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# Barnstable Clean Water Coalition

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- [Living Lab Cape Cod Blog](https://bcleanwater.org/living-lab-cape-cod-blog/) - LIVING LAB CAPE COD BLOG
- [APCC Cyanobacteria Info Series #2](https://bcleanwater.org/apcc-cyanobacteria-info-series-2/) - Cyanobacteria Series - #2 What to look for and how to protect yourself and your pets from possible exposure. Cyanobacteria blooms can look like green paint, pea soup, floating or submerged mats, small particles in the water, or a scum line on the shore. Cyanobacteria blooms are often blue or green, or sometimes brown, red,
- [Cyanobacteria Alert – July 30 2026](https://bcleanwater.org/cyanobacteria-alert-july-30-2026/) - "When in Doubt, Please Stay Out." A potentially toxic cyanobacteria bloom has been detected in: • Crooked Pond, Falmouth • Ashumet Pond, Falmouth/Mashpee • Upper Shawme Lake, Sandwich The town has been notified of the findings. If you have any questions, contact the local health department.You can view the most recent sampling date and results
- [Cyanobacteria Alert – July 29 2026](https://bcleanwater.org/cyanobacteria-alert-july-29-2026/) - "When in Doubt, Please Stay Out." A potentially toxic cyanobacteria bloom has been detected in: • Nyes Pond, Falmouth • West Reservoir, Harwich • Bucks Pond, Harwich The town has been notified of the findings. If you have any questions, contact the local health department.You can view the most recent sampling date and results on
- [Cyanobacteria Alert – July 28 2026](https://bcleanwater.org/cyanobacteria-alert-july-28-2026/) - "When in Doubt, Please Stay Out." A potentially toxic cyanobacteria bloom has been detected in: • Santuit Pond, Mashpee • North Pond, Barnstable The town has been notified of the findings. If you have any questions, contact the local health department.You can view the most recent sampling date and results on our interactive map.Avoid contact,
- [APCC Cyanobacteria Info Series #1](https://bcleanwater.org/apcc-cyanobacteria-info-series-1/) - Cyanobacteria—Demystified Cyanobacteria have been in the news a lot lately. While APCC provides information about cyanobacteria on our website, we recognize that the information can be dense and complicated. To demystify the subject, we are launching a series of bite-sized cyanobacteria informational emails to help you understand what may or may not be happening in
- [Cyanobacteria Alert – July 22 2026](https://bcleanwater.org/cyanobacteria-alert-july-22-2026/) - "When in Doubt, Please Stay Out." A potentially toxic cyanobacteria bloom has been detected in: • Jenkins Pond, Falmouth • Walkers Pond, Brewster • Schoolhouse Pond, Brewster The town has been notified of the findings. If you have any questions, contact the local health department.You can view the most recent sampling date and results on
- [Cyanobacteria Alert – July 21 2026](https://bcleanwater.org/cyanobacteria-alert-july-21-2026/) - "When in Doubt, Please Stay Out." A potentially toxic cyanobacteria bloom has been detected in: • Hamblin Pond, Barnstable • Long Pond (Marstons Mills), Barnstable • Shubael Pond, Barnstable • Lovells Pond, Barnstable The town has been notified of the findings. If you have any questions, contact the local health department.You can view the most
- [Cyanobacteria Alert – July 16 2026](https://bcleanwater.org/cyanobacteria-alert-july-16-2026/) - "When in Doubt, Please Stay Out." A potentially toxic cyanobacteria bloom has been detected in: Ashumet Pond, Falmouth/Mashpee The town has been notified of the findings. If you have any questions, contact the local health department.You can view the most recent sampling date and results on our interactive map.Avoid contact, particularly incidental ingestion of pond
- [Cyanobacteria Alert – June 11 2026](https://bcleanwater.org/cyanobacteria-alert-june-11-2026/) - "When in Doubt, Please Stay Out." A potentially toxic cyanobacteria bloom has been detected in: Sam Pond, Barnstable Sheep Pond, Brewster Uncle Harvey's Pond, Orleans The town has been notified of the findings. If you have any questions, contact the local health department.You can view the most recent sampling date and results on our interactive
- [Cyanobacteria Alert – June 12 2026](https://bcleanwater.org/cyanobacteria-alert-june-12-2026/) - "When in Doubt, Please Stay Out." A potentially toxic cyanobacteria bloom has been detected in: Wakeby, Mashpee/Sandwich The town has been notified of the findings. If you have any questions, contact the local health department.You can view the most recent sampling date and results on our interactive map.Avoid contact, particularly incidental ingestion of pond water
- [Cyanobacteria Alert – June 13 2026](https://bcleanwater.org/cyanobacteria-alert-june-13-2026/) - "When in Doubt, Please Stay Out." A potentially toxic cyanobacteria bloom has been detected in: Cliff Pond, Nickerson State Park, Brewster Visual evidence provided by the Department of Conservation & Recreation (DCR) indicates the presence of cyanobacteria (blue-green algae) cells in Cliff Pond at levels that may exceed MDPH guidelines. Accordingly, MDPH is recommending that
- [Cyanobacteria Alert – June 24 2026](https://bcleanwater.org/cyanobacteria-alert-june-24-2026/) - "When in Doubt, Please Stay Out." A potentially toxic cyanobacteria bloom has been detected in: White Pond, Chatham Stillwater Pond, Chatham The town has been notified of the findings. If you have any questions, contact the local health department.You can view the most recent sampling date and results on our interactive map.Avoid contact, particularly incidental
- [Cyanobacteria Alert – June 25 2026](https://bcleanwater.org/cyanobacteria-alert-june-25-2026/) - "When in Doubt, Please Stay Out." A potentially toxic cyanobacteria bloom has been detected in: Bakers Pond, Orleans Crystal Lake, Orleans The town has been notified of the findings. If you have any questions, contact the local health department.You can view the most recent sampling date and results on our interactive map.Avoid contact, particularly incidental
- [Cyanobacteria Alert – June 26 2026](https://bcleanwater.org/cyanobacteria-alert-june-26-2026/) - "When in Doubt, Please Stay Out." A potentially toxic cyanobacteria bloom has been detected in: Upper Mill Pond, Brewster The town has been notified of the findings. If you have any questions, contact the local health department.You can view the most recent sampling date and results on our interactive map.Avoid contact, particularly incidental ingestion of
- [Cyanobacteria Alert – June 30 2026](https://bcleanwater.org/cyanobacteria-alert-june-30-2026/) - "When in Doubt, Please Stay Out." A potentially toxic cyanobacteria bloom has been detected in: Long Pond Marstons Mills, Barnstable The town has been notified of the findings. If you have any questions, contact the local health department.You can view the most recent sampling date and results on our interactive map.Avoid contact, particularly incidental ingestion
- [Cyanobacteria Alert – July 1 2026](https://bcleanwater.org/cyanobacteria-alert-july-1-2026/) - "When in Doubt, Please Stay Out." A potentially toxic cyanobacteria bloom has been detected in: Long Pond, Brewster The town has been notified of the findings. If you have any questions, contact the local health department.You can view the most recent sampling date and results on our interactive map.Avoid contact, particularly incidental ingestion of pond
- [Cyanobacteria Alert – July 8 2026](https://bcleanwater.org/cyanobacteria-alert-july-8-2026/) - "When in Doubt, Please Stay Out." A potentially toxic cyanobacteria bloom has been detected in: Long Pond, Yarmouth The town has been notified of the findings. If you have any questions, contact the local health department.You can view the most recent sampling date and results on our interactive map.Avoid contact, particularly incidental ingestion of pond
- [Cyanobacteria Alert – July 9 2026](https://bcleanwater.org/cyanobacteria-alert-july-9-2026/) - "When in Doubt, Please Stay Out." A potentially toxic cyanobacteria bloom has been detected in: Boland Pond, Orleans The town has been notified of the findings. If you have any questions, contact the local health department.You can view the most recent sampling date and results on our interactive map.Avoid contact, particularly incidental ingestion of pond
- [Cyanobacteria Alert – June 15 2026](https://bcleanwater.org/cyanobacteria-alert-june-15-2026/) - "When in Doubt, Please Stay Out." We are passing along this notification (above) from the Massachusetts Department of Public Health (MDPH) regarding Flax Pond, Nickerson State Park, Brewster You will find the most recent sampling date and results for ponds being monitored under APCC’s cyanobacteria monitoring program on our interactive map. While we do not
- [Cyanobacteria Alert – June 16 2026](https://bcleanwater.org/cyanobacteria-alert-june-16-2026/) - "When in Doubt, Please Stay Out." A potentially toxic cyanobacteria bloom has been detected in: Gooseberry Pond, Barnstable Wequaquet Lake, Barnstable The towns have been notified of the findings. If you have any questions, contact the local health department.You can view the most recent sampling date and results on our interactive map.Avoid contact, particularly incidental
- [Cyanobacteria Alert – June 18 2026](https://bcleanwater.org/cyanobacteria-alert-june-18-2026/) - "When in Doubt, Please Stay Out." A potentially toxic cyanobacteria bloom has been detected in: Coonamessett Pond, Falmouth The towns have been notified of the findings. If you have any questions, contact the local health department.You can view the most recent sampling date and results on our interactive map.Avoid contact, particularly incidental ingestion of pond
- [Cyanobacteria Alert – June 23 2026](https://bcleanwater.org/cyanobacteria-alert-june-23-2026-2/) - "When in Doubt, Please Stay Out." A potentially toxic cyanobacteria bloom has been detected in: Mashpee Pond, Mashpee The town notified APCC that they posted a Potential for Concern for this pond because of a visual scum. If you have any questions, contact the Mashpee health department.You can view the most recent sampling date and
- [Cyanobacteria Alert – June 23 2026](https://bcleanwater.org/cyanobacteria-alert-june-23-2026/) - "When in Doubt, Please Stay Out." A potentially toxic cyanobacteria bloom has been detected in: Shubael Pond, BarnstableLovells Pond, Barnstable The town has been notified of the findings. If you have any questions, contact the local health department.You can view the most recent sampling date and results on our interactive map.Avoid contact, particularly incidental ingestion
- [Cyanobacteria Alert – June 4 2026](https://bcleanwater.org/cyanobacteria-alert-june-2-2026-2/) - "When in Doubt, Please Stay Out." A potentially toxic cyanobacteria bloom has been identified at the following pond(s): Mares Pond, Falmouth Snake Pond, Sandwich Queen Sewell Pond, Bourne The towns have been notified of the findings. If you have any questions, contact the local health department.You can view the most recent sampling date and results
- [Mesocosms](https://bcleanwater.org/mesocosms/) - As part of the eco-restoration of the Marstons Mills cranberry bogs, Barnstable Clean Water Coalition is using mesocosms to compare the effectiveness of various wetland designs in removing nitrogen from the water flowing through the bogs. Mesocosms are smallscale experimental systems that recreate a natural ecosystem.For more information check out our webpage on the mesocosms
- [Cyanobacteria Alert – June 2 2026](https://bcleanwater.org/cyanobacteria-alert-june-2-2026/) - “When in Doubt, Please Stay Out.” A potentially toxic cyanobacteria bloom has been observed at Bearse Pond, Barnstable Hinckley Pond, Barnstable The town has been notified of the findings. If you have any questions, contact the local health department. You can view the most recent sampling date and results on our interactive map Avoid contact,
- [Cyanobacteria Alert – May 22 2026](https://bcleanwater.org/cyanobacteria-alert-may-22-2026/) - “When in Doubt, Please Stay Out.” A potentially toxic cyanobacteria bloom has been observed at Hamblin Pond, Barnstable Mystic Lake, Barnstable The town has posted a pet advisory. If you have any questions, contact the local health department. Avoid contact, particularly incidental ingestion of pond water that can occur during swimming. Dogs
- [Clean Water Mondays/Wednesdays – 2025](https://bcleanwater.org/clean-water-mondays-wednesdays-2025/) - Toilet Talk: Musings on Septic Systems, Sewers & UD Toilets (5/21/25) Barnstable Clean Water Coalition and Cape Cod Beer have teamed up to bring you a series of free educational lectures held at the brewery. Join us as we dive deep into topics that affect not only our water on Cape Cod but also globally! #CleanWaterMattersThis month’s topic Clean Water Mondays/Wednesdays – 2025
- [Clean Water Mondays/Wednesdays – 2023](https://bcleanwater.org/clean-water-mondays-wednesdays-2023/) - The Washashore Problem & an Artful Solution (1/23/23) This month we’re tackling marine debris, our reliance on plastics, and its impact on our oceans. Living on Cape Cod, we are quite literally surrounded by this pollution on a constant basis. Want to learn how we can play a part in fighting this global crisis? Join Clean Water Mondays/Wednesdays – 2023
- [Clean Water Mondays/Wednesdays – 2022](https://bcleanwater.org/clean-water-mondays-wednesdays-2022/) - Design with Nature on Cape Cod & the Islands (4/25/22) Design with Nature on Cape Cod & the IslandsJoin us Monday, April 25th at the brewery to hear from Jack Ahern, Emeritus Professor of Landscape Architecture at the University of Massachusetts Amherst, about how to preserve the beauty of the Cape with ecologically-based landscaping. The Clean Water Mondays/Wednesdays – 2022. Barnstable Clean Water Coalition.
- [Clean Water Wednesdays – 2020](https://bcleanwater.org/clean-water-wednesdays-2020/) - Innovative/Alternative Septic Systems (1/29/20) Innovative/Alternative Septic SystemsJohn 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 Cape Clean Water Wednesdays – 2020
- [Clean Water Wednesdays – 2019](https://bcleanwater.org/clean-water-wednesdays-2019/) - Cyanobacteria (8/7/19) For our first Clean Water Wednesday on August 7th at 6:30 pm at Cape Cod Beer, we are excited to have Bryan Horsley from the Association to Preserve Cape Cod (APCC) as our featured speaker.Bryan is APCC’s Restoration Technician and the Program Manager for the Cape Cod Cyanobacteria Monitoring Program. His presentation will focus on Clean Water Wednesdays – 2019
- [Paddle for the Bays: RACE Cape Cod](https://bcleanwater.org/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 our
- [Cape Cod Beer Race to the Pint](https://bcleanwater.org/cape-cod-beer-race-to-the-pint/) - A run/walk followed by a great party!You can choose from 5k or 10k course through Barnstable that starts and ends at Cape Cod Beer in Hyannis. A beer for all racers (must be 21 and over), with food, & live music at the after-party!Race to the Pint benefits Barnstable Clean Water Coalition, one of Cape
- [A Guide to CLEAN WATER LIVING on Cape Cod](https://bcleanwater.org/a-guide-to-clean-water-living-on-cape-cod/) - Check out our A Guide to CLEAN WATER LIVING on Cape CodThis guide features information about our water, the problems we face and tips to conserve water.Stop by our office for a physical copy. [pdf-embedder url="https://bcleanwater.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/BCWC_CleanWaterGuide_21.pdf"]
- [About Dead Neck Sampson's Island](https://bcleanwater.org/about-dead-neck-sampsons-island/) - Management of DNSI We may be the Barnstable Clean Water Coalition now, but up until spring 2017, this organization was known as Three Bays Preservation, Inc. with a mission to preserve, maintain and protect the 12,541-acre watershed that encompasses North, West and Cotuit Bays. Here is how Three Bays Preservation came to be.In the mid
- [Hyannis Oyster Upweller](https://bcleanwater.org/hyannis-oyster-upweller/) - Hyannis Oyster Upweller In partnership with the Massachusetts Oyster Project (MOP) and the Town of Barnstable, BCWC built and installed an oyster upweller tank at Gateway Marina on Hyannis Harbor during the summer of 2018. The goal of this partnership was two-fold: to raise oysters from seed-size (2mm) to juvenile-size (25mm) in the upweller using
- [Coalition Quarterly - Issue 15 Spring 2021](https://bcleanwater.org/coalition-quarterly-issue-15-spring-2021/) - Coalition Quarterly Issue 15 Spring 2021Click on image (or buttons) below to read more >> Single Page Double Page (FlipBook) [pdf-embedder url="https://bcleanwater.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/BCWC_Newsletter-15-Spring2021web.pdf"]
- [Coalition Quarterly - Issue 6 Winter 2019](https://bcleanwater.org/coalition-quarterly-issue-6-winter-2019/) - Coalition Quarterly Issue 6 Winter 2019Click on image (or buttons) below to read more >> Single Page Double Page (FlipBook) [pdf-embedder url="https://bcleanwater.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/BCWC_Newsletter-6-Winter2019web.pdf"]
- [Coalition Quarterly - Issue 5 Fall 2018](https://bcleanwater.org/coalition-quarterly-issue-5-fall-2018/) - Coalition Quarterly Issue 5 Fall 2018Click on image (or buttons) below to read more >> Single Page Double Page (FlipBook) [pdf-embedder url="https://bcleanwater.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/BCWC_Newsletter-5-Fall2018web.pdf"]
- [Coalition Quarterly - Issue 4 Summer 2018](https://bcleanwater.org/coalition-quarterly-issue-4-summer-2018/) - Coalition Quarterly Issue 4 Summer 2018Click on image (or buttons) below to read more >> Single Page Double Page (FlipBook) [pdf-embedder url="https://bcleanwater.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/BCWC_Newsletter-4-Summer2018web.pdf"]
- [Coalition Quarterly - Issue 3 Spring 2018](https://bcleanwater.org/coalition-quarterly-issue-3-spring-2018/) - Coalition Quarterly Issue 3 Spring 2018Click on image (or buttons) below to read more >> Single Page Double Page (FlipBook) [pdf-embedder url="https://bcleanwater.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/BCWC_Newsletter-3-Spring2018web.pdf"]
- [Coalition Quarterly - Issue 2 Winter 2018](https://bcleanwater.org/coalition-quarterly-issue-2-winter-2018/) - Coalition Quarterly Issue 2 Winter 2018Click on image (or buttons) below to read more >> Single Page Double Page (FlipBook) [pdf-embedder url="https://bcleanwater.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/BCWC_Newsletter-2-Winter2018web.pdf"]
- [Coalition Quarterly - Issue 1 Fall 2017](https://bcleanwater.org/coalition-quarterly-issue-1-fall-2017/) - Coalition Quarterly Issue 1 Fall 2017Click on image (or buttons) below to read more >> Single Page Double Page (FlipBook) [pdf-embedder url="https://bcleanwater.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/BCWC_Newsletter-1-Fall-2017web.pdf"]
- [Coalition Quarterly - Issue 11 Spring 2020](https://bcleanwater.org/coalition-quarterly-issue-11-spring-2020/) - Coalition Quarterly Issue 11 Spring 2020Click on image (or buttons) below to read more >> Single Page Double Page (FlipBook) [pdf-embedder url="https://bcleanwater.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/BCWC_Newsletter_Spring2020_WEB.pdf"]
- [Coalition Quarterly - Issue 7 Spring 2019](https://bcleanwater.org/coalition-quarterly-issue-7-spring-2019/) - Coalition Quarterly Issue 7 Spring 2019Click on image (or buttons) below to read more >> Single Page Double Page (FlipBook) [pdf-embedder url="https://bcleanwater.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/BCWC_Newsletter_Spring2019v2.pdf"]
- [Coalition Quarterly - Issue 8 Summer 2019](https://bcleanwater.org/coalition-quarterly-issue-8-summer-2019/) - Coalition Quarterly Issue 8 Summer 2019Click on image (or buttons) below to read more >> Single Page Double Page (FlipBook) [pdf-embedder url="https://bcleanwater.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/BCWC_Newsletter_Summer2019_WEB.pdf"]
- [Coalition Quarterly - Issue 9 Fall 2019](https://bcleanwater.org/coalition-quarterly-issue-9-fall-2019/) - Coalition Quarterly Issue 9 Fall 2019Click on image (or buttons) below to read more >> Single Page Double Page (FlipBook) [pdf-embedder url="https://bcleanwater.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/BCWC_Newsletter_Fall2019_WEB.pdf"]
- [Coalition Quarterly - Issue 10 Winter 2020](https://bcleanwater.org/coalition-quarterly-issue-10-winter-2020/) - Coalition Quarterly Issue 10 Winter 2020Click on image (or buttons) below to read more >> Single Page Double Page (FlipBook) [pdf-embedder url="https://bcleanwater.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/BCWC_Newsletter_Winter2020_WEB.pdf"]
- [Coalition Quarterly - Issue 12 Summer 2020](https://bcleanwater.org/coalition-quarterly-issue-12-summer-2020/) - Coalition Quarterly Issue 12 Summer 2020Click on image (or buttons) below to read more >> Single Page Double Page (FlipBook) [pdf-embedder url="https://bcleanwater.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/BCWC_Newsletter_Summer2020WEBv1.pdf"]
- [Coalition Quarterly - Issue 13 Fall 2020](https://bcleanwater.org/coalition-quarterly-issue-13-fall-2020/) - Coalition Quarterly Issue 13 Fall 2020 & EPA Bulletin 1Click on image (or buttons) below to read more >> Single Page Double Page (FlipBook) [pdf-embedder url="https://bcleanwater.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/BCWC_Newsletter_Fall2020.pdf"] Single Page Double Page (FlipBook) [pdf-embedder url="https://bcleanwater.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/EPA_BCWC_Insert2020REVISED.pdf"]
- [Coalition Quarterly - Issue 14 Winter 2021](https://bcleanwater.org/coalition-quarterly-issue-14-winter-2021/) - Coalition Quarterly Issue 14 Winter 2021Click on image (or buttons) below to read more >> Single Page Double Page (FlipBook) [pdf-embedder url="https://bcleanwater.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/BCWC_Newsletter_Winter2021-Final.pdf"]
- [Coalition Quarterly - Issue 16 Summer 2021](https://bcleanwater.org/coalition-quarterly-issue-16-summer-2021/) - Coalition Quarterly Issue 16 Summer 2021Click on image (or buttons) below to read more >> Single Page Double Page (FlipBook) [pdf-embedder url="https://bcleanwater.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/Summer-2021-Newsletter-Final.pdf"]
- [Coalition Quarterly - Issue 17 Fall 2021](https://bcleanwater.org/coalition-quarterly-issue-17-fall-2021/) - Coalition Quarterly Issue 17 Fall 2021Click on image (or buttons) below to read more >> Single Page Double Page (FlipBook) [pdf-embedder url="https://bcleanwater.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/Fall-IA-2021-Newsletter-Final.pdf"]
- [Coalition Quarterly - Issue 18 Winter 2022](https://bcleanwater.org/coalition-quarterly-issue-18-winter-2022/) - Coalition Quarterly Issue 18 Winter 2022 & EPA Bulletin – Winter 2022Click on image (or buttons) below to read more >> Single Page Double Page (FlipBook) [pdf-embedder url="https://bcleanwater.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/BCWC_Newsletter_Winter2022-Final.pdf"] Single Page Double Page (FlipBook) [pdf-embedder url="https://bcleanwater.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/EPA-Bulletin-3.pdf"]
- [Coalition Quarterly - Issue 19 Spring 2022](https://bcleanwater.org/coalition-quarterly-issue-19-spring-2022/) - Coalition Quarterly Issue 19 Spring 2022Click on image (or buttons) below to read more >> Single Page Double Page (FlipBook) [pdf-embedder url="https://bcleanwater.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/BCWC_Newsletter_Spring2022.pdf"]
- [Coalition Quarterly – Double Issue - Issue 25 Fall 2023 & Issue 26 Winter 2024](https://bcleanwater.org/coalition-quarterly-issue-25-fall-2023-issue-26-winter-2024/) - Coalition Quarterly Double Issue – Issue 25 Fall 2023 & Issue 26 Winter 2024Click on images (or buttons) below to read more >> Single Page Double Page (FlipBook) [pdf-embedder url="https://bcleanwater.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/BCWC-Fall23Winter24-Newsletter.pdf"]
- [Coalition Quarterly - Special Double Issue - Issue 21 Fall 2022 & Issue 22 Winter 2023](https://bcleanwater.org/coalition-quarterly-issue-21-fall-2022/) - Coalition Quarterly Special Double Issue – Issue 21 Fall 2022 & Issue 22 Winter 2023Click on image (or buttons) below to read more >> Single Page Double Page (FlipBook) [pdf-embedder url="https://bcleanwater.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/BCWC_Newsletter_Fall2022.pdf"]
- [Coalition Quarterly – Double Issue 27 Spring/Summer 2024](https://bcleanwater.org/coalition-quarterly-issue-27-spring-summer-2024/) - Coalition Quarterly Issue 27 Spring/Summer 2024Click on image (or buttons) below to read more >> Single Page Double Page (FlipBook) [pdf-embedder url="https://bcleanwater.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/BCWC_Newsletter_Spring-Summer_24-FINAL.pdf"]
- [Coalition Quarterly - Issue 20 Summer 2022](https://bcleanwater.org/coalition-quarterly-issue-20-summer-2022/) - Coalition Quarterly Issue 20 Summer 2022Click on image (or buttons) below to read more >> Single Page Double Page (FlipBook) [pdf-embedder url="https://bcleanwater.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/BCWC_Newsletter_Summer2022.pdf"]
- [Coalition Quarterly – Issue 23 Spring 2023](https://bcleanwater.org/coalition-quarterly-issue-23-spring-2023/) - Coalition Quarterly Issue 23 Spring 2023Click on image (or buttons) below to read more >> Single Page Double Page (FlipBook) [pdf-embedder url="https://bcleanwater.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/BCWC_Newsletter_Spring2023.pdf"]
- [Coalition Quarterly – Issue 24 Summer 2023](https://bcleanwater.org/coalition-quarterly-issue-24-summer-2023/) - Coalition Quarterly Issue 24 Summer 2023Click on image (or buttons) below to read more >> Single Page Double Page (FlipBook) [pdf-embedder url="https://bcleanwater.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/BCWC_Newsletter_Summer2023-Final.pdf"]
- [Coalition Quarterly – Issue 30 Spring 2026](https://bcleanwater.org/coalition-quarterly-issue-30-spring-2026/) - Coalition Quarterly Issue 30 Spring 2026Click on image (or buttons) below to read more >> Single Page Double Page (FlipBook) [pdf-embedder url="https://bcleanwater.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/BCWC-Newsletter-Spring-2026.pdf"]
- [Coalition Quarterly – Issue 29 Summer 2025](https://bcleanwater.org/coalition-quarterly-issue-29-summer-2025/) - Coalition Quarterly Issue 29 Summer 2025 Click on image (or buttons) below to read more >> Single Page Double Page (FlipBook) [pdf-embedder url="https://bcleanwater.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/BCWC-Newsletter-Summer-2025-FINAL.pdf"]
- [Coalition Quarterly – Double Issue 28 Fall/Winter 2025](https://bcleanwater.org/coalition-quarterly-issue-28-fall-winter-2025/) - Coalition Quarterly Double Issue 28 Fall/Winter 2025Click on image (or buttons) below to read more >> Single Page Double Page (FlipBook) [pdf-embedder url="https://bcleanwater.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/BCWC_Newsletter_Fall_24-FINAL.pdf"] Single Page Double Page (FlipBook) FlipBook [pdf-embedder url="https://bcleanwater.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/BCWC_Newsletter_Fall_24-FINAL.pdf"]
- [Summer Newsletter Blog Posts](https://bcleanwater.org/summer-newsletter-blog-posts/) - Summer Newsletter Blog Posts A Note from the Helm: https://bcleanwater.org/from-the-helm/ Summer Water Sampling: https://bcleanwater.org/summer-sampling/ Progress with Alternative Septic Systems: https://bcleanwater.org/progress-alternative-septic/ Marstons Mills Cranberry Bog Restoration: https://bcleanwater.org/mm-cranberry-bog/ Summer Staff on the Move: https://bcleanwater.org/summer-staff/ Why We Support BCWC: https://bcleanwater.org/why-support/ Volunteer Spotlight: https://bcleanwater.org/volunteer-spotlight/
- [A Note from the Helm](https://bcleanwater.org/from-the-helm/) - Three and a half years into our revised mission to restore the Cape’s waters and rescue our blue economy, we are ready to begin the healing process. Right now, that effort involves removing nutrients and contaminants from wastewater, which enters the groundwater predominantly through our septic systems. The principal problem we are facing is nitrogen
- [Summer Water Sampling](https://bcleanwater.org/summer-sampling/) - An important part of BCWC’s water quality monitoring is the collection of water samples from our ponds, streams and estuary. This summer, we are lucky to have David Carter on board to conduct weekly water sampling at several sites, including four ponds, one river and cranberry bogs. The water sampling at the ponds involves collecting
- [Progress With Alternative Septic Systems](https://bcleanwater.org/progress-alternative-septic/) - Back in June, a new alternative septic system called the NitROE Waste Water Treatment System (NitROE WWTS) received a permit for “provisional approval” from the Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection. This permit codifies a 40% improvement over all previously permitted Innovative/Alternative septic systems - and that is only the beginning! We believe this system will
- [Marstons Mills Cranberry Bog Restoration](https://bcleanwater.org/mm-cranberry-bog/) - In December 2019, BCWC, the EPA and TNC co-hosted the Marstons Mills Cranberry Bog Restoration Workshop. This workshop, attended by 47 scientists and regulators from the local, state, and national level, focused on identifying nature-based strategies to reduce the amount of nitrogen travelling through the cranberry bogs at the headwaters of the Marstons Mills River.
- [Summer Staff on the Move](https://bcleanwater.org/summer-staff/) - For three summers now, BCWC has grown oysters in an upweller demonstration project on Hyannis Harbor in partnership with the Massachusetts Oyster Project and the town of Barnstable. The tiny oyster spat are only 1-2mm (the size of a grain of sand) when first placed in buckets in the upweller. They filter phytoplankton (algae), nutrients
- [Why We Support BCWC](https://bcleanwater.org/why-support/) - Why We Support BCWC: David Abelman & Marilyn Weil-Abelman After spending many years visting the ponds on Cape Cod with their then young children, David Abelman and his wife Marilyn decided to make Long Pond in Marstons Mills their Cape escape. “Here on Long Pond, you would never know you were in the hustle and
- [Volunteer Spotlight](https://bcleanwater.org/volunteer-spotlight/) - Volunteer Spotlight: Chuck Gifford What is left to do when you already spend your time fishing, cycling, hiking, acting, traveling, sailing, and volunteering for the Rotary Club? For Chuck Gifford, the answer was volunteering with BCWC - and we are the luckier for it. One day, Chuck saw our posters advertising for herring count volunteers
- [Note from the Helm](https://bcleanwater.org/note-from-the-helm/) - We’ve all heard the saying, “If you want to go fast, go alone. If you want to go far, go together.” At the core of this proverb is the idea of partnership. Stellar results in business and in life usually have partnerships at their foundation, which has proven to be the case for BCWC’s work
- [Weather Station at Fair Acres Country Day School — Making Science Fun](https://bcleanwater.org/weather-station-at-fair-acres-country-day-school-making-science-fun/) - For any project, gathering data is vital - how else can we understand the results of our efforts? For the Shubael Pond Innovative and Alternative Septic System Project, it is important for us to be able to measure how much wastewater and rainwater is flowing into the ground. It is also critical to understand and
- [Exploring Solutions to Excess Nutrients: Restoring Cape Cod's Waters](https://bcleanwater.org/exploring-solutions-to-excess-nutrients-restoring-cape-cods-waters/) - 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 Region 1, Boston, MA, and our many research partners and stakeholders, have been
- [A Note from The Helm](https://bcleanwater.org/a-note-from-the-helm/) - Over twenty years ago, Three Bays Preservation was founded with a mission to protect our bays with a primary focus to preserve the barrier island known as Dead Neck Sampson’s Island (DNSI). Four years ago, we changed our name to Barnstable Clean Water Coalition (BCWC), as we recognized that everything we loved about Cape Cod
- [That’s a Wrap!](https://bcleanwater.org/thats-a-wrap/) - On Dead Neck Sampson’s Island (DNSI), years of erosion and longshore drift have resulted in sand from the eastern end (Dead Neck) moving and depositing at the western tip (Sampson’s) of the island. The recent three-year maintenance dredging project on DNSI that began in November 2018 wrapped up early in November 2020. Upon completion, over
- [The Herring Are Coming and We Are Ready (COVID-Style)!](https://bcleanwater.org/the-herring-are-coming-and-we-are-ready-covid-style/) - Triggered by warming waters, the annual migration of river herring from Nantucket Sound, along Dead Neck Sampson’s Island, through the Three Bays estuary, and up the Marstons Mills River is a sure sign spring has arrived on Cape Cod. BCWC will once again oversee the herring counts along the Marstons Mills River at the Mill
- [Sands of Time](https://bcleanwater.org/sands-of-time/) - The phrase “sands of time” is from a poem by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow. It describes the mark that great people leave on history. Time is like ever-shifting sand, it is never at a standstill. Yet in those mires of sand, some people leave their mark and are remembered for their actions and achievement. Over the
- [AmeriCorps Spotlight](https://bcleanwater.org/americorps-spotlight/) - BCWC’s new AmeriCorps Service member Colleen Lucey hails from Derry, New Hampshire. After studying psychology and minoring in environmental studies at Stonehill College in eastern Massachusetts, Colleen decided to join AmeriCorps. “I knew that I wanted to do something that included field work, and AmeriCorps made sense.” Colleen’s work with BCWC focuses on water sampling.
