. Alewife Reservation & Alewife Brook master plan. Wetlands; Wetland conservation. restoration effort in the first place. The following elements should be addressed in developing a plan for the larger Alewife water- shed: Land Use Planning • Development of a model of the water- shed that identifies pervious and imper- vious areas • Examination of land use management techniques and alternative future devel- opment scenarios for the entire water- shed Land Conservation • Identification and prioritization for protection of all sites targeted for devel- opment (, Belmont Uplands) to pre- s
. Alewife Reservation & Alewife Brook master plan. Wetlands; Wetland conservation. restoration effort in the first place. The following elements should be addressed in developing a plan for the larger Alewife water- shed: Land Use Planning • Development of a model of the water- shed that identifies pervious and imper- vious areas • Examination of land use management techniques and alternative future devel- opment scenarios for the entire water- shed Land Conservation • Identification and prioritization for protection of all sites targeted for devel- opment (, Belmont Uplands) to pre- serve important watershed hydrologic functions • Prioritization for protection and pos- sible acquisition by MDC of all undevel- oped lands adjacent to the Reservation (, Belmont Uplands, Mugar parcel, Martignetti property, portions of Acorn Office Park, Jerry's Pond, north- ern piece of the cattail marsh) because these sites provide key wetland and upland habitat and flood storage capacity, all of which could be enhanced fol- lowing acquisition Aquatic Buffers • Examination of potential pro- use (, former MDC skating rink site, Martignetti property, Mugar parcel, Thorndike playing fields) Investigation of opportunities for "daylighting" or opening up now bur- ied streams in the Alewife watershed (, Alewife Brook, Upper Wellington Brook, Winn's Brook) Better, ecologically sustainable site and building design Implementation of stormwater Best Management Practices (BMPs) Development of guidance directives for reducing stormwater runoff by encour- aging a "start at the source" BMP effort by individual homeowners Assessment of the potential for retrofit- ting low impact development stormwa- ter BMPs such as "green parking lots" into the existing urban framework Discourage developers from using un- derground stormwater detention basins as a means to achieve a no-net discharge of runoff from their sites because these EVAPOTRANSPIRATI
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