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Federal grant to fund PFAS testing in Hyannis (9/25/19)

Cape Cod Times By Cynthia McCormick Posted Sep 25, 2019 at 6:33 PM Updated Sep 26, 2019 at 6:29 AM Federal grant to fund PFAS testing in Hyannis HYANNIS — The Silent Spring Institute has received a $1 million federal grant to test the impact of PFAS contamination in drinking water on adults and children in Hyannis and Ayer. About 1,000 adults and 300 children are […]

Paddle for the Bays: RACE Cape Cod

Paddle for the Bays: RACE Cape Cod is an annual paddle race fundraising event that tests speed and endurance for all levels of paddlers on paddleboards and/or kayaks around one of the most beautiful courses on the East Coast. The RACE benefits Barnstable Clean Water Coalition, one of Cape Cod’s leading water-quality advocacy groups.  Your support will help us on […]

BARNSTABLE AT WORK (8/26/19)

Barnstable Patriot Posted Aug 26, 2019 at 11:43 AM BARNSTABLE AT WORK Individually we are one drop but together, we are an ocean. ~Ryunosuke Satoro As he does every month, photographer William F. Pomeroy turNS his lens to the working men and women of Barnstable. Follow the Patriot on Twitter — @BarnPat — and post a photo of yourself working with the […]

Mashpee weighs wastewater management options (8/14/19)

Cape Cod Times By Tanner Stening Posted Aug 14, 2019 at 9:11 PM Updated Aug 15, 2019 at 6:27 AM Mashpee weighs wastewater management options Town could pay millions for its own plan or join regional effort at base. MASHPEE — The Board of Selectmen is considering handing responsibility of the multimillion-dollar wastewater infrastructure project over to the Mashpee Water District and a yet-to-be-created sewer district. […]

Researchers seek to head off blooming problem in Cape ponds (8/12/19)

Cape Cod Times By Doug Fraser Posted Aug 12, 2019 at 9:29 PM Updated Aug 13, 2019 at 7:44 AM Researchers seek to head off blooming problem in Cape ponds BREWSTER — Charles “Chuck” Madansky was busy setting up what appeared to be a plastic tote on top of a pole driven into the sandy bottom of a small cove on Cliff Pond. “It’s a bit […]

Pitch made for Upper Cape wastewater facility (8/7/19)

Cape Cod Times By Tanner Stening Posted Aug 7, 2019 at 7:20 PM Updated Aug 8, 2019 at 6:26 AM Pitch made for Upper Cape wastewater facility Executive boards on the Upper Cape have gotten a peek at a state-funded regional study that proposes tackling wastewater management to the tune of $155 million through local capital projects. The towns participating in the study are Sandwich, Mashpee, […]

$12 million water plant build gets underway in Hyannis (8/7/19)

Barnstable Patriot By Bronwen Howells Walsh bwalsh@barnstablepatriot.com Posted Aug 7, 2019 at 9:03 AM Updated Aug 9, 2019 at 10:45 AM $12 million water plant build gets underway in Hyannis The Hyannis Water System and officials from Mass DEP held a both a ceremonial and a literal groundbreaking Wednesday for construction of a new $12 million water filtration building at the Maher Water Treatment Plant. […]

New Hyannis building will better treat water for PFAS (8/6/19)

Cape Cod Times By Geoff Spillane Posted Aug 6, 2019 at 8:22 PM Updated Aug 7, 2019 at 6:30 AM New Hyannis building will better treat water for PFAS Contaminants will be brought in line with new standards. HYANNIS — The Hyannis Water System has begun work on a new $12 million water filtration building at the Maher Water Treatment Plant off Old Yarmouth Road. The […]

White Sock Challenge

To kick off National Water Quality Month, BCWC has teamed up with Cape Cod Beer for the White Sock Challenge. Dip your foot into your local pond, lake, bay or beach, post it on social media and invite your friends to do the same! Share your picture or video with BCWC and Cape Cod Beer and include […]