Hager Pond
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Algae in Grist Mill Pond
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Welcome to the Hop Brook Protection Association web site.
The objectives of our organization are the following:
1. Stop the nutrient pollution of the Hop Brook System at its source - the Marlboro Easterly Wastewater Treatment Plant.
2. Restore the Hop Brook System to Class B water standards.
3. Assure a permanent solution to the pollution problem.
Current Activity
The HBPA is now working on restoring the Hop Brook ponds. Since Carding Mill Pond behind the Wayside Inn has the worst
environmental problems, we are focusing on both short and long-term solutions, the former being harvesting the overabundance
of aquatic weeds and algae (in August) and the latter being the dredging process, i.e., removing the excessive nutrients and
nuisance aquatic weeds from the bottom of the pond. With the help of the Sudbury Rotary Club and the Town of Sudbury as
well as the efforts of many abutters and residents of Sudbury we hope to raise $75,000 to fund the permitting and design
phase of the future dredging. Call 978-443-9638 for more information.
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