
Senators Montigny and Rodrigues Secure Passage of Bay Wastewater Financing Commission Legislation

The proposed commission will explore funding sources to address an estimated $2 billion needed to clean up South Coast wastewater pollution.

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Loggers Deployed for Water Quality and Level Monitoring

More than 25 loggers are now deployed between the Westport Rivers and Squibnocket Pond on Martha’s Vineyard. We also have water level loggers at our Mark’s Cove restoration site in Wareham, the Upper Agawam River in Plymouth, and at the Puritan Bog restoration site in Bourne

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Working to Save Buzzards Bay

The Buzzards Bay Coalition is a membership-supported organization dedicated to improving the health of the Buzzards Bay ecosystem for all through education, conservation, research, and advocacy.

We work to protect clean water on the Bay and on the land: