Megunticook Watershed Association
Promoting Education and Preservation.SWIMMING ADVISORIES:
NO CURRENT SWIM ADVISORIES
The most recent samples were taken on June 7, 2023. For 2022 results click here.
NEWS FROM THE WATERSHED
Summer Bacteria Monitoring Starts!
As water recreation season ramps up, we've begun our bacteria monitoring program. The first results are in and all sites were below the EPA recommended threshold for primary water recreation (i.e. swimming). We'll continue to test throughout the summer and share...
Summer Job Alert – Courtesy Boat Inspectors!
Do you want to earn some money this summer and help protect the Megunticook Watershed from aquatic invasive species? If so, we have a job for you as a Courtesy Boat Inspector on our Watershed Stewards Team! Details are below and contact MWA Executive Director and Lake...
Welcome to New Executive Director and Lake Warden, Tim Trumbauer!
Our new Executive Director and Lake Warden, Tim Trumbauer, officially started on April 24! Originally from the Chesapeake Region, Tim grew up on the banks of the Chester River fishing, sailing, and swamping his family’s rowboat. With these formative experiences, Tim...
WHO ARE WE?
Founded for educational, recreational, scientific and agricultural purposes, the Megunticook Watershed Association is devoted to environmental preservation and improvement. We’re hard at work to maintain and better the quality of the Megunticook Lake, Megunticook River, Norton Pond, Moody Pond and their feeder streams in Knox and Waldo counties.
WHY BECOME A MEMBER?
Anyone who has spent time in the watershed can appreciate all the beauty and recreation that we are so fortunate to have before us and experience. We ALL have a vested interest in fostering stewardship of our beloved waterways, whether it is Megunticook Lake, Norton Pond or the Megunticook River.
