Conserving Cumberland County's
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Assistance for Landowners, Road Associations & Municipalities
The District provides free technical assistance to landowners, private road associations, and municipalities for erosion control and conservation needs.  Much of our technical assistance is provided through specific watershed projects, however we do offer assistance throughout Cumberland County.  We also offer a variety of educational fact sheets, brochures, and manuals.  Many of them can be found on our publications page.

Technical assistance services provided include:

  • Site visit of property to assess needs

  • Summary report of issues on the site and recommended improvements

  • Supplemental fact sheets / manuals

  • Native plant information, where applicable

  • Professional engineering may be available for free or at a reduced rate, where applicable

If you have erosion problems on your property or private road, please contact the
District at 207-892-4700 to schedule a site visit.


Conservation Practice Fact Sheets
 Maine DEP and the Portland Water District have developed a series of fact sheets for landowners.  Click the links below to download them.

Construction Best Management Practices
Dripline Trench
Drywell
Erosion Control Mulch
Infiltration Steps (new installation)
Infiltration Steps (retrofitting existing steps)
Infiltration Trench
Open Top Culverts
Paths
Permitting
Planting
Rain Barrels
Rain Gardens
Rubber Razorblades
Turnouts
Waterbars
 
Stormwater Management for Maine:  Resources for Professional Engineers, Developers, & Municipalities
The Maine Department of Environmental Protection has developed the Maine Stormwater Management Best Management Practices Manual (Jan. 2006) to provide Professional Engineers, developers, and municipalities with information to improve the management of stormwater and its impacts.  The Manual provides information on selecting, designing, and installing Best Management Practices (BMPs) for stormwater management in the State of Maine.  The Manual has three volumes:  Volume I - Stormwater Management Volume; Volume II - Phosphorus Design Manual; and Volume III - BMPs Technical Design Manual.  Click here to link to the Manual.
    
Resources for Land Development Consultants & Contractors
The purpose of the Maine Erosion and Sediment Control Best Management Practices Handbook is to help land development consultants and contractors incorporate urban Best Management Practices for erosion control and sedimentation control into project design, planning, and construction.  Click here to link to this Handbook.
 
Agricultural Assistance & Conservation Planning
Assistance with conservation planning and agricultural needs (nutrient management, improvements to pasture or forest land, etc.) is provided through our partnership with the Natural Resource Conservation Service (NRCS).  To request assistance from NRCS, please download our technical assistance request form.
 


35 Main Street, Suite 3, Windham, ME  04062
ph:   207-892-4700
fax:  207-892-4773

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