Connecticut River Water Resources Management Plan - 2009 Riverwide Overview created by the Connecticut River Joint Commissions based upon regional plans authored by our five local river advisory subcommittees Riverwide Overview Topics covered include: Shoreland Protection Flood Storage Riparian Buffers Streambank Erosion Stormwater Wastewater Discharges Groundwater River/Watershed Inventory & Management Instream Flow Dams Agriculture & Forestry Invasive Aquatic Species Copper Mines Mercury Climate Change Above: Floodwater spilled from the dams at Fifteen Mile Falls inundates prime agricultural land in Haverhill's floodplain, October, 2005. If floodplains remain open and undeveloped, they can serve for flood storage when needed. Photo by James Patterson of the Valley News, used with permission. The five local river subcommittees have updated and expanded water resource plans for their regions. Follow links at right. Headwaters Region Riverbend Region Upper Valley Region Mount Ascutney Region Wantastiquet Region A responsiveness summary is posted here. The Connecticut River Joint Commissions are grateful to the NH Department of Environmental Services, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Davis Conservation Foundation, TransCanada, and VT Department of Environmental Conservation for support of this work.