GRS Projects - Massachusetts

This page summarizes active and completed GRS Development and Testing projects in Massachusetts and provides a link to all final GRS documents. Contact EPA Region 1 or Nuka Research via the information provided on the Home Page to obtain additional information on previously completed projects (e.g., meeting summaries and site selection matrices).

Active Projects

Test four (4) GRS for sections of Merrimack River (MA/NH)

The Initial Planning Meeting (IPM) for the Merrimack River (MA/NH) GRS Testing Project was held via Zoom on February 10, 2025. During this meeting, the project's Exercise Planning Team (EPT) selected two tactics from the two Massachusetts Merrimack River GRS (listed below) for testing. Testing is tentatively scheduled for June 2–5, 2025. Additional information on this project will be posted soon.

MR-MA-04A Lowell

MR-MA-05B Tyngsborough-Chelmsford

Completed Projects

2023 - 2024 Blackstone River GRS Validation/Testing

This project was completed in 2024. Select tactics included in the below listed GRS were deployed and tested and the GRS was updated based on the results of this testing.

BR-MA-01A Worcester

2023 - 2024 Housatonic River GRS Development Project

This project was completed in 2024. The 10 Geographic Response Strategies that were developed are listed below and available at the Regional Response Team 1 website located here.

HR-MA-01 Pittsfield - East St.

HR-MA-02 Pittsfield - Fred Garner Park

HR-MA-03 Pittsfield - Canoe Meadows

HR-MA-04 Lenox - Decker Canoe Access

HR-MA-05 Lenox - Woods Pond Dam

HR-MA-06 Stockbridge - Stockbridge/Goodrich Memorial Parks

HR-MA-07 Housatonic - Great Barrington Pump Station

HR-MA-08 Great Barrington - Brookside Canoe Access

HR-MA-09 Sheffield - North Main St. Rest Area

HR-MA-10 Sheffield - Batholomew's Cobble Reservation

2021 - 2022 Connecticut River GRS Development Project

This project was completed in 2022. The 10 Geographic Response Strategies that were developed are listed below and available at the Regional Response Team 1 website located here.

CR-MA-01A Northfield/Pauchaug Boat Ramp

CR-MA-01B Northfield/Riverview Picnic Area

CR-MA-01C Northfield/Millers River

CR-MA-02 Turners Falls

CR-MA-03 Sunderland

CR-MA-04A Hadley-Hatfied/Hatfield Boat Launch

CR-MA-04B Hadley-Hatfied/Mill River

CR-MA-05 Northhampton-Hadley/Elwell Island

CR-MA-06 Easthampton/Oxbow Boat Ramp

CR-MA-07A Holyoke/S. Hadley/Dry Brook

CR-MA-07B Holyoke/S. Hadley/Brunelle's Marina

CR-MA-07C Holyoke/S. Hadley/Cove Island/Holyoke Dam

CR-MA-08 Chicopee/Chicopee River

CR-MA-09 Springfiled/W. Springfield

CR-MA-10 Agawam/Westfield River

2019 - 2020 Blackstone River GRS Development Project

This project was completed in 2020. The 10 Geographic Response Strategies that were developed are listed below and available at the Regional Response Team 1 website located here.

BR-MA-01 Worcester

BR-MA-02 Millbury North

BR-MA-03 Millbury South

BR-MA-04 Sutton/Tricentennial Park

BR-MA-05 Grafton

BR-MA-06 Riverdale Dam

BR-MA-07 Plummer's Landing

BR-MA-08 Rice City Pond

BR-MA-09 Uxbridge/Stanley Woolen Mill

BR-MA-10 Uxbridge/River Rd.

2013 - 2014 Merrimack & Charles River GRS Development Project

This project was completed in 2014. The 10 Geographic Response Strategies that were developed are listed below and available at the Regional Response Team 1 website located here.

Merrimack River

MR-MA-01 Haverhill

MR-MA-02 Lawrence

MR-MA-03 Pine Island

MR-MA-04 Lowell

MR-MA-05 North Chelmsford/Tyngsborough

Charles River

CH-MA-01 Gridley Locks/Museum of Science

CH-MA-02 Magazine Beach

CH-MA-03 Bleachery Dam

CH-MA-04 Moody St. Dam

CH-MA-05 Norumbega