Neighbors Take Action to Save Their Ponds
We love our ponds, rivers, and coastal waters to enjoy our favorite water sports like swimming, fishing, and kayaking — especially during these challenging times. However, many ponds on Cape Cod experienced an emerald green film shining on the surface — a toxic algal bloom called cyanobacteria — which prompted town health officials to close […]
Pilot project uses bioreactor to filter nitrogen from Barnstable waters (9/4/20)
Pilot project uses bioreactor to filter nitrogen from Barnstable waters Cape Cod Times Geoff Spillane gspillane@capecodonline.com MARSTONS MILLS — On a quiet cranberry bog off Whistleberry Drive, an experiment is underway that eventually could have a profound effect on cleaning the Cape’s nitrogen-choked waterways. In late July, a woodchip-based Bioreactor Nitrogen Reduction Pilot Project — the first […]
Exploring Solutions to Excess Nutrients: Restoring Cape Cod’s Waters
Exploring Solutions to Excess Nutrients: Restoring Cape Cod’s Waters Bulletin 1: Summer 2020 Welcome to the bulletin on the Environmental Protection Agency’s research to address excess nutrient loading in Cape Cod’s waters! This will be a biannual update for interested community members on what EPA scientists based in the Office of Research and Development and […]
Hard times afflict Massachusetts’ iconic cranberry bogs, as economic and environmental changes reshape the industry
Hard times afflict Massachusetts’ iconic cranberry bogs, as economic and environmental changes reshape the industry By David Abel Globe Staff, Updated August 30, 2020, 5:28 p.m. PLYMOUTH — For centuries, the ruby-colored fruit was like gold: tart gems that brought hard-earned wealth to generations of families in Southeastern Massachusetts. In recent years, however, the state’s billion-dollar […]
Coalition Quarterly – Issue 12 (Summer 2020)
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National Water Quality Month: How You Can Make A Difference
Here are a number of important ways that you can help do your part in keeping our water clean. Eliminate or reduce fertilizers, pesticides and herbicides on your lawns and gardens. Lawn chemicals are not good for the environment and flow into our waterways. Use eco-friendly products that are organic and low in nitrogen. Mow […]
Meet one of our Partners: Massachusetts Alternative Septic System Test Center
Barnstable Clean Water Coalition (BCWC) works to restore and preserve clean water throughout Barnstable and is preparing to launch a pilot project to test alternative septic systems. Many partners are involved in our very important work to improve water quality on Cape Cod including the Massachusetts Alternative Septic System Test Center (MASSTC), located in Sandwich […]
Welcome to the Living Laboratory: Come Learn with Us
Since March, everyone has found creative ways to stay connected. Students of all ages learned how to do remote learning with their teachers. Zoom and FaceTime became every day communication tools to meet with business colleagues, family and friends. Here at the Barnstable Clean Water Coalition we are also learning to adapt, and one way […]
Coalition Quarterly – Issue 11 (Spring 2020)
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Clean Water Wednesdays – 2020
Innovative/Alternative Septic Systems (1/29/20) Innovative/Alternative Septic Systems John Smith, the president of KleanTu, will provide summary information and performance data on KleanTu’s two Innovative Alternative (I/A) technologies, the NitROE® Waste-Water Treatment System (WWTS) and the SanTOETM WWTS), for enhanced total nitrogen (TN) reduction, that are now being deployed and demonstrated on both Martha’s Vineyard and […]