Group pilots alternative wastewater treatment system in Marstons Mills (10/11/21)
Group pilots alternative wastewater treatment system in Marstons Mills How to clean water in those hard-to-reach places on the Cape Bronwen Howells Walsh The Barnstable Patriot Oct 11, 2021 MARSTONS MILLS — Before Casey Chatelain left the Cape for graduate school, she interned with the Barnstable Clean Water Coalition and volunteered on a town committee […]
Barnstable Clean Water Coalition To Break Ground On Innovative Septic System Project (10/5/21)
Barnstable Clean Water Coalition To Break Ground On Innovative Septic System Project Cape & Plymouth Business Media By Carol Dumas Oct 5, 2021 The Barnstable Clean Water Coalition (BCWC) will break ground on its Shubael Pond Innovative/Alternative (I/A) Septic System project located in Osterville on Oct. 5. A total of 15 KleanTu NitROE systems, an […]
First year of Wellfleet oyster project deemed success, as 25,000 pounds of shells recycled (9/30/21)
First year of Wellfleet oyster project deemed success, as 25,000 pounds of shells recycled Kathi Scrizzi Driscoll Cape Cod Times Sept. 30, 2021 WELLFLEET — The first year of turning what would have been oyster trash into future coastal reefs was deemed a huge success by organizers and participants. The inaugural season of the Massachusetts Oyster […]
As Barnstable hunts for new sources of public drinking water, PFAS contamination rears its ugly head (9/3/21)
As Barnstable hunts for new sources of public drinking water, PFAS contamination rears its ugly head Cape Cod Times Jeannette Hinkle Sept. 3, 2021 Five things to know about PFAS Used in numerous products from stain repellents to food packaging, they have become a pollution concern nationwide. Here are five things to know about PFAS. […]
Improving water quality in ponds starting to gain momentum says panel at regional summit (8/25/21)
Improving water quality in ponds starting to gain momentum says panel at regional summit Doug Fraser Cape Cod Times Aug 25, 2021 The health of local ponds or lakes is something Cape Cod residents and visitors take more personally than they do marine water bodies, Andrew Gottlieb, executive director of the Association to Preserve Cape […]
‘Ticking time bomb’: PFAS chemicals in drinking water alarm scientists over health risks (8/10/21)
‘Ticking time bomb’: PFAS chemicals in drinking water alarm scientists over health risks EPA under pressure to regulate PFAS, found in the water of nearly 2,800 cities. By Devin Dwyer, Stephanie Ebbs, and Jacqueline Yoo August 10, 2021, 3:33 PM ‘Forever chemicals’ detected in water systems of nearly 2,800 US cities ABC News’ Devin Dwyer […]
‘It’s totally gone’: Mashpee’s water quality at an all-time low, report finds (7/29/21)
‘It’s totally gone’: Mashpee’s water quality at an all-time low, report finds Jessica Hill Cape Cod Times Jul 29, 2021 MASHPEE — The biggest takeaway from Mashpee’s latest water quality report is pretty dire: water is highly polluted and it will continue to get worse until action is taken. “Sorry,” said professor Brian Howes, who […]
Madaket Marine using oysters to combat algae blooms (7/22/21)
Madaket Marine using oysters to combat algae blooms By Brian Bushard The Inquirer and Mirror July 22, 2021 Email: bbushard@inkym.com Twitter: @bbushardim (July 22, 2021) Madaket Marine received 10,000 oysters from the nonprofit Massachusetts Oyster Project this summer as part of an initiative to fight algae blooms in the harbor, an issue that has led to poor […]
Barnstable Warns of Fertilizer Threat to Ecosystem (7/19/21)
Barnstable Warns of Fertilizer Threat to Ecosystem July 19, 2021 WEST BARNSTABLE – Barnstable Town Manager Mark Ells recently released a reminder to residents to be mindful of the fragile ecosystem on Cape Cod and how they could affect it. With recently reported cases of cyanobacteria, officials wish to remind residents that the bacteria can […]
Scientists find microplastics embedded in New Bedford and Cape Cod salt marshes (6/29/21)
Scientists find microplastics embedded in New Bedford and Cape Cod salt marshes Anastasia E. Lennon Standard-Times NEW BEDFORD — Walk by a salt marsh and you’ll see tall grasses, a glassy water surface and perhaps a few local bird species. By sight alone, the marsh may appear to be in its natural state. According to a new study, though, some […]