Cyanobacteria
Although often referred to as a blue-green algae, Cyanobacteria is in fact a bacteria and not an algae. Cyanobacteria blooms have been prevalent in our ponds and lakes this summer, leading to many beach closures across the Cape. Contact with cyanobacteria can cause skin and eye irritation to humans. In addition, water contaminated with cyanobacteria […]
Dead Neck Sampson’s Island Dredging
Dead Neck Sampson’s Island (DNSI) is a barrier island south of Grand Island in Osterville that is co-owned and managed by BCWC and Mass Audubon. Years of erosion and longshore drift has resulted in sand from the eastern tip (Dead Neck) moving and collecting down at the western end (Sampson’s) of DNSI. Consequently, the Cotuit […]
Coalition Quarterly – Issue 14 Winter 2021
Coalition Quarterly Issue 14 Winter 2021 Click on image (or buttons) below to read more >> Single Page Double Page (FlipBook) BCWC_Newsletter_Winter2021-Final
Rep. Keating Sees Legislative Opportunities For Cape Water Quality Goals
Rep. Keating Sees Legislative Opportunities For Cape Water Quality Goals Mashpee Enterprise By RYAN SPENCER Feb 26, 2021 In pre-COVID times, US Representative Bill Keating speaks at an event in Falmouth commemorating the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.BRENDA M. SHARP/ENTERPRISE US Representative William R. Keating (D-Bourne) said Thursday, February 25, he sees opportunities to pursue […]
Resources for Upcoming Citizen Forums – Town of Barnstable Sewer Assessment Ordinance Presentation
Town of Barnstable’s “Water Resources” website The town recently released a new website that includes important information about the town’s water quality issues and the CWMP. Check out the new Water Resources page by clicking here. We want to encourage everyone to attend the upcoming Citizen Forums – Sewer Assessment Ordinance Presentation. The town of […]
My View: Time for Title 6
My View: Time for Title 6 The Barnstable Patriot Zenas Crocker Published: 8:01 a.m. ET Feb. 17, 2021 Updated: 9:31 a.m. ET Feb. 17, 2021 Story Highlights Groundwater on Cape Cod moves one to four feet a day, so all the wastewater and nitrogen that we have put in the ground is on a slow […]
CLF sues Barnstable over pollution in Lewis Bay (2/17/21)
CLF sues Barnstable over pollution in Lewis Bay By Doug Fraser Cape Cod Times HYANNIS — The Conservation Law Foundation filed suit Tuesday in federal court in Boston against the town of Barnstable, saying the Barnstable Water Pollution Control Facility is in violation of the federal Clean Water Act and is polluting Lewis Bay. In […]
My View: Peers and Piers
My View: Peers and Piers The Barnstable Patriot Zenas Crocker Published: 7:01 a.m. ET Feb. 11, 2021 Updated: 7:02 a.m. ET Feb. 11, 2021 Barnstable Clean Water Coalition’s (BCWC) work is all about improving water quality on Cape Cod. Piers or docks have an important, albeit controversial, role to play regarding water quality in our […]
My View: NIMBYism and Wastewater
My View: NIMBYism and Wastewater The Barnstable Patriot Zenas Crocker Published 10:07 a.m. ET Feb. 3, 2021 Story Highlights We will need to take multiple approaches, some new and daunting, to achieve our shared goal of clean waters on Cape Cod. We all want our Cape Cod waters to be clean and healthy, yet many […]
‘Looks Like Something’s Guts Spilled All Over The Beach’ (1/22/21)
‘Looks Like Something’s Guts Spilled All Over The Beach’ Mashpee Enterprise By RYAN SPENCER Jan 22, 2021 Gobs of red algae more than a foot thick in some places blanket a stretch of Popponesset Spit. RYAN SPENCER/ENTERPRISE Gobs of red algae more than a foot thick in some places blanket a stretch of Popponesset Spit. […]