- [Dead Neck Sampson’s Island Revisited By Local Author](https://bcleanwater.org/dead-neck-sampsons-island-revisited-by-local-author/) - We are excited to share the news that starting this spring, we will be working with local author and ecologist Gil Newton on an in-depth book about Dead Neck Sampson’s Island (DNSI)! This book will include a natural history survey of DNSI, identifying all the plants and animals found on the island, as well as
- [Cyanobacteria](https://bcleanwater.org/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
- [Rising temperatures a boon for harmful bacteria in Cape Cod's fresh and salt water (2/2/22)](https://bcleanwater.org/rising-temperatures-a-boon-for-harmful-bacteria-in-cape-cods-fresh-and-salt-water-2-2-22/) - Rising temperatures a boon for harmful bacteria in Cape Cod's fresh and salt water Cape Cod Times Doug Fraser Feb. 2, 2022 Here's the difference between red tide and blue-green algae. Wochit WOODS HOLE — The world depends on water to drink, to irrigate crops, for the seafood that feeds millions. As the earth’s population continues
- [EPA Bulletins](https://bcleanwater.org/epa-bulletins/) - Exploring Solutions to Excess Nutrients: Restoring Cape Cod'sWaters
- [Cape ponds test positive for toxic bacteria (5/30/21)](https://bcleanwater.org/cape-ponds-test-positive-for-toxic-bacteria-5-30-21/) - Cape ponds test positive for toxic bacteria Doug Fraser dfraser@capecodonline.com Cape Cod Online May 30, 2021 Recent testing of approximately 70 of the Cape’s 996 ponds and lakes revealed the presence of toxic bacteria in a handful of them. These cyanobacteria are naturally occurring and produce toxins that can harm dogs and humans. Their proliferation
- [Marstons Mills site of 1st national water quality study of its kind (5/18/22)](https://bcleanwater.org/marstons-mills-site-of-1st-national-water-quality-study-of-its-kind-5-18-22/) - Marstons Mills site of 1st national water quality study of its kind CAI | By Patrick Flanary Published May 18, 2022 at 1:00 PM EDT The Barnstable Clean Water Coalition is working to model what alternative septic could mean broadly for Cape Cod homeowners. A Marstons Mills neighborhood is the site of the country’s first study
- [For the first time, EPA moves to limit 'forever chemicals' in drinking water (3/14/23)](https://bcleanwater.org/for-the-first-time-epa-moves-to-limit-forever-chemicals-in-drinking-water-3-14-23/) - For the first time, EPA moves to limit 'forever chemicals' in drinking water CAI Eve Zuckoff March 14, 2023 The Environmental Protection Agency today announced a plan to regulate and reduce harmful PFAS chemicals from drinking water. It’s the first time the federal government has moved to set a national drinking water standard for the so-called “forever”
- [State tests: At least 5 radioactive materials, plus PFAS, in water at Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station (5/23/23)](https://bcleanwater.org/state-tests-at-least-5-radioactive-materials-plus-pfas-in-water-at-pilgrim-nuclear-power-station-5-23-23/) - State tests: At least 5 radioactive materials, plus PFAS, in water at Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station CAI | By Jennette Barnes May 23, 2023 at 5:58 PM EDT State water testing shows at least five radioactive materials in the water at the Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station, plus PFAS chemicals and other non-radiological contaminants. The Department
- [Mashpee residents push town leaders to act on water quality (6/7/23)](https://bcleanwater.org/mashpee-residents-push-town-leaders-to-act-on-water-quality-6-7-23/) - Mashpee residents push town leaders to act on water quality CAI | By Brian Engles Published June 7, 2023 at 5:05 AM EDT Susan Dangel with the citizens group Save Mashpee Wakeby Pond Alliance screened recent aerial footage of Mashpee River and Shoestring Bay at this week's Mashpee select board meeting. The video shows large
- [Cyanobacteria closes Mashpee-Wakeby Pond, raising concerns of ‘toxic summer’ (6/13/23)](https://bcleanwater.org/cyanobacteria-closes-mashpee-wakeby-pond-raising-concerns-of-toxic-summer-6-13-23/) - Cyanobacteria closes Mashpee-Wakeby Pond, raising concerns of 'toxic summer' CAI Eve Zuckoff June 13, 2023 Local officials are warning people and their pets to stay out of one of the largest ponds on Cape Cod after a blue-green bloom was found to be producing toxins. Conservation experts are concerned that a high number of local
- [New state regs finalized: Cape Cod towns must reduce nitrogen pollution or homeowners will pay (6/21/23)](https://bcleanwater.org/new-state-regs-finalized-cape-cod-towns-must-reduce-nitrogen-pollution-or-homeowners-will-pay-6-21-23/) - New state regs finalized: Cape Cod towns must reduce nitrogen pollution or homeowners will pay CAI Eve Zuckoff June 21, 2023 The state is pushing Cape Cod towns to seriously speed up plans to reduce nitrogen pollution, using the threat of sticking homeowners with major bills to spur action. Officials with the Massachusetts Department of
- [New study suggests PFAS might be in almost half of US tap water. See the results from Cape Cod (7/21/23)](https://bcleanwater.org/new-study-suggests-pfas-might-be-in-almost-half-of-us-tap-water-see-the-results-from-cape-cod-7-21-23/) - New study suggests PFAS might be in almost half of US tap water. See the results from Cape Cod CAI Brian Engles July 21, 2023 A new United States Geological Survey (USGS) study suggests the 'forever chemicals' PFAS are in about 45% of the country’s tap water supplies. The report includes samples taken throughout the Cape. Most
- [Cape Cod researchers study removing PFAS from the waste stream (12/4/23)](https://bcleanwater.org/cape-cod-researchers-study-removing-pfas-from-the-waste-stream-12-4-23/) - Cape Cod researchers study removing PFAS from the waste stream CAI Brian Engles December 4, 2023 The Massachusetts Alternative Septic System Test Center, or MASSTC, is a premier site for wastewater research located on Cape Cod. Some of their tests involve adding woodchips to septic systems to help remove nitrogen from the environment, but could those
- [Cape Cod’s drinking water mostly ‘excellent,’ ponds and embayments mostly ‘unacceptable’: new report (1/17/24)](https://bcleanwater.org/cape-cods-drinking-water-mostly-excellent-ponds-and-embayments-mostly-unacceptable-new-report-1-17-24/) - Cape Cod's drinking water mostly 'excellent,' ponds and embayments mostly 'unacceptable': new reportWCAIEve ZuckoffJanuary 17, 2024 1 of 7 Association to Preserve Cape Cod 2 of 7 Association to Preserve Cape Cod 3 of 7 Association to Preserve Cape Cod 4 of 7 Association to Preserve Cape Cod 5 of 7 Association to Preserve Cape Cod 6 of 7 Association to Preserve Cape Cod 7 of 7 Association to
- [New plans emerge to save many Cape Cod ponds, lakes threatened by pollution (6/23/22)](https://bcleanwater.org/new-plans-emerge-to-save-many-cape-cod-ponds/) - New plans emerge to save many Cape Cod ponds, lakes threatened by pollution Boston 25 News By: Vicki Graf June 23, 2022 at 7:06 am New plans emerge to save many Cape Cod ponds, lakes threatened by pollution CAPE COD, Mass. — Although most people think of Cape Cod’s ocean beaches when it comes
- [How PFAS are Entering America’s Water Supply (4/21/23)](https://bcleanwater.org/how-pfas-are-entering-americas-water-supply-4-21-23/) - How PFAS are entering America's water supply PFAS are chemicals used to make a variety of industrial and consumer products. By Amanda Hernandez and Mark Nichols April 21, 2023, 6:01 AM Fighting for water equity in Fayetteville, North Carolina Fayetteville, North Carolina, resident Carrol Olinger talks about the PFAS pollution in her tap water, saying:
- [EPA announces limits on some ‘forever chemicals,’ but just a fraction are covered (3/14/23)](https://bcleanwater.org/epa-announces-limits-on-some-forever-chemicals-but-just-a-fraction-are-covered-3-14-23/) - EPA announces limits on some 'forever chemicals,' but just a fraction are covered PFAS chemicals have been linked to health issues at high levels. By Stephanie Ebbs March 14, 2023, 1:23 PM What are PFAS? The man-made chemicals that have been used in firefighting foam and waterproofing products like Teflon and Scotchgard. The Environmental Protection
- [What you need to know about PFAS or ‘forever’ chemicals (11/26/19)](https://bcleanwater.org/what-you-need-to-know-about-pfas-or-forever-chemicals-11-26-19/) - What you need to know about PFAS or 'forever' chemicals The EPA is set to announce new steps to regulate the chemicals. By Stephanie Ebbs November 26, 2019, 4:04 PM EPA chief Andrew Wheeler sits down with ABC News The EPA has launched its first national action plan to continue cleaning up toxic chemicals around
- [‘Ticking time bomb’: PFAS chemicals in drinking water alarm scientists over health risks (8/10/21)](https://bcleanwater.org/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
- [Phosphorus Saved Our Way of Life—and Now Threatens to End It (2/27/23)](https://bcleanwater.org/phosphorus-saved-our-way-of-life-and-now-threatens-to-end-it-2-27-23/) - Phosphorus Saved Our Way of Life—and Now Threatens to End It February 27, 2023 Elizabeth Kolbert The New Yorker Fertilizers filled with the nutrient boosted our ability to feed the planet. Today, they’re creating vast and growing dead zones in our lakes and seas. In the fall of 1802, the German naturalist Alexander von Humboldt arrived in
- [Is Beekeeping Wrong? (8/21/23)](https://bcleanwater.org/is-beekeeping-wrong-8-21-23/) - The Control of Nature Is Beekeeping Wrong? Parasites and pesticides have brought chaos to bee colonies throughout the world. Natural beekeepers want to transform our relationship to the hive. The New Yorker By Sam Knight August 21, 2023 On a hot, pollen-dazed morning this summer, I stopped by the house of Gareth John, a retired
- [A Viable Alternative to Conventional Lawn? Cornell May Have Found One. (9/13/23)](https://bcleanwater.org/a-viable-alternative-to-conventional-lawn-cornell-may-have-found-one-9-13-23/) - A Viable Alternative to Conventional Lawn? Cornell May Have Found One. Cornell Botanic Gardens is testing sustainable options for replacing your backyard grass. The bonus: They don’t need to be cut more than twice a year. The New York Times Margaret Roach September 13, 2023 (In September 24, 2023 Print Edition) It’s a grail of
- [The cleaning power of oysters](https://bcleanwater.org/the-cleaning-power-of-oysters/) - The cleaning power of oysters Tasty bivalves provide clear water and denitrification, and play an important part in local marine ecosystems. The Martha's Vineyard Times By Lucas Thors December 23, 2020 Oysters are a delicious shellfish that folks on Martha’s Vineyard are lucky enough to have grown fresh, practically in their backyard. But some are
- [Madaket Marine using oysters to combat algae blooms (7/22/21)](https://bcleanwater.org/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
- [Scientists warn of ‘phosphogeddon’ as critical fertiliser shortages loom (3/12/23)](https://bcleanwater.org/scientists-warn-of-phosphogeddon-as-critical-fertiliser-shortages-loom-3-12-23/) - Scientists warn of ‘phosphogeddon’ as critical fertiliser shortages loom Robin McKie, Science editor Mar 12, 2023 The Guardian Excessive use of phosphorus is depleting reserves vital to global food production, while also adding to the climate crisis Our planet faces “phosphogeddon”, scientists have warned. They fear our misuse of phosphorus could lead to deadly shortages of fertilisers
- [Falmouth Is Losing Eelgrass. An Expert Explains Why That Matters (8/17/23)](https://bcleanwater.org/falmouth-is-losing-eelgrass-an-expert-explains-why-that-matters-8-17-23/) - Falmouth Is Losing Eelgrass. An Expert Explains Why That Matters Falmouth Enterprise Gilda Geist August 17, 2023 Eelgrass has many ecological virtues. Its tall, slender blades and strong roots sequester carbon, shelter young fish, make oxygen and clean the water column. But nitrogen pollution has been killing eelgrass in Falmouth’s estuaries for decades, so long
- [Cape Cod Community College To Install Eco-Toilet After Falmouth Considers Eco-Toilets (6/24/22)](https://bcleanwater.org/cape-cod-community-college-to-install-eco-toilet-after-falmouth-considers-eco-toilets-6-24-22/) - Cape Cod Community College To Install Eco-Toilet After Falmouth Considers Eco-Toilets The Falmouth Enterprise June 24, 2022 Gilda Geist Cape Cod Community College is installing and pilot testing a closed-loop treatment system toilet. This toilet will be the first commercial application of its kind in North America and provides an environmentally-friendly alternative to other waste
- [Capewide Events Will Offer Coastal Resilience And Smiles (5/23/24)](https://bcleanwater.org/capewide-events-will-offer-coastal-resilience-and-smiles-5-23-24/) - Capewide Events Will Offer Coastal Resilience And SmilesThe Falmouth EnterpriseTao WoolfeMay 23, 2024 In hopes of arming Cape residents with practical knowledge about coastal resilience—while showing them a good time—the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution Sea Grant will sponsor a series of events across the Cape in June. “The Cape Cod Coastal Resilience project is aimed
- [Falmouth Moves Forward With Study To Answer Questions About Urine Diversion Pilot (5/23/24)](https://bcleanwater.org/falmouth-moves-forward-with-study-to-answer-questions-about-urine-diversion-pilot-5-23-24/) - Falmouth Moves Forward With Study To Answer Questions About Urine Diversion PilotThe Falmouth EnterpriseNoelle AnnonenMay 23, 2024 The select board this week approved an agreement with the Massachusetts Alternative Septic System Test Center for a urine-diversion feasibility study. The study aims to provide answers to questions Town Meeting voters had about a urine-diversion pilot project,
- [Two Birds With One Tiny House – Editorial (5/24/24)](https://bcleanwater.org/two-birds-with-one-tiny-house-editorial-5-24-24/) - Two Birds With One Tiny House – Editorial (5/24/24)
- [JBCC Pollution Could Delay Regional Wastewater Plan (7/21/23)](https://bcleanwater.org/jbcc-pollution-could-delay-regional-wastewater-plan-7-21-23/) - JBCC Pollution Could Delay Regional Wastewater Plan The Enterprise Sandwich Tao Woolfe July 21, 2023 Newly discovered groundwater pollution at Joint Base Cape Cod could delay plans to share the military base’s wastewater treatment facility as a regional solution. New plumes of forever chemicals, formally known as PFAS (Per- and Polyfluorinated Substances) have been discovered
- [Podcast Urges Water Stewardship On Cape Cod (4/8/22)](https://bcleanwater.org/podcast-urges-water-stewardship-on-cape-cod-4-8-22/) - Podcast Urges Water Stewardship On Cape Cod The Enterprise Bourne April 8, 2022 The Cape Cod Groundwater Guardians, a small group of professionals serving with Barnstable County, has created an educational podcast called “One Drop Leads to Another,” which can be found on several streaming services, as a platform to discuss current public concerns about
- [County To Expand Assistance For Sewer, Septic Upgrades (2/29/24)](https://bcleanwater.org/county-to-expand-assistance-for-sewer-septic-upgrades-2-29-24/) - County To Expand Assistance For Sewer, Septic Upgrades (2/29/24)Bourne EnterpriseFebruary 29, 2024 The Barnstable County Board of Regional Commissioners voted Wednesday, February 28, to expand the county’s AquiFund Program, which provides low-interest loans to Cape Cod homeowners for septic system upgrades and sewer connections. The action enables the county to move forward in applying for $13
- [Nitrogen Reclassification Will Put Emphasis On Innovative Systems (8/31/22)](https://bcleanwater.org/nitrogen-reclassification-will-put-emphasis-on-innovative-systems-8-31-22/) - Nitrogen Reclassification Will Put Emphasis On Innovative Systems The Cape Cod Chronicle By: Bronwen Walsh August 31, 2022 BREWSTER – Cape homeowners need to pick up the pace and speed up wastewater treatment by implementing innovative alternative septic systems in areas not conducive to sewering. That’s what Zenas Crocker, executive director of the Barnstable Clean
- [Healey administration unveils new permit system to address Cape water pollution (6/21/23)](https://bcleanwater.org/healey-administration-unveils-new-permit-system-to-address-cape-water-pollution-6-21-23/) - Healey administration unveils new permit system to address Cape water pollution Michael P. Norton and Sam Drysdale State House News, Boston Globe June 21, 2023 Cape Cod communities will have two years to opt into a new watershed permitting process intended to reverse nitrogen pollution and restore the region’s estuaries to their natural state, according
- [Pollution is threatening Cape Cod’s famous waters. Its towns are spending hundreds of millions to head off an environmental disaster. (8/18/23)](https://bcleanwater.org/pollution-is-threatening-cape-cods-famous-waters-its-towns-are-spending-hundreds-of-millions-to-head-off-an-environmental-disaster-8-18-23/) - Pollution is threatening Cape Cod’s famous waters. Its towns are spending hundreds of millions to head off an environmental disaster. Boston Globe Beth Treffeisen August 18, 2023 BARNSTABLE — The beauty of its placid bays, estuaries, and ponds draws millions of visitors to Cape Cod each year. But deteriorating water quality is threatening the environmental
- [Healey signs $1 billion tax package into law. Here’s what it means for your wallet. (10/4/23)](https://bcleanwater.org/healey-signs-1-billion-tax-package-into-law-heres-what-it-means-for-your-wallet-10-4-23/) - Healey signs $1 billion tax package into law. Here’s what it means for your wallet. Boston Globe Samantha Gross October 4, 2023 Governor Maura Healey on Wednesday signed a $1 billion tax package into law, putting ink to her campaign promise to boost Massachusetts’ affordability and competitiveness. The bill, regarded as the most significant piece of legislation
- [BCWC lands $750,000 EPA pilot grant for bog restoration (10/14/21)](https://bcleanwater.org/bcwc-lands-750000-epa-pilot-grant-for-bog-restoration-10-14-21/) - BCWC lands $750,000 EPA pilot grant for bog restoration October 14, 2021 The Barnstable Patriot $150,000 a year for five years to help restore 56 acres of cranberry bogs, clean up Three Bays OSTERVILLE — Barnstable Clean Water Coalition (BCWC) was awarded a five-year, $750,000 Southeast New England Program (SNEP) Pilot Watershed grant from the
- [A Toxic Stew on Cape Cod: Human Waste and Warming Water (1/1/23)](https://bcleanwater.org/a-toxic-stew-on-cape-cod-human-waste-and-warming-water-1-1-23/) - A Toxic Stew on Cape Cod: Human Waste and Warming Water Climate change is contributing to electric-green algae blooms. Massachusetts wants a cleanup of the antiquated septic systems feeding the mess, but it could cost billions. The New York Times Christopher Flavelle Jan 1 2023 Flavelle spent time on Cape Cod with residents, officials and
- [BCWC Featured on Chronicle](https://bcleanwater.org/bcwc-featured-on-chronicle/) - Chronicle aired a story on July 20, 2022 about Massachusetts Oyster Project and their work to rebuild the commonwealth's oyster population. BCWC's upweller was featured in this segment.
- [Mass Oyster Featured on WCVB Channel 5 Boston (3/13/23)](https://bcleanwater.org/mass-oyster-featured-on-wcvb-channel-5-boston-3-13-23/) - Mass Oyster Featured on WCVB Channel 5 Boston Cindy Fitzgibbon with WCVB Channel 5 Boston visited with Mass Oyster and Long Wharf Supply Co. founder and CEO Mike Lamagna at our Gloucester upweller. The segment highlighted the connection between our shell recycling efforts, our upwellers, and restoration. After visiting the upweller, board president Theresa Baybutt
- [Forecasting our future: Mass. company turns ocean waste into fashion choice (3/13/23)](https://bcleanwater.org/forecasting-our-future-mass-company-turns-ocean-waste-into-fashion-choice-3-13-23/) - Forecasting our future: Mass. company turns ocean waste into fashion choice Sweaters made out of oyster shells and plastic bottles help protect coastline Mar 13, 2023 WCVB Channel 5 Boston BOSTON —They were born from a local company's desire to protect the shoreline they love. And the source for the sweaters they developed is definitely
- [Cape Cod Wildlife Festival](https://bcleanwater.org/cape-cod-wildlife-festival/)
- [Cape Cod Wildlife Festival](https://bcleanwater.org/cape-cod-wildlife-festival-2/)
- [Two Birds With One Tiny House – Editorial (5/24/24)](https://bcleanwater.org/two-birds-with-one-tiny-house-editorial-5-24-2024/) - Two Birds With One Tiny House - EditorialThe Falmouth EnterpriseMay 24, 2024 The town is facing two major problems, and the solution to one often exacerbates the other: wastewater and affordable housing. Unless a development is on the town sewer, opposition to affordable housing (whatever other motives may be in play) can legitimately be grounded
- [Design with Nature on Cape Cod and the Islands](https://bcleanwater.org/design-with-nature/) - Cape Cod and the islands of Martha’s Vineyard and Nantucket are special places known for their distinctive flora, including pine-oak forests, sandplain grasslands, and sand dunes peppered with bearberry shrubs. Unfortunately, this unique sense of place is under threat. In recent decades, contemporary landscape practices have come to depend on environmentally stressful fertilizers and irrigation
- [Parcel By Parcel: In the Three Bays Watershed](https://bcleanwater.org/parcel-by-parcel-in-the-three-bays-watershed/) - Check out Parcel by Parcel: In the Three Bays WatershedThe Three Bays Watershed, located in the Towns of Barnstable, Sandwich, and Mashpee, is facing a crisis of water quality degradation. Excess nitrogen has been identified as the largest contributor to water quality degradation throughout Cape Cod including the Three Bays (Cape Cod Commission, 2015.) Residential
- [At The Water’s Edge: Landscape-Based Adaptations for Sea-level Rise in Barnstable](https://bcleanwater.org/at-the-waters-edge-landscape-based-adaptations-for-sea-level-rise-in-barnstable/) - Check out At The Water’s Edge: Landscape-Based Adaptations for Sea-level Rise in BarnstableBarnstable, Massachusetts is Cape Cod’s largest town located between Mashpee and Yarmouth. The town’s two coastlines, abutting Cape Cod Bay to the north and Nantucket Sound to the south, comprise 170 miles of coastline, and make Barnstable especially, and profoundly, vulnerable to coastal
- [First year of Wellfleet oyster project deemed success, as 25,000 pounds of shells recycled (9/30/21)](https://bcleanwater.org/first-year-of-wellfleet-oyster-project-deemed-success-as-25000-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)](https://bcleanwater.org/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.
- [Marstons Mills homes test nitrogen-removing septic wastewater system (6/3/22)](https://bcleanwater.org/marstons-mills-homes-test-nitrogen-removing-septic-wastewater-system-6-3-22/) - Marstons Mills homes test nitrogen-removing septic wastewater system Rich Eldred wickedlocal.com Cape Cod Times June 3, 2022 MARSTONS MILLS — Two septic tanks may be better than one, at least when the second tank can do what the first won't. The Sandy Shores neighborhood along the shore of Shubael Pond will help test for the next three years a
- [Flushing toilets on Cape Cod: Report shows waters increasingly polluted (2/22/23)](https://bcleanwater.org/flushing-toilets-on-cape-cod-report-shows-waters-increasingly-polluted-2-22-23/) - Flushing toilets on Cape Cod: Report shows waters increasingly polluted Cape Cod Times By: Heather McCarron February 22, 2023 At one time, shellfishing was plentiful and diverse in Hen Cove Harbor on Buzzards Bay in Bourne. But that's changed over time with an overall decline in water quality because of high concentrations of nutrients — mostly from septic systems
- [PFAS are everywhere. Removing them from the Cape’s water supply will not be easy. (3/2/23)](https://bcleanwater.org/pfas-are-everywhere-removing-them-from-the-capes-water-supply-will-not-be-easy-3-2-23/) - PFAS are everywhere. Removing them from the Cape's water supply will not be easy. Cape Cod Times Beth Treffeisen March 2, 2023 BOURNE — Rose Forbes, 56, a pollution cleanup manager for the U.S. Air Force on Joint Base Cape Cod, slowly drove her compact SUV toward the entrance of the Otis Rotary in Bourne
- [Ban bill aims to slow spread of PFAS damage (3/4/23)](https://bcleanwater.org/ban-bill-aims-to-slow-spread-of-pfas-damage-3-4-23/) - Ban bill aims to slow spread of PFAS damage Cape Cod Times Chris Lisinski State House News Service March 4, 2023 What's the first step in dealing with an overflowing bathtub? That's the question MASSPIRG legislative director Deirdre Cummings asks to make her pitch for a sweeping new bill aimed at wrangling the presence of PFAS chemicals in food
- [Proposed septic tax credit would save Cape and Islands residents thousands. Here's how. (3/7/23)](https://bcleanwater.org/proposed-septic-tax-credit-would-save-cape-and-islands-residents-thousands-heres-how-3-7-23/) - Proposed septic tax credit would save Cape and Islands residents thousands. Here's how. Sam Drysdale State House News Service March 7, 2023 BOSTON — A single sentence in Gov. Maura Healey's tax plan that went largely under the radar during the governor's media tour last week could mean a significant investment in clean water on Cape Cod,
- [Barnstable Clean Water Coalition needs help counting fish. Why, and what you can do. (3/7/23)](https://bcleanwater.org/barnstable-clean-water-coalition-needs-help-counting-fish-why-and-what-you-can-do-3-7-23/) - Barnstable Clean Water Coalition needs help counting fish. Why, and what you can do. Cape Cod Times Heather McCarron March 7, 2023 Spring is just a few weeks away, and for the Barnstable Clean Water Coalition that means one thing in particular: It's time to count fish. Not just any fish. River herring. The organization is putting together
- [‘Things are worse’: Cape Cod water quality is declining, says environmental group’s report (1/11/22)](https://bcleanwater.org/things-are-worse-cape-cod-water-quality-is-declining-says-environmental-groups-report-1-11-22/) - 'Things are worse': Cape Cod water quality is declining, says environmental group's report Cape Cod Times Doug Fraser Jan 11, 2022 The Association to Preserve Cape Cod has released its third annual State of the Waters report, which evaluates water quality in the Cape's ponds and lakes, bays and drinking water supplies. What it found is no surprise: continued degradation of
- [PFAS in lobsters? Another sign these harmful compounds are everywhere, researchers say (2/4/22)](https://bcleanwater.org/pfas-in-lobsters-another-sign-these-harmful-compounds-are-everywhere-researchers-say-2-4-22/) - PFAS in lobsters? Another sign these harmful compounds are everywhere, researchers say Doug Fraser Cape Cod Times Feb 4, 2022 Researchers recently analyzed three lobsters caught in Massachusetts waters and found what they call high levels of PFAS. They criticized the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency for moving too slowly on studying and regulating these "forever chemicals."
- [Want to know more about PFAS? Drop in for a community forum in Barnstable on Saturday (3/23/23)](https://bcleanwater.org/want-to-know-more-about-pfas-drop-in-for-a-community-forum-in-barnstable-on-saturday-3-23-23/) - Want to know more about PFAS? Drop in for a community forum in Barnstable on Saturday Cape Cod Times Heather McCarron March 23, 2023 Has the PFAS, PFOS, PFAS-6 alphabet soup got you scratching your head? No worries, you are not alone. There are groups and organizations out there working to bring more clarity to
- [Nationwide study to packaging bans: What the Cape can do about PFAS, the forever chemicals (3/28/23)](https://bcleanwater.org/nationwide-study-to-packaging-bans-what-the-cape-can-do-about-pfas-the-forever-chemicals-3-28-23/) - Nationwide study to packaging bans: What the Cape can do about PFAS, the forever chemicals Cape Cod Times Susan Vaughn March 28, 2023 HYANNIS — A program with panelists and two films Saturday afternoon provided much information on the toxic chemical substances called PFAS that are found almost everywhere in our homes, the environment and our bodies.
- [Barnstable County offers programs, loans to protect Cape’s water supply (4/9/23)](https://bcleanwater.org/barnstable-county-offers-programs-loans-to-protect-capes-water-supply-4-9-23/) - Barnstable County offers programs, loans to protect Cape's water supply Mark Forest, Ron Bergstrom, and Sheila Lyons Cape Cod Times April 9, 2023 Water is our most vital natural resource on Cape Cod. Protecting the quality of our water is essential to our public health, quality of life and economy. This month Barnstable County, the regional government of
- [APCC urges Healey to enforce Ocean Sanctuaries Act to block Holtec dumping (4/14/23)](https://bcleanwater.org/apcc-urges-healey-to-enforce-ocean-sanctuaries-act-to-block-holtec-dumping-4-14-23/) - APCC urges Healey to enforce Ocean Sanctuaries Act to block Holtec dumping Heather McCarron Cape Cod Times April 14, 2023 With Holtec International formally seeking approval to discharge radioactive wastewater from the Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station into Cape Cod Bay, the Association to Preserve Cape Cod is pressing for the Healey-Driscoll administration to invoke the Ocean Sanctuaries Act, effectively giving "no" as
- [‘This is in the next five to 10 years.’ Cape waters are heating up. Here’s why it matters. (5/18/23)](https://bcleanwater.org/this-is-in-the-next-five-to-10-years-cape-waters-are-heating-up-heres-why-it-matters-5-18-23/) - 'This is in the next five to 10 years.' Cape waters are heating up. Here's why it matters. Heather McCarron Cape Cod Times May 18, 2023 Ocean temperatures are rising — that's no surprise. It's also no secret that the Gulf of Maine is among the fastest warming water bodies on the planet. But that
- [Clock to start ticking for Cape towns to reduce nitrogen pollution. Which town is exempt? (7/5/23)](https://bcleanwater.org/clock-to-start-ticking-for-cape-towns-to-reduce-nitrogen-pollution-which-town-is-exempt-7-5-23/) - Clock to start ticking for Cape towns to reduce nitrogen pollution. Which town is exempt? Cape Cod Times Heather McCarron July 5, 2023 On Friday, the state Department of Environmental Protection will turn the proverbial hourglass and begin to measure out the time that most of the Cape has to respond to new regulations calling for enhanced
- [Here’s one plan for stopping forever chemicals in Massachusetts. Where does it stand? (7/25/23)](https://bcleanwater.org/heres-one-plan-for-stopping-forever-chemicals-in-massachusetts-where-does-it-stand-7-25-23/) - Here's one plan for stopping forever chemicals in Massachusetts. Where does it stand? Cape Cod Times Heather McCarron July 25, 2023 So-called "forever chemicals" — collectively known scientifically as per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, or PFAS — are a "big, big challenging" problem because they are basically anywhere you look, state Sen. Julian Cyr, D-Truro, said. But he's not letting the
- [PFAS mitigation at Cape Cod Gateway Airport to be discussed Monday at public meeting (8/6/23)](https://bcleanwater.org/pfas-mitigation-at-cape-cod-gateway-airport-to-be-discussed-monday-at-public-meeting-8-6-23/) - PFAS mitigation at Cape Cod Gateway Airport to be discussed Monday at public meeting Cape Cod Times Walker Armstrong August 6, 2023 Perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances, known generally as PFAS, have recently made their way into popular discussion. Nicknamed “forever chemicals,” due to their resilient nature and adverse impact on human and animal health, PFAS have
- [No PFAS: What environmentally friendly fire training looks like on Cape Cod (8/22/23)](https://bcleanwater.org/no-pfas-what-environmentally-friendly-fire-training-looks-like-on-cape-cod-8-22-23/) - No PFAS: What environmentally friendly fire training looks like on Cape Cod Cape Cod Times Barbara Clark August 22, 2023 WEST YARMOUTH — A grid of metal rebar sticks up from the concrete foundations of a new structure emerging on Buck Island Road. A new regional fire training building — a unique option in Cape Cod’s evolving
- [‘A big PFAS issue in this area.’ How Hyannis airport walls PFAS from Cape drinking water (8/9/23)](https://bcleanwater.org/a-big-pfas-issue-in-this-area-how-hyannis-airport-walls-pfas-from-cape-drinking-water-8-9-23/) - 'A big PFAS issue in this area.' How Hyannis airport walls PFAS from Cape drinking water Cape Cod Times Walker Armstrong August 9, 2023 Representatives of Cape Cod Gateway Airport told local residents that they are doing all they can to halt the spread of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, or PFAS, coming from its property and threatening a source
- [‘Powerful resources.’ Marstons Mills cranberry bogs to return to wetlands with $1.6M grant (9/21/23)](https://bcleanwater.org/powerful-resources-marstons-mills-cranberry-bogs-to-return-to-wetlands-with-1-6m-grant-9-21-23/) - 'Powerful resources.' Marstons Mills cranberry bogs to return to wetlands with $1.6M grant Heather McCarron Cape Cod Times September 21, 2023 For now, cranberries are growing in the shallow, as-yet still dry, basins of antique bogs spreading out on both sides of Bog Road in Marstons Mills. Soon, the harvest will begin. It will be among the
- [Cape Cod researcher studies how water quality, warming may affect seaweed, jellyfish (10/5/23)](https://bcleanwater.org/cape-cod-researcher-studies-how-water-quality-warming-may-affect-seaweed-jellyfish-10-5-23/) - Cape Cod researcher studies how water quality, warming may affect seaweed, jellyfish Cape Cod Times Heather McCarron October 5, 2023 POPPONESSET BAY — Standing at the edge of a converted pontoon boat anchored in Popponesset Bay, environmental researcher Nicole Corbett held a small monitor as Barnstable Clean Water Coalition field operations manager Luke Cadrin lowered a scientific instrument
- [‘Big, big growth of algae.’ Restored Marstons Mills wetlands to lessen nitrogen pollution (12/7/23)](https://bcleanwater.org/big-big-growth-of-algae-restored-marstons-mills-wetlands-to-lessen-nitrogen-pollution-12-7-23/) - 'Big, big growth of algae.' Restored Marstons Mills wetlands to lessen nitrogen pollution Cape Cod Times Heather McCarron December 7, 2023 MARSTONS MILLS — In the headwaters of the Marstons Mills River, 78 acres of cranberry bogs and adjacent uplands are tucked in along Bog Road and River Road. The bogs have given up their berries this season,
- [Black sludge, invasive seaweed, toxic algae: Cape Cod pond, coastal waters get poor marks (1/20/24)](https://bcleanwater.org/black-sludge-invasive-seaweed-toxic-algae-cape-cod-pond-coastal-waters-get-poor-marks-1-20-24/) - Black sludge, invasive seaweed, toxic algae: Cape Cod pond, coastal waters get poor marksCape Cod TimesHeather McCarronJanuary 20, 2024 If Cape Cod had to be defined by a single element, certainly it would be water, surrounded as it is by ocean, sound, canal and bay, dimpled by scores of ponds and lakes, fringed by marshes and beribboned
- [PFAS hotspot in Hyannis is 225 times the state standard. What’s being done? (2/22/24)](https://bcleanwater.org/pfas-hotspot-in-hyannis-is-225-times-the-state-standard-whats-being-done-2-22-24/) - PFAS hotspot in Hyannis is 225 times the state standard. What's being done?February 22, 2024Jeannette HinkleCape Cod Times Sometime in the late 1950s or early 1960s, firefighters from departments across Cape Cod started using a firefighting foam laden with PFAS as they trained at the county-owned fire academy in Hyannis. For much of that time, the dangers
- [‘The word is scary.’ Hyannis residents learning of prior PFAS exposure from blood tests (2/29/24)](https://bcleanwater.org/the-word-is-scary-hyannis-residents-learning-of-prior-pfas-exposure-from-blood-tests-2-29-24/) - 'The word is scary.' Hyannis residents learning of prior PFAS exposure from blood testsJeannette HinkleCape Cod TimesFebruary 29, 2024 Greg Milne has a P.O. Box. Usually, he waits until he’s home to open the mail. But last month, he opened an envelope as soon as he climbed into the car. Milne is one of hundreds
- [The airport in Hyannis plans to expand. What’s the strategy for PFAS contamination there? (4/25/24)](https://bcleanwater.org/the-airport-in-hyannis-plans-to-expand-whats-the-strategy-for-pfas-contamination-there-4-25-24/) - The airport in Hyannis plans to expand. What's the strategy for PFAS contamination there?April 25, 2024Jeannette HinkleCape Cod Times Editor's note: The following corrections have been made from a previous version: the spelling of a last name; the amount the airport is contributing for the cost of PFAS treatment at Mahar wellfield; the decade aqueous
- [Is coastal resiliency about re-building or retreating? Here’s what’s being considered. (5/17/24)](https://bcleanwater.org/is-coastal-resiliency-about-re-building-or-retreating-heres-whats-being-considered-5-17-24/) - Is coastal resiliency about re-building or retreating? Here's what's being considered.Cape Cod TimesSuryatapa ChakrabortyMay 17, 2024 With the consistent breach of the 1.5-degree Celsius threshold to mitigate the effects of climate change, our planet has been experiencing an accelerated rate of warming. Coastal resiliency has moved to the forefront of all conversations, but whether these efforts will be sustainable
- [‘Forever chemicals’ are coming into Great Lakes through air, rainfall, new study shows (5/16/24)](https://bcleanwater.org/forever-chemicals-are-coming-into-great-lakes-through-air-rainfall-new-study-shows-5-16-24/) - 'Forever chemicals' are coming into Great Lakes through air, rainfall, new study showsCape Cod TimesCaitlin LoobyMilwaukee Journal SentinelMay 16, 2024 A considerable amount of "forever chemicals" are making their way into the Great Lakes via the air and rain, a new study says. In fact, the findings published in Environmental Science and Technology, show that
- [BCWC on the Front Page of today's Boston Globe](https://bcleanwater.org/bcwc-on-the-front-page-of-todays-boston-globe/) - BCWC is working to reduce nitrogen by tackling it at its source, septic systems. We support municipal sewer expansion, however as the CWMP shows, it will take many years and some areas in the town of Barnstable are not expected to get sewer. We can't wait to work on a solution. We have a pilot
- [Healey-Driscoll Administration Awards Over $1.7 Million to Acquire Retired Cranberry Bogs for Wetlands Restoration (9/19/23)](https://bcleanwater.org/healey-driscoll-administration-awards-over-1-7-million-to-acquire-retired-cranberry-bogs-for-wetlands-restoration-9-19-23/) - Press Release: Healey-Driscoll Administration Awards Over $1.7 Million to Acquire Retired Cranberry Bogs for Wetlands Restoration September 19, 2023 The Healey-Driscoll Administration today announced over $1.7 million in grant awards to acquire retired cranberry bogs for restoration to functional wetlands. Through the Cranberry Bog Acquisition for Restoration Grant Program, the Executive Office of Energy and
- [Cape Cod Water Resources Restoration Project](https://bcleanwater.org/cape-cod-water-resources-restoration-project/) - The CCWRRP StoryMap tells the story of the Cape Cod Water Resources Restoration Project. A StoryMap is a type of interactive presentation software (by ESRI). Using maps, photos, videos, and text, this StoryMap showcases the extent of the projects on Cape Cod and the type of restoration work that the project has helped to fund. This
- [Cape Cod’s ‘power couple of pee-cycling’ wants you to save that liquid gold (2/12/24)](https://bcleanwater.org/cape-cods-power-couple-of-pee-cycling-wants-you-to-save-that-liquid-gold-2-12-24/) - Cape Cod's 'power couple of pee-cycling' wants you to save that liquid goldFebruary 12, 2024Barbara MoranWBUR This is the second of a two-part series on addressing Cape Cod's worsening water pollution. Read the first part here. Earle Barnhart and Hilda Maingay take sustainable living seriously. They grow almost all their own food, raise chickens on kitchen scraps, capture rainwater
- [Cape Cod needs to clean up its water. The solutions could cost billions (2/12/24)](https://bcleanwater.org/cape-cod-needs-to-clean-up-its-water-the-solutions-could-cost-billions-2-12-24/) - Cape Cod needs to clean up its water. The solutions could cost billionsFebruary 12, 2024Barbara MoranWBUR This is the first of a two-part series on addressing Cape Cod's worsening water pollution. Read the second part here. Pat Uhlman lives across the street from Shubael Pond in Barnstable. The round pond is ringed by trees and —
- [Cyanobacteria Alert – June 24 2025](https://bcleanwater.org/cyanobacteria-alert-june-24-2025/) - "When in Doubt, Please Stay Out." Recent News fromAPCC’s Cyanobacteria Monitoring Program Please be advised that potentially toxic blooms have been identified on the following ponds: Elbow Pond, BrewsterMystic Lake, BarnstableShubael Pond, BarnstableLovells Pond, Barnstable Town officials have been notified. If you have any questions, contact the local health department. Avoid contact, particularly incidental
- [Cyanobacteria Alert – May 24 2025](https://bcleanwater.org/cyanobacteria-alert-may-24-2025/) - "When in Doubt, Please Stay Out."Recent News from APCC’s Cyanobacteria Monitoring ProgramPlease be advised that potentially toxic blooms have been identified on the following ponds: Hamblin Pond, Marstons Mills Bearse Pond, CentervilleTown officials have posted pet advisories. If you have any questions, contact the local health department. Avoid contact, particularly incidental ingestion of
- [Cyanobacteria Alert – May 29 2025](https://bcleanwater.org/cyanobacteria-alert-may-29-2025/) - “When in Doubt, Please Stay Out.” Recent News fromAPCC’s Cyanobacteria Monitoring Program Please be advised that potentially toxic blooms have been identified on the following ponds: Blueberry Pond, Brewster Schoolhouse Pond, Brewster Bakers Pond, Orleans Pilgrim Lake, Orleans Seymour Pond, Brewster Town officials have been notified. If you have any questions, contact the local health
- [Cyanobacteria Alert – May 7 2025](https://bcleanwater.org/cyanobacteria-alert-may-7-2025/) - "When in Doubt, Please Stay Out."Recent News from APCC’s Cyanobacteria Monitoring Program Please be advised that the town officials have posted an advisory at the following pond: Pilgrim Lake, Orleans ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Avoid contact, particularly incidental ingestion of pond water that can occur during swimming. Dogs and children are especially susceptible to cyanotoxins through ingestion. APCC's
- [Cyanobacteria Alert – July 1 2025](https://bcleanwater.org/cyanobacteria-alert-july-1-2025/) - "When in Doubt, Please Stay Out." Recent News fromAPCC’s Cyanobacteria Monitoring Program Please be advised that potentially toxic blooms have been identified on the following ponds: Long Pond Marstons Mills, BarnstableLong Pond Centerville, BarnstableCrystal Lake, BarnstableSantuit Pond, Mashpee Town officials have been notified. If you have any questions, contact the local health department. Avoid contact,
- [Cyanobacteria Alert – June 7 2024](https://bcleanwater.org/cyanobacteria-alert-june-7-2024/) - Mashpee-Wakeby Ponds, Mashpee Please be advised that potentially toxic cyanobacteria blooms have been identified and town advisories have been posted.
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- [DNSI Weekly Reports – 2024](https://bcleanwater.org/dnsi-weekly-reports-2024/) - Maps 8/18/2024 8/7/2024 7/26/2024 7/20/2024 7/10/2024 6/29/2024 6/14/2024 6/6/2024 6/1/2024 5/26/2024 5/8/2024 5/1/2024
- [DNSI Weekly Reports - 2022](https://bcleanwater.org/dnsi-weekly-reports-2022/) - 5/31/2022 Dead Neck Sampson’s Island ReportAs of 5/31/2022Monitors: Clare SantaColoma, Sophia Valiulis and Cecilia TwiningPIPL ActivityThere are 17 pairs of Piping Plovers on the island. There are 3 active nests and 1 brood on the west tip, 3 nests in the middle section, and 4 nests and 2 broods on the east tip. 2 of
- [DNSI Weekly Reports - 2023](https://bcleanwater.org/dnsi-weekly-reports-2023/) - 4/28/2023 5/3/2023 5/10/2023 5/16/2023 5/23/2023 5/31/2023 6/7/2023 6/13/2023 6/21/2023 7/5/2023 7/15/2023 7/24/2023 7/27/2023 8/5/2023
- [Three Bays Watershed: Landscape-Based Solutions to Improve Water Quality](https://bcleanwater.org/three-bays-watershed-landscape-based-solutions-to-improve-water-quality/) - Check out Three Bays Watershed: Landscape-Based Solutions to Improve Water QualityThe Three Bays Watershed and Marstons Mills River corridor is located in BArnstable, Sandwich and Mashpee on Cape Cod, Massachusetts. The watershed is part of three separate villages within the Town of Barnstable: Cotuit, Marstons Mills and Osterville. The Three Bays Watershed is comprised of
- [Mill Pond Perched Wetland Study](https://bcleanwater.org/mill-pond-perched-wetland-study/) - Check out Mill Pond Perched Wetland StudyLike many popular coastal areas of the country, Cape Cod has water quality problems. Excess nitrogen leaching into waterways has led to eutrophication and algae blooms in many of the Cape’s surface waters, groundwater and estuaries. Some species that proliferate in nutrient-enriched waters, like bluegreen algae, are dangerous to
- [Cyanobacteria Alert – July 8 2025](https://bcleanwater.org/cyanobacteria-alert-july-8-2025/) - "When in Doubt, Please Stay Out." Recent News fromAPCC’s Cyanobacteria Monitoring Program Please be advised that potentially toxic blooms have been identified on the following ponds: Hamblin Pond, BarnstableNeck Pond, BarnstableParker Pond, Barnstable Town officials have been notified. If you have any questions, contact the local health department. Avoid contact, particularly incidental ingestion of pond
- [Neighbors Take Action to Save Their Ponds](https://bcleanwater.org/living-lab-blog-post-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
- [PFAS: What Are They and Why Do We Care?](https://bcleanwater.org/pfas-what-are-they-and-why-do-we-care/) - On Cape Cod, there has been data collected in past years showing per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, or PFAS, accumulating in local waters. But what are PFAS and why are they such an urgent matter? PFAS, are synthetically made chemicals used for product application that allow oil and water repellency, temperature resistance, and friction reduction to
- [Pot Calling the Kettle….Pond?](https://bcleanwater.org/pot-calling-the-kettle-pond/) - Kettle Pond History and Ecology Folks all over the world travel to Cape Cod every year to enjoy its beautiful coastline. But the coastline is not the only place to find water on the Cape! In fact, there are 996 freshwater ponds, 182 of which are in the town of Barnstable. Kettle ponds were formed
- [Resources for Upcoming Citizen Forums – Town of Barnstable Sewer Assessment Ordinance Presentation](https://bcleanwater.org/citizen-forums-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
- [Uninvited Guests Along Our Coasts](https://bcleanwater.org/uninvited-guests-along-our-coasts/) - In recent years, there has been an increase in massive amounts of red macroalgae, more commonly known as red seaweed, washing up on the shores of Cape Cod beaches. When you visited your favorite beach, you may have seen mounds of this invasive macroalga species called Heterosiphonia japonica, which is native to the North Pacific
- [Show your Support for Clean Water by completing this ARPA Survey!](https://bcleanwater.org/show-your-support-for-clean-water-by-completing-this-arpa-survey/) - COVID brought our community many problems, but it also led to Federal Government funding at the State level that has yielded the Cape Cod region (Barnstable County) with something of a financial windfall. Last March, President Biden approved the $1.9 trillion infrastructure bill called the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) of 2021. Massachusetts received $8.7 billion and of
- [Barnstable County is Protecting Cape Cod’s Water](https://bcleanwater.org/barnstable-county-is-protecting-cape-cods-water/) - Barnstable County is Protecting Cape Cod’s Water Click here for more information on what Barnstable County is doing to protect Cape Cod's water.  Protecting Cape Waters from Hazardous Waste from Lower Cape TV on Vimeo. Click here to learn more about Cape Cod AquiFund. Protecting Cape Cod’s Water Through Wastewater Management April 27, 2023
- [Potty Talk Podcast](https://bcleanwater.org/potty-talk-podcast/) - Our friends at the Massachusetts Alternative Septic System Test Center (MASSTC) are all about potty talk and created a new podcast. Potty Talk is where they talk about all things water and wastewater. They feature guests from a variety of backgrounds and professions that have water stories to tell.
- [Mass DEP Title 5 and Watershed Permit​](https://bcleanwater.org/mass-dep-title-5-and-watershed-permit/) - MassDEP issued new regulations at 314 CMR 21.00, titled Watershed Permit Regulations, effective July 7, 2023 in order to reduce nitrogen loads in the Commonwealth’s coastal estuaries and embayments.The purpose of these regulations is to establish a watershed permitting strategy and process to restore and protect water quality in nutrient impacted watersheds. The development and
- [A Summary of Title 5 Regulation Changes (8/31/23)](https://bcleanwater.org/a-summary-of-title-5-regulation-changes-8-31-23/) - A Summary of Title 5 Regulation Changes Published on: August 31, 2023 The Problem: Nutrient Pollution from Septic Tanks on Cape Cod The majority of homes on Cape Cod–more than 85%–use septic systems for wastewater treatment. While septic systems do a good job of keeping wastewater out of sight and out of mind, they allow
- [Bayside Explorers](https://bcleanwater.org/bayside-explorers/) - Bayside Explorers is a hands-on, marine discovery program for families that incorporates exploratory field experiences with natural history lessons on the local marine environment. This educational outreach program allows participants to get their hands and feet wet using seine nets, minnow traps, and plankton tows to collect marine organisms in East Bay off Dowses Beach
- [Discover Pirate's Cove](https://bcleanwater.org/discover-pirates-cove/) - Explore the natural treasure troves of Pirate’s Cove on Sampson’s Island. All ages are welcome to join our Summer Rangers for an hour of fun and interactive activities along the shoreline. Learn about the intertidal zone and its inhabitants from horseshoe crabs to shorebirds, and how we as citizen scientists can help protect our local
- [Cape Cod Academy Water Days](https://bcleanwater.org/cape-cod-academy-water-days/) - For the past three years, Barnstable Clean Water Coalition has partnered with Cape Cod Academy to educate students on impacts of excess nitrogen and stormwater runoff in local waters. Four green technology projects were designed and developed to demonstrate potential solutions to degraded water quality in ponds and bays. Students visited several project sites including
- [Cotuit Rain Garden](https://bcleanwater.org/cotuit-rain-garden/) - Innovative green infrastructure sits unobtrusively within the parking lot of the Cotuit Town Dock at Oyster Place Road in Cotuit, just mere feet from Cotuit Bay. A long rain garden, otherwise known as bio-retention, was installed along the north side of the parking lot there in April 2016.A rain garden is an alternative to a
- [Dead Neck Sampson's Island Dredging](https://bcleanwater.org/dead-neck-sampsons-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
- [All About the Birds](https://bcleanwater.org/all-about-the-birds/) - All About the Birds BCWC and the Massachusetts Audubon Society co-own and co-manage Dead Neck Sampson’s Island (DNSI). Did you know that DNSI is a private wildlife sanctuary where protected species of shorebirds, spend the spring and summer nesting and feeding? Read on to learn more about four feathered DNSI visitors. Piping Plover: Charadrius
- [Cyanobacteria Alert – May 30 2024](https://bcleanwater.org/cyanobacteria-alert-may-30-2024/) - Boland Pond, Orleans Please be advised that potentially toxic cyanobacteria blooms have been identified and town advisories have been posted. "When in Doubt, Please Stay Out." Recent news from APCC’s Cyanobacteria Monitoring Program Please be advised that potentially toxic cyanobacteria blooms have been identified and town advisories have been posted at Boland Pond, Orleans Avoid
- [Cyanobacteria Alert – June 12 2024](https://bcleanwater.org/cyanobacteria-alert-june-12-2024/) - Pilgrim Lake, Orleans Please be advised that potentially toxic cyanobacteria blooms have been identified and the town is posting advisories. "When in Doubt, Please Stay Out." Recent news from APCC’s Cyanobacteria Monitoring Program Please be advised that potentially toxic cyanobacteria blooms have been identified and the town is posting advisories at Pilgrim Lake, Orleans Avoid
- [Cyanobacteria Alert – August 20 2024](https://bcleanwater.org/cyanobacteria-alert-august-20-2024/) - As of Tuesday, August 20, 2024 at 4:35PM both Keyes Beach and Kalmus Beach (ocean side) are closed for swimming due to exceedances of Enterococci Bacteria. Due to this exceedance, this beach does not meet 105 CMR 4445.00, Minimum Standards for Bathing Beaches, and is required to be closed to swimming. Beach closure signage will
- [Cyanobacteria Alert – August 14 2024](https://bcleanwater.org/cyanobacteria-alert-august-14-2024/) - The following water quality updates have been issued for Wednesday August 14, 2024: A Pet Advisory has been removed at Shubael Pond, Marstons Mills due to acceptable cyanobacteria content in water samples. A Public Helath Advisory has been removed for Long Pond, Marstons Mills due to acceptable cyanobacteria content in water samples. A Public Health Advisory has been issued and posted for Lake Wequaquet Yacht Club Beach, Centerville due to significant scums and cyanobacteria
- [Cyanobacteria Alert – August 13 2024](https://bcleanwater.org/cyanobacteria-alert-august-13-2024/) - Hyannis Yacht Club Beach Beach has been re-opened to swimming as of Tuesday, August 13, 2024 at 5:10 PM. The re-opening comes after a water re-test sample collected reported appropriate conditions.
- [Cyanobacteria Alert – August 6 2024](https://bcleanwater.org/cyanobacteria-alert-august-6-2024/) - NOTICE OF PUBLIC BATHING BEACH CLOSURE As of Tuesday, August 6, 2024 at 8:30PM Hyannis Yacht Club Beach is closed for swimming due to high bacterial counts. Due to this exceedance, this beach does not meet 105 CMR 4445.00, Minimum Standards for Bathing Beaches, and is required to be closed to swimming.
- [Cyanobacteria Alert – August 6 2024](https://bcleanwater.org/cyanobacteria-alert-august-6-2024-2/) - The following water quality updates have been issued for Tuesday, August 6, 2024: A Public Health Advisory will remain posted at Long Pond, Marstons Mills. This waterbody will be sampled and retested next week as part of seasonal ponds and lakes water quality monitoring. A Pet Advisory has been posted at Parker Pond, Osterville, due to confirmed cyanobacteria in the scum sample. This
- [Cyanobacteria Alert – September 24 2024](https://bcleanwater.org/cyanobacteria-alert-september-24-2024/) - As of Tuesday, September 24, 2024 at 4:00 PM, the following water quality alerts have been issued: The Pet Advisory at Shubael Pond, Marstons Mills has been removed as the result of acceptable water testing results. The Public Health Advisory at Lake Wequaquet, Centerville has been removed as the result of acceptable water testing results. A Pet Advisory remains in place at Schoolhouse Pond, Hyannis due to significant scums and cyanobacteria
- [Cyanobacteria Alert – September 17 2024](https://bcleanwater.org/cyanobacteria-alert-september-17-2024/) - As of Tuesday, September 17, 2024 at 3:30PM, the following water quality alerts have been issued: A new Pet Advisory will be posted at Shubael Pond, Marstons Mills due to significant cyanobacteria levels in water samples. A Pet Advisory remains in place at Schoolhouse Pond, Hyannis due to significant scums and cyanobacteria levels in water samples. A Pet Advisory remains in place for Parker Pond, Osterville due
- [Cyanobacteria Alert – September 10 2024](https://bcleanwater.org/cyanobacteria-alert-september-10-2024/) - As of Tuesday, September 10, 2024 at 3:00PM, the following water quality alerts have been issued: A new Pet Advisory will be posted at Schoolhouse Pond, Hyannis due to significant scums and cyanobacteria levels in water samples. A Pet Advisory remains in place for Parker Pond, Osterville due to evidence of scum in water samples. A Public Health Advisory remains in place for Lake Wequaquet, Centerville.
- [Cyanobacteria Alert – August 28 2024](https://bcleanwater.org/cyanobacteria-alert-august-28-2024/) - As of Wednesday, August 28, 2024 at 8:06 AM, the following water quality alerts have been issued: Additional beaches at Lake Wequaquet, Centerville will be posted with Public Health Advisory signage due to increased growth of Cyanobacteria. These beaches include: Public Beach located at Shootflying Hill Road Jimmies Beach Lake Wequaquet Yacht Club Beach Lake Drive Beach A Pet Advisory remains
- [Cyanobacteria Alert – August 27 2024](https://bcleanwater.org/cyanobacteria-alert-august-27-2024/) - The following water quality updates have been issued for Tuesday, August 27, 2024 at 5:27PM: A Public Health Advisory has been issued for the following Lake Wequaquet Beaches: Public Beach located at Shootflying Hill Road, Jimmies Beach, and Lake Wequaquet Yacht Club Beach due to due to increased growth of scum and Cyanobacteria in water samples. A Pet Advisory remains in place for Lovells Pond due to evidence of
- [Cyanobacteria Alert – August 24 2024](https://bcleanwater.org/cyanobacteria-alert-august-24-2024/) - As of Saturday, August 24, 2024 at 1:44PM, Kalmus Beach has been re-opened to swimming. The re-opening comes after a water re-test sample collected reported appropriate conditions.
- [Cyanobacteria Alert – August 23 2024](https://bcleanwater.org/cyanobacteria-alert-august-23-2024/) - As of Thursday, August 22, 2024 at 4:44PM, Eugenia Fortes Beach has been re-opened to swimming.The re-opening comes after a water re-test sample collected reported appropriate conditions. Please note, Kalmus Beach (ocean side) remains posted “Closed to Swimming’ due to exceedances of Enterococci Bacteria above the geometric mean threshold. The last three samples revealed elevated results. This beach
- [Cyanobacteria Alert – August 21 2024](https://bcleanwater.org/cyanobacteria-alert-august-21-2024/) - NOTICE OF PUBLIC BATHING BEACH CLOSURE As of Wednesday, August 21, 2024 at 3:58PM Kalmus Beach (ocean side) remains closed due to exceedances of Enterococci Bacteria above the geometric mean threshold. Additionally, Eugenia Fortes Beach is now closed due to exceedances of Enterococci Bacteria above the geometric mean threshold. As a result of this exceedance,
- [Cyanobacteria Alert – October 23 2024](https://bcleanwater.org/cyanobacteria-alert-october-23-2024/) - As of Wednesday, October 23, 2024 at 12:00 PM, the following water quality alerts have been issued: The Pet Advisory at Schoolhouse Pond, Hyannis, has been removed as a result of acceptable water testing results.
- [Cyanobacteria Alert – October 17 2024](https://bcleanwater.org/cyanobacteria-alert-october-17-2024/) - As of Thursday, October 17, 2024 at 10:00 AM, the following water quality alerts have been issued: The Pet Advisory at Parker Pond, Osterville, has been removed as a result of acceptable water testing results. A Pet Advisory remains in place at Schoolhouse Pond, Hyannis due to elevated Cyanobacteria levels in water samples. Current postings as of Thursday, October 17, 2024: Pet Advisory Schoolhouse
- [DNSI](https://bcleanwater.org/dnsi/) - The map shows what areas of DNSI are open and closed. Also, please keep off the closed areas indicated by the symbolic fencing and run the entirety of beach in front of it. The closed areas include both the eastern and western tips of the island, as well as all the ocean-side and part of
- [Plovers & Terns](https://bcleanwater.org/plovers-terns/) - Piping plovers Cape Cod is home to numerous shorebirds throughout the summer, one of which being the piping plover. Piping plovers are a small, gray shorebird with an orange bill and black ring around the neck. When not foraging along the wrack line for invertebrates or protecting their chicks, these plovers spend their winters down
- [Willets: Determined to Thrive](https://bcleanwater.org/willets-determined-to-thrive/) - Out on Deadneck/Sampson’s Island, fencing lines the majority of the center of the island for declining coastal bird species like the Piping Plovers and the Least Terns. There is one other bird species that has found the protected area a perfect place for them to lay their eggs and that would be the Willet. Today,
- [Island Time with Ranger Rick](https://bcleanwater.org/island-time-with-ranger-rick/) - After wading to shore from the boat I sit down on the beach to remove my gum boots…much easier (and more comfortable!) to patrol in sneakers. Squinting hard because of the sun ricocheting off the calm water like so many tiny lasers. Going to be a bright one so I’d better break out the sunblock
- [An Island Adventure](https://bcleanwater.org/an-island-adventure/) - Hello and welcome to the Island Adventures of Barnstable Clean Water Coalition. The island of interest is Dead Neck Sampson’s, located just south of Osterville and Cotuit on Nantucket Sound. What better way to start off our 2021 summer season than in traditional New England fashion – a dreary Memorial Day weekend followed by a
- [The Adventure Continues…](https://bcleanwater.org/the-adventure-continues/) - Another weekend on Dead Neck Sampson’s Island leads to more adventures and stories to be told. More people are coming to the island’s beaches to escape the heat. BCWC has an information tent set up on the Sampson’s end of the island where you can pick up a scavenger hunt if you are interested in
- [What a June day](https://bcleanwater.org/what-a-june-day/) - As the month of June ends, another week on Dead Neck Sampson’s Island has come and gone. The cool and cloudy weather on Friday and Monday resulted in quiet days that kept most people away. However, sun and warm temperatures on Saturday and Sunday broke the cloudy spell and lured visitors out to the island
- [The Ides of Summer](https://bcleanwater.org/the-ides-of-summer/) - Boaters and island visitors traveled to the island to celebrate on the 4th of July. Despite the holiday weekend’s dreary and rainy weather, visitors were treated with the sight of the Cotuit Mosquito Yacht Club skiff race on the 4th where boaters sailed across Cotuit Bay to the island and back. Monday, the sun finally
- [Septic tax credit increase eyed to clean Cape waterways (3/7/23)](https://bcleanwater.org/septic-tax-credit-increase-eyed-to-clean-cape-waterways-3-7-23/) - Septic tax credit increase eyed to clean Cape waterways March 7, 2023 By: Sam Drysdale WWLP-22News BOSTON (SHNS) – A single sentence in Gov. Maura Healey’s tax plan that went largely under the radar during the governor’s media tour last week could mean a significant investment in clean water on Cape Cod, according to lawmakers
- [Three Bays Preservation - Vol. 52 (Spring 2015)](https://bcleanwater.org/three-bays-preservation-vol-52-spring-2015/) - One Cape: Designing Solutions for Clean Water 3 Bay Area Economic Impact Study Helping Out with Water Quality Sampling Waiting for Spring... and the River Herring 2015 Events & Activities Click here to read Newsletter
- [Three Bays Preservation - Vol. 53 (Summer 2015)](https://bcleanwater.org/three-bays-preservation-vol-53-summer-2015/) - One Cape: Moving Closer to Wastewater Solutions Proposed Schedule for Preparation of the Watershed Report Anchors Aweigh! Nesting Bird Update 2015 Herring Count Interns and Scholarship Winners
- [Three Bays Preservation – Vol. 54 (Winter 2016)](https://bcleanwater.org/three-bays-preservation-vol-54-winter-2016/) - Mike Egan - A Vision for Three Bays Preservation Meet Zenas Crocker Mill Pond Improvement Update Dead Neck/Sampson's Island 2015 Field Summary Be a Volunteer Herring Counter In Memoriam: George R. Hampson Upcoming Events Click here to read Newsletter
- [Three Bays Preservation - Vol. 55 (Summer 2016)](https://bcleanwater.org/three-bays-preservation-vol-55-summer-2016/) - How Does Your Rain Garden Grow? Cape Cod Academy Water Day Herring Count 2016 In Memoriam Scholarship Winners Upcoming Events Click here to read Newsletter
- [Three Bays Preservation - Vol. 56 (Fall 2016)](https://bcleanwater.org/three-bays-preservation-vol-56-fall-2016/) - Save Our Struggling Ecosystem Cotuit Town Dock Rain Garden Update Dead Neck/Sampson's Island 2016 Bird Report Summertime 2016 Click here to read Newsletter >>
