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The Saco River Corridor Commission

(SRCC) works to protect the Ossipee,

Little Ossipee and the Saco River

through the standards, programs

and laws described by the Saco River

Corridor Act. The Maine legislature

devised the Act in an effort to protect

these great rivers after many citizens in

the 20 surrounding towns approached

them for help. Each of these 20 towns

has an opportunity to be represented

on the Commission by having the

town appoint two people—a member

and an alternate.

The Town of Buxton is fortunate to have Michael Robinson and Jeremy Miller on the Commission. In

a practical sense, being on the Commission gives the Town of Buxton an opportunity to participate in

the present and future development patterns throughout the entire corridor from Fryeburg to Saco. The

Commission looks at land use issues, water quality and conservation issues covering a wide range of

topics during the year. Anyone interested in obtaining more information about how to represent your

community through this Commission should contact the Commission Staff and we will explain the

town’s role and the individual’s role as well.

We are pleased to report that we have completed our fourteenth successful season of our Saco River

Basin Water Quality Monitoring Program in September, 2014. Currently, we have over 14 volunteers

monitoring for dissolved oxygen, pH, turbidity, temperature, total Kjeldahl nitrogen, total phosphorus,

orthophosphate, and Escherichia coli. We also do macro invertebrate testing and conductivity testing at

many sites within the corridor. Our testing takes place on a bi-weekly schedule along the Saco, Ossipee,

and Little Ossipee Rivers at 30 different locations during the months of May through September. All

of the information relating to the past fourteen years of the Commission’s monitoring program can be

found on our website located at

The Commission and staff work hard to keep the rivers clean and healthy, but we cannot do it alone.

Anyone from Buxton interested in being on the Commission or interested in obtaining additional

information about the Saco River Corridor Commission’s work or for a copy of the water quality

monitoring information should feel free to call Dennis J. Finn, the Commission’s Executive Director.

The Commission office is located at 81 Maple Street in Cornish, Maine (Telephone 207-625-8123) and

can be found on the web at

Saco River Corridor Commission

“Communities Working Together To Protect Our Rivers”