- [MVYRADIO Reporter Joe Stickles interviews Zee Crocker-Executive Director of the Barnstable Clean Water Coalition (1/14/24)](https://bcleanwater.org/mvyradio-reporter-joe-stickles-interviews-zee-crocker-executive-director-of-the-barnstable-clean-water-coalition-1-14-24/) - MVYRADIO Reporter Joe Stickles interviews Zee Crocker-Executive Director of the Barnstable Clean Water CoalitionMVYRADIOJanuary 14, 2024 January 14th, 2023 - MVYRADIO Reporter Joe Stickles interviews Zee Crocker-Executive Director of the Barnstable Clean Water Coalition To learn more visit the links below. The Cape Cod Current is made possible by Mashpee Commons Please support exclusive recordings
- [Cyberattacks on water systems are increasing, EPA warns, urging utilities to take immediate action (5/20/24)](https://bcleanwater.org/cyberattacks-on-water-systems-are-increasing-epa-warns-urging-utilities-to-take-immediate-action-5-20-24/) - Cyberattacks on water systems are increasing, EPA warns, urging utilities to take immediate actionCBS NewsMay 20, 2024 Cyberattacks against water utilities across the country are becoming more frequent and more severe, the Environmental Protection Agency warned Monday as it issued an enforcement alert urging water systems to take immediate actions to protect the nation's drinking
- [Sierra Cape Cod “Tuesday Talks” – Joint Base Cape Cod (1/16/24)](https://bcleanwater.org/sierra-cape-cod-tuesday-talks-joint-base-cape-cod-1-16-24/) - Sierra Cape Cod "Tuesday Talks" - Joint Base Cape Cod “Joint Base Cape Cod’s Future: What’s Up & What’s Next,” featuring Barnstable County Commissioner Mark Forest” Tuesday, January 16, 7 to 8 pm Sierra Cape Cod’s virtual speaker series kicks off the new year on Tuesday, January 16 at 7 pm with a talk by Barnstable County
- [WBUR Collaborates with Scientific American to Spread Awareness about Nutrient Pollution from Septic Systems on Cape Cod (2/14/24)](https://bcleanwater.org/wbur-collaborates-with-scientific-american-to-spread-awareness-about-nutrient-pollution-from-septic-systems-on-cape-cod-2-14-24/) - WBUR Collaborates with Scientific American to Spread Awareness about Nutrient Pollution from Septic Systems on Cape CodPublished on: February 14, 2024 Big Press for Big Problems This week, WBUR, Boston’s NPR station, aired a two-part series about Cape Cod’s water pollution challenges. The series was part of a collaboration with Scientific American, which produced an 8-minute video documentary
- [What are PFAS chemicals, and should I be freaking out about them? (11/8/19)](https://bcleanwater.org/what-are-pfas-chemicals-and-should-i-be-freaking-out-about-them-11-8-19/) - What are PFAS chemicals, and should I be freaking out about them?November 08, 2019 Updated March 15, 2023Barbara MoranWBUR The chemicals called “PFAS” have been in the news a lot lately. So, what are these chemicals, anyway? And should we be worried about them? Here’s what you need to know: What are PFAS? There are thousands
- [Why septic tanks have become such a big problem on Cape Cod compared to the rest of Mass. (2/12/24)](https://bcleanwater.org/why-septic-tanks-have-become-such-a-big-problem-on-cape-cod-compared-to-the-rest-of-mass-2-12-24/) - Why septic tanks have become such a big problem on Cape Cod compared to the rest of Mass.February 12, 2024Nik DeCosta-KlipaWBUR A super (toilet) bowl problem: Cape Cod’s water — its coastline, its freshwater ponds, its saltwater bays — is the linchpin of its tourism-centric economy, and it’s increasingly in bad shape. A recent report found
- [Private well owners stuck with costs to treat ‘forever chemicals’ (2/15/23)](https://bcleanwater.org/private-well-owners-stuck-with-costs-to-treat-forever-chemicals-2-15-23/) - Private well owners stuck with costs to treat 'forever chemicals'February 15, 2023Barbara MoranWBUR Bill Wachur thought he was just being cautious when he decided to test his well water for PFAS. His home in Stow, Massachusetts, was nowhere near the town's old fire station or the former mill — sites where the toxic chemicals had seeped
- [Cape Cod Faces a Rising ‘Yellow Tide’ (2/12/24)](https://bcleanwater.org/cape-cod-faces-a-rising-yellow-tide/) - Cape Cod Faces a Rising 'Yellow Tide'Tourism is big business on the cape, but a growing environmental issue could disrupt the lives of tourists and residents, alike.February 12, 2024Scientific AmericanBY DUY LINH TU, SEBASTIAN TUINDER, BARBARA MORAN, ANAISSA RUIZ TEJADA, JOSEPH POLIDORO & JEFFERY DELVISCIO This story was co-published with WBUR in Boston. Read its coverage on efforts to improve the Cape’s water pollution,
- [The State Wants To Turn Cranberry Bogs Into Wetlands. It’s Gritty Work](https://bcleanwater.org/the-state-wants-to-turn-cranberry-bogs-into-wetlands-its-gritty-work/) - The State Wants To Turn Cranberry Bogs Into Wetlands. It's Gritty WorkNovember 26, 2019Barbara MoranWBUR This article is more than 4 years old. Alex Hackman picks up a shovel and digs in to what used to be a cranberry bog. Down through an inch or two of tough green cranberry vines, down into the sandy soil beneath. Down,
- [The New Septic On The Block (11/13/23)](https://bcleanwater.org/the-new-septic-on-the-block-11-13-23/) - The New Septic On The Block Our homes, ponds, and wetlands depend on septic systems. New technology stands to change the way we think about our waste. Martha's Vineyard MagazineNovember 13, 2023THOMAS HUMPHREYPHOTOGRAPHS BY RAY EWING Well below sea level in Oak Bluffs, in the Goodale Construction sand and gravel mining pit, engineer and alternative-septic-technology
- [Water quality ‘unacceptable’ for 90% of Cape Cod’s coastal bays (1/17/24)](https://bcleanwater.org/water-quality-unacceptable-for-90-of-cape-cods-coastal-bays-1-17-24/) - Water quality 'unacceptable' for 90% of Cape Cod's coastal baysWBURBarbara MoranJanuary 17, 2024 Ninety percent of Cape Cod's coastal bays and more than a third of its ponds have "unacceptable" water quality. That's according to the nonprofit Association to Preserve Cape Cod's annual State of the Waters report, released Wednesday. Cape Cod’s bays and ponds are
- [‘A Perfect Storm Of Circumstances’: Mashpee Scientist Researches Seaweed, Jellyfish Surges (8/31/23)](https://bcleanwater.org/a-perfect-storm-of-circumstances-mashpee-scientist-researches-seaweed-jellyfish-surges-8-31-23/) - ‘A Perfect Storm Of Circumstances’: Mashpee Scientist Researches Seaweed, Jellyfish Surges Mashpee Enterprise Alex Megerle August 31, 2023 It was a picture-perfect August day on Cape Cod when the boat anchor came up caked with black sludge. From the depths of Popponesset Creek came the alien-looking goo, an unpleasant-smelling substance that Nicole Corbett said was
- [Recycling urine to solve our wastewater problem (8/23/23)](https://bcleanwater.org/recycling-urine-to-solve-our-wastewater-problem-8-23-23/) - Recycling urine to solve our wastewater problem Cape and Islands Mindy Todd August 23, 2023 LISTEN • 49:09 The state and EPA have mandated that the Cape manage wastewater to prevent nutrient overload in our ponds, estuaries and embayments. Alternative septic systems and sewering are both expensive options. On The Point, we discuss another choice: urine diversion,
- [New Evidence Shows Pesticides Contain PFAS, and the Scale of Contamination Is Unknown (11/7/22)](https://bcleanwater.org/new-evidence-shows-pesticides-contain-pfas-and-the-scale-of-contamination-is-unknown-11-7-22/) - New Evidence Shows Pesticides Contain PFAS, and the Scale of Contamination Is Unknown Civil Eats Lisa Held November 7, 2022 The EPA knows that plastic containers are leaching toxic ‘forever chemicals’ into pesticides. But PFAS are also ending up in pesticides from other sources—in much higher quantities. Once a year, researchers, agrichemical company representatives, and
- [Experimental Solutions to Reduce Nitrogen Pollution on Cape Cod (6/9/22)](https://bcleanwater.org/experimental-solutions-to-reduce-nitrogen-pollution-on-cape-cod-6-9-22/) - Experimental Solutions to Reduce Nitrogen Pollution on Cape Cod The Nature Conservancy June 9, 2022 Too much nitrogen in our waterways threatens our drinking water, economy, recreation and human health. We are working with nature to change that. The New England way of life depends on our water quality. Everything from our drinking water and
- [EPA Awards State $275,000 To Support Water Quality Monitoring (8/14/23)](https://bcleanwater.org/epa-awards-state-275000-to-support-water-quality-monitoring-8-14-23/) - EPA Awards State $275,000 To Support Water Quality Monitoring CapeCod.com NewsCenter By: Matthew Tomlinson August 14, 2023 ORLEANS – The Environmental Protection Agency recently awarded a $275,000 grant to the Massachusetts Department of Public Health to support water quality monitoring at public beaches as part of a nationwide program to protect public health. $10.6 million
- [Sunday Journal – The Future of Title 5 Septic in Barnstable County (7/14/23)](https://bcleanwater.org/sunday-journal-the-future-of-title-5-septic-in-barnstable-county-7-14-23/) - Sunday Journal - The Future of Title 5 Septic in Barnstable County CapeCod.com July 14, 2023 State environmental officials are tightening restrictions on Title 5 septic systems as water bodies across the Cape continue to struggle due to nitrogen pollution. Barnstable County Wastewater Director Brian Baumgaertel joins Sunday Journal this week to discuss the new
- [Mass. Releases New Rules to Clean Up Cape Cod Pollution (6/21/23)](https://bcleanwater.org/mass-releases-new-rules-to-clean-up-cape-cod-pollution-6-21-23/) - Mass. Releases New Rules to Clean Up Cape Cod Pollution Wastewater causing toxic algae blooms Conservation Law Foundation Press Release June 21, 2023 June 23, 2023 (BOSTON, MA) – After a lawsuit was filed by Conservation Law Foundation (CLF), the Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) has announced new rules designed to clean up wastewater pollution
- [Cape Cod’s water quality is getting worse, report finds (1/3/22)](https://bcleanwater.org/cape-cods-water-quality-is-getting-worse-report-finds-1-3-22/) - Cape Cod's water quality is getting worse, report finds wbur January 3, 2022 Walter Wuthmann A new report released Monday finds that surface water quality on Cape Cod has degraded for the third year in a row. The Association to Preserve Cape Cod's annual State of the Waters report tracks the water quality of the Cape's freshwater ponds,
- [Mass. residents express concerns about cost and feasibility of proposed septic regulations (12/5/22)](https://bcleanwater.org/mass-residents-express-concerns-about-cost-and-feasibility-of-proposed-septic-regulations-12-5-22/) - Mass. residents express concerns about cost and feasibility of proposed septic regulations wbur December 5, 2022 Barbara Moran Massachusetts residents are expressing concerns about the cost, feasibility and fairness of proposed environmental regulations that could require thousands of homeowners to replace or upgrade their septic systems in the next five years. The proposed regulations are designed
- [New state rules mean thousands of Cape Cod homeowners may need to replace septic systems (6/21/23)](https://bcleanwater.org/new-state-rules-mean-thousands-of-cape-cod-homeowners-may-need-to-replace-septic-systems-6-21-23/) - New state rules mean thousands of Cape Cod homeowners may need to replace septic systems wbur Barbara Moran June 21, 2023 New state regulations finalized today will require thousands of Cape Cod residents to replace or upgrade their septic systems, unless local water districts come up with plans to mitigate nitrogen pollution. Decades of nitrogen pollution
- [Barnstable County Launches Low-Interest Septic Loan Program (3/2/23)](https://bcleanwater.org/barnstable-county-launches-low-interest-septic-loan-program-3-2-23/) - Barnstable County Launches Low-Interest Septic Loan Program March 2, 2023 CapeCod.com HYANNIS – Barnstable County has launched its AquiFund expansion to its septic system loan program to help protect sensitive watershed areas. The initiative provides financial assistance to those who need to upgrade to new Innovative/Alternative wastewater systems or hook up to local sewer, according
- [Healey Tax Plan Includes Septic Credit (3/8/23)](https://bcleanwater.org/healey-tax-plan-includes-septic-credit-3-8-23/) - Healey Tax Plan Includes Septic Credit March 8, 2023 CapeCod.com HYANNIS – A tax credit for septic system replacement could be doubled under Governor Maura Healey’s recently proposed tax relief plan. The increase would be from $6,000 to $12,000, as well as shorten the distribution time from four years to three, said Association to Preserve
- [Regulators Take Emergency Action in Attempt to Save Stripers (5/8/23)](https://bcleanwater.org/regulators-take-emergency-action-in-attempt-to-save-stripers-5-8-23/) - Regulators Take Emergency Action in Attempt to Save Stripers Thomas Humphrey May 8, 2023 Vineyard Gazette After climbing back from the brink of extinction decades ago, the striped bass fishery is again in jeopardy, prompting interstate fishery regulators to take emergency action last week. In an effort to protect one of the last large classes
- [New tech could one day scrub ‘forever chemicals’ from your tap water (4/16/23)](https://bcleanwater.org/new-tech-could-one-day-scrub-forever-chemicals-from-your-tap-water-4-16-23/) - New tech could one day scrub ‘forever chemicals’ from your tap water Researchers at the University of British Columbia have launched real-world pilot tests of their water treatment method The Washington Post Allyson Chiu April 16, 2023 University of British Columbia researchers are working on an experimental material to remove toxic “forever chemicals” from water.
- [Cape Cod’S Evolving Wastewater Crisis: Facing Reality and Finding Solutions (2/14/23)](https://bcleanwater.org/cape-cods-evolvingwastewater-crisis-facing-reality-and-finding-solutions-2-14-23/) - Town of Barnstable Community Health Newsletter Winter Edition Click here to read the Town of Barnstable Community Health Newsletter
- [River Herring are Running in Local Rivers (4/20/18)](https://bcleanwater.org/river-herring-are-running-in-local-rivers-4-20-18/) - NOAA Fisheries Apr 20, 2018 River Herring are Running in Local Rivers It’s that time of year. River herring are returning to local rivers and streams to spawn. For Northeast Fisheries Science Center researcher Ruth Haas-Castro, counts began April 1 at Mill Pond in Marstons Mills on Cape Cod and will continue while the river herring
- [H2O:The Molecule That Made Us (April 2020)](https://bcleanwater.org/h2othe-molecule-that-made-us-april-2020/) - H2O: The Molecule that Made Us PREMIERED APRIL/MAY, 2020 (Check Local Listings). H2O:The Molecule That Made Us is a 3-hour series from WGBH Boston, airing three consecutive Wednesdays. The film dramatically reveals how water underpins every aspect of our existence. In the emptiness of outer space, Earth is alive because of water. Humanity’s relationship with this
- [Massachusetts Oyster Project 2022 Annual Report](https://bcleanwater.org/massachusetts-oyster-project-2022-annual-report/) - Barnstable Clean Water Coalition has partnered with Massachusetts Oyster Project since 2018 with our Oyster Upweller in Hyannis Harbor. Massachusetts Oyster Project is proud to release their 2022 Annual Report, which you will learn about who they are, what they do, their projects and much more. Massachusetts Oyster Project 2022 Annual Report
- [Meet one of our Partners: Massachusetts Alternative Septic System Test Center](https://bcleanwater.org/living-lab-blog-post-masstc/) - 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
- [Eastham, Orleans Shellfishing Areas Closed due to Red Tide Toxin (3/20/20)](https://bcleanwater.org/eastham-orleans-shellfishing-areas-closed-due-to-red-tide-toxin-3-20-20/) - CapeCod.com 3/20/2020 Eastham, Orleans Shellfishing Areas Closed due to Red Tide Toxin EASTHAM – The Massachusetts Division of Marine Fisheries has announced that they have closed the Nauset Marsh System in Eastham and Orleans to shellfishing due to the Paralytic Shellfish Poison toxic, commonly known as “Red Tide.” The system includes Nauset Harbor, Mill Pond,
- [Discover Barnstable Podcast on Forever Chemicals](https://bcleanwater.org/discover-barnstable-podcast-on-forever-chemicals/) - Discover Barnstable Podcast: Season 3 Episode 2 is on Forever Chemicals Click here to check out this episode.
- [BCWC Featured on WXTK (12/11/22)](https://bcleanwater.org/bcwc-featured-on-wxtk-12-11-22/) - BCWC's Executive Director Zee Crocker was on the Pat Desmarais Show on WXTK talking about MassDEP's proposed regulations and other topics related to wastewater management on Cape Cod. The Pat Desmarais Show - WXTK
- [Thousands of Cape Cod homeowners may need to replace septic systems under new state regulations (11/28/22)](https://bcleanwater.org/thousands-of-cape-cod-homeowners-may-need-to-replace-septic-systems-under-new-state-regulations-11-28-22/) - Thousands of Cape Cod homeowners may need to replace septic systems under new state regulations WBUR November 28, 2022 Barbara Moran Thousands of Cape Cod homeowners may need to replace septic systems under new state regulations - WBUR
- [Backed-up pipes, stinky yards: Climate change is wrecking septic tanks (4/12/22)](https://bcleanwater.org/backed-up-pipes/) - Backed-up pipes, stinky yards: Climate change is wrecking septic tanks By: Jim Morrison April 12, 2022 at 7:00 a.m. EDT The Washington Post Lewis Lawrence likes to refer to the coastal middle peninsula of Virginia as suffering from a “soggy socks” problem. Flooding is so persistent that people often can’t walk around without getting their
- [Barnstable Clean Water Coalition To Break Ground On Innovative Septic System Project (10/5/21)](https://bcleanwater.org/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
- [Group pilots alternative wastewater treatment system in Marstons Mills (10/11/21)](https://bcleanwater.org/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
- [New Septic Systems Promising In Protecting Upper Cape Water Systems (3/18/22)](https://bcleanwater.org/new-septic-systems-promising-in-protecting-upper-cape-water-systems-3-18-22/) - The Enterprise Mashpee By: Sam Drysdale Mar 18, 2022 New Septic Systems Promising In Protecting Upper Cape Water Systems Outdated and environmentally unfriendly septic systems and cesspools are the norm on Cape Cod. Although most people would rather avoid the topic of where their waste goes after it has been flushed, the Massachusetts Alternative Septic
- [Sea Level Rise](https://bcleanwater.org/sea-level-rise/) - We just finished our short video PSA about sea level rise. If the video doesn't appear below, click here. If you would like to learn more about sea level rise, check out this episode from NOAA Ocean Podcast
- [Improving water quality in ponds starting to gain momentum says panel at regional summit (8/25/21)](https://bcleanwater.org/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
- [A 'powerful tool': New septic system technology aimed at helping to clean up Cape waters (11/6/2021)](https://bcleanwater.org/a-powerful-tool-new-septic-system-technology-aimed-at-helping-to-clean-up-cape-waters-11-6-2021/) - A 'powerful tool': New septic system technology aimed at helping to clean up Cape waters Rachael Devaney Cape Cod Times Nov. 6, 2021 As Jennifer Loughran led a tour of Barnstable Clean Water Coalition’s Shubael Pond Project, she called a newly installed NitROE wastewater treatment septic system a “living laboratory.” “Maybe watching a septic installation
- [PFAS advisory: State asks people to limit or not eat fish caught at 5 Cape Cod ponds (11/3/21)](https://bcleanwater.org/pfas-advisory-state-asks-people-to-limit-or-not-eat-fish-caught-at-5-cape-cod-ponds-11-3-21/) - PFAS advisory: State asks people to limit or not eat fish caught at 5 Cape Cod ponds Cynthia McCormick Cape Cod Times Nov. 3, 2021 In their first advisory about consumption of freshwater fish contaminated with PFAS, Massachusetts public health officials Tuesday advised people to limit or exclude fish from five Upper Cape ponds from
- [Three Bays Preservation: We are one Cape (7/1/16)](https://bcleanwater.org/three-bays-preservation-we-are-one-cape-7-1-16/) - Three Bays Preservation: We are one Cape July 1, 2016 By Michael J. Egan It’s an uncomfortable conversation everyone should have, even at the dinner table: excess nutrients seeping from septic systems, fertilizers and stormwater runoff overloading our freshwater ponds, rivers and marine estuaries. Click Here to Read Article
- [Told You So (8/22/16)](https://bcleanwater.org/told-you-so-8-22-16/) - Told You So August 22, 2016 By: Michael J. Egan If ever there was a sign that West, North and Cotuit Bays are severely wounded from toxic doses of excess nitrogen, look no further than the large, ugly masses of brown algae grasping into the water column across the 1,251-acre estuary, leaving a community and
- [Three Bays Preservation: Wastewater is everybody's problem (9/30/16)](https://bcleanwater.org/three-bays-preservation-wastewater-is-everybodys-problem-8-30-16/) - Three Bays Preservation: Wastewater is everybody's problem September 30, 2016 By Michael J. Egan Everyone in Barnstable should be worried about a polluted ecosystem, every teenager, adult and senior citizen - but once they are, what can be done? That’s what I’ve been thinking whenever the concern about the nitrogen crisis in the Three Bays
- [Clean Water is a Fundamental Right of Citizenship (11/11/16)](https://bcleanwater.org/clean-water-is-a-fundamental-right-of-citizenship-11-11-16/) - Clean Water is a Fundamental Right of Citizenship November 11, 2016 By: Michael J. Egan Access to clean water is a fundamental right of every citizen in the Town of Barnstable. After public safety and security, it’s the second most important municipal service we as residents provide to ourselves. And our water, that one resource aside from
- [The Origins of Barnstable’s Drinking Water (1/13/17)](https://bcleanwater.org/the-origins-of-barnstables-drinking-water-1-13-17/) - The Origins of Barnstable’s Drinking Water January 13, 2017 By: Michael J. Egan One of our most critical components to life here in the Town of Barnstable lies just beneath our feet. But have you thought of exactly where our drinking water come from? All drinking water in the Town of Barnstable comes from the ground. We don't
- [Coloring in between the lines of a blue economy (2/22/17)](https://bcleanwater.org/coloring-in-between-the-lines-of-a-blue-economy-2-22-17/) - Three Bays Preservation: Coloring in between the lines of a blue economy February 22, 2017 By: Michael J. Egan The blue water economy aptly describes how Cape Codders support themselves through tourism and sustainable year-round occupations. Cape Cod’s blue water economy and unique ecosystem have been around for hundreds of years... Click Here to Read
- [Cape’s nitrogen crisis is treatable (8/3/17)](https://bcleanwater.org/capes-nitrogen-crisis-is-treatable-8-3-17/) - Michael “Mike” Egan, president of the Board of Directors at Barnstable Clean Water Coalition, presented a well-received illustrated lecture on Barnstable’s nitrogen crisis at Osterville Village Library on Tuesday, August 1. Barnstable Clean Water Coalition: Cape’s nitrogen crisis is treatable The Barnstable Patriot August 3, 2017 Barnstable gets its drinking water from the same source
- [Three Bays Preservation Gets New Name, Updated Mission (6/26/17)](https://bcleanwater.org/three-bays-preservation-gets-new-name-updated-mission-6-26-17/) - Cape Cod Times June 26, 2017 Three Bays Preservation Gets New Name, Updated Mission OSTERVILLE – Three Bays Preservation hosted an open house on Friday to reintroduce themselves to the community, now as The Barnstable Clean Water Coalition. The Coalition’s Executive Director Zenas Crocker says that the new name serves a number of purposes for
- [Press Release: Wonder of the Water Lecture Series (6/24/17)](https://bcleanwater.org/press-release-wonder-of-the-water-lecture-series-6-27-17/) - FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Saturday, June 24, 2017 Media Contact: Barnstable Clean Water Coalition, Executive Director, Zenas “Zee” Crocker 508-420-0780, zcrocker@BCleanWater.org Osterville Village Library Hosts Wonder of Water Lecture Series Lectures Presented by Barnstable Clean Water Coalition Formerly Three Bays Preservation, Inc. Osterville, Mass. –Seven illustrated and thought-provoking programs on the natural history, cultural heritage and environmental
- [Barnstable Clean Water Coalition renews call to action at Osterville open house (6/28/17)](https://bcleanwater.org/barnstable-clean-water-coalition-renews-call-to-action-at-osterville-open-house-6-28-17/) - The Barnstable Patriot June 28, 2017 Barnstable Clean Water Coalition renews call to action at Osterville open house It was a celebration of past accomplishments combined with a fresh call to action for the future as the newly-christened Barnstable Clean Water Coalition – formerly known as Three Bays Preservation – held an open house at
- [Barnstable Clean Water Coalition Tackles Water Quality Crisis (6/29/17)](https://bcleanwater.org/barnstable-clean-water-coalition-tackles-water-quality-crisis-6-29-17/) - Cape Cod Today BY CAPECODTODAY STAFF JUNE 29, 2017 Barnstable Clean Water Coalition Tackles Water Quality Crisis Former Three Bays Preservation evolves into town-wide organization A flagship environmental non-profit founded in Osterville in 1996 has now evolved into a new town-wide organization dedicated to restoring and preserving clean water in marine estuaries, ponds, rivers, and coves throughout
- [Three Bays Preservation renamed, focus expanded (8/2/17)](https://bcleanwater.org/three-bays-preservation-renamed-focus-expanded-8-2-17/) - Cape Cod Times August 2, 2017 Three Bays Preservation renamed, focus expanded Three Bays Preservation Inc. has changed its name to the Barnstable Clean Water Coalition and expanded its focus to be a town-wide organization dedicated to restoring and preserving clean water in marine estuaries, ponds, rivers, and coves throughout Barnstable, according to a statement
- [Barnstable Clean Water Coalition: Cape’s nitrogen crisis is treatable (8/3/17)](https://bcleanwater.org/barnstable-clean-water-coalition-capes-nitrogen-crisis-is-treatable-8-3-17/) - The Barnstable Patriot August 3, 2017 Barnstable Clean Water Coalition: Cape’s nitrogen crisis is treatable Barnstable gets its drinking water from the same source that its septic systems are leaching into, and the nitrogen crisis facing Cape Cod is not sustainable. That’s what Michael Egan, president of the board of the Barnstable Clean Water
- [APCC offers plan to reduce Three Bays nitrogen (9/1/17)](https://bcleanwater.org/apcc-offers-plan-to-reduce-three-bays-nitrogen-9-1-17/) - The Barnstable Patriot September 1, 2017 APCC offers plan to reduce Three Bays nitrogen Stormwater runoff and fertilizer account for more than 23 percent of the nitrogen polluting the Three Bays watershed, according to the first phase of a three-year study by the Association to Preserve Cape Cod, the Barnstable Clean Water Coalition and the
- [Barnstable Clean Water Coalition Tackles Water Quality Crisis](https://bcleanwater.org/barnstable-clean-water-coalition-tackles-water-quality-crisis/) - FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Wednesday, June 27, 2017 Media Contact: Executive Director Zenas “Zee” Crocker Barnstable Clean Water Coalition 508-420-0780 zcrocker@BCleanWater.org Barnstable Clean Water Coalition Tackles Water Quality Crisis The Environmental Non-Profit Formerly known as Three Bays Preservation, Inc. Evolves into Town-Wide Organization Osterville, Cape Cod, Mass. – A flagship environmental non-profit founded in Osterville in
- [Barnstable Town Council adopts draft of long-term wastewater treatment plan (9/11/17)](https://bcleanwater.org/barnstable-town-council-adopts-draft-of-long-term-wastewater-treatment-plan-9-11-17/) - The Barnstable Patriot September 11, 2017 Barnstable Town Council adopts draft of long-term wastewater treatment plan Lindsey Counsell’s work is done, and yet it’s just begun. Counsell retired in April after 20 years as executive director of Three Bays. He retired again Aug. 17 as chairman of the town’s Water Resources Advisory Committee, because the
- [Restoring a mill pond (10/8/17)](https://bcleanwater.org/restoring-a-mill-pond-10-8-17/) - Cape Cod Times October 8, 2017 Restoring a Mill Pond Zenas Crocker, executive director of the Barnstable Clean Water Coalition, says it’s time to shout “hair on fire” about the degrading quality of the Cape’s water resources -- from its groundwater to fresh water ponds and salty estuaries. Formerly Three Bays Preservation Inc., the Barnstable
- [Opposition to Sampsons project misplaced (10/25/17)](https://bcleanwater.org/opposition-to-sampsons-project-misplaced-10-25-17/) - Cape Cod Times By Thomas K. Burgess Oct 25, 2017 Opposition to Sampsons project misplaced The expertise of the Barnstable Clean Water Coalition and the Massachusetts Audubon Society is being called into question by a very small group of beachgoers who object to the removal of 400 feet of the western point of Sampsons Island. Their arguments
- [New book seeks to help Three Bays Watershed (1/25/18)](https://bcleanwater.org/new-book-seeks-to-help-three-bays-watershed-1-25-18/) - The Barnstable Patriot By Bronwen Howells Walsh Posted Jan 25, 2018 at 10:11 AM Updated Jan 25, 2018 at 10:11 AM New book seeks to help Three Bays Watershed Part one in a three-part series. University of Massachusetts-Amherst Professor Jack Ahern and 10 graduate students -- with financial support from the Barnstable Clean Water Coalition -- have published a collection of site-specific
- [Landscaping with native plants can help clean Cape waters (2/8/18)](https://bcleanwater.org/landscaping-with-native-plants-can-help-clean-cape-waters-2-8-18/) - The Barnstable Patriot By Bronwen Howells Walsh Posted Feb 8, 2018 at 10:15 AM Updated Feb 14, 2018 at 1:21 PM Landscaping with native plants can help clean Cape waters Part two in a three-part series. The Barnstable Clean Water Coalition is taking proven nitrogen mitigation technologies out of the lab and into Marstons Mills Watershed. “By implementing several technologies in the same
- [Watershed Update Presents Problems While Offering Hope (7/6/18)](https://bcleanwater.org/watershed-update-presents-problems-while-offering-hope-7-6-18/) - The Barnstable Patriot By Marina Davalos Jul 6, 2018 Watershed update presents problems while offering hope On June 29 Osterville native Zenas “Zee” Crocker told an audience of about 175 of his shock -- upon moving home three years ago -- of seeing
- [50,000 oysters to grow in Hyannis tank (7/31/18)](https://bcleanwater.org/50000-oysters-to-grow-in-hyannis-tank-7-31-18/) - The Barnstable Patriot Posted Jul 31, 2018 at 1:28 PM Updated Aug 1, 2018 at 10:02 AM 50,000 oysters to grow in Hyannis tank The Massachusetts Oyster Project and Barnstable Clean Water Coalition (BCWC) have partnered on a project to raise 50,000 oysters in a tank located at Gateway Marina in Hyannis. Water from Hyannis Harbor will be pumped into a tank (known as an
- [Barnstable moves ahead with Cotuit Cut dredging (9/13/18)](https://bcleanwater.org/barnstable-moves-ahead-with-cotuit-cut-dredging-9-13-18/) - The Barnstable Patriot By Bronwen Howells Walsh Posted Sep 13, 2018 at 8:30 AM Barnstable moves ahead with Cotuit Cut dredging On Sept. 6, Barnstable Town Council unanimously approved a $1 million capital appropriation to fund dredging Cotuit Bay Entrance Channel. Barnstable Town Manager Mark Ells announced that the town was also awarded a $1 million MassWorks grant
- [Brew, oysters take center stage at Cape Cod Beer’s fest (10/17/18)](https://bcleanwater.org/brew-oysters-take-center-stage-at-cape-cod-beers-fest-10-17-18/) - Cape Cod Times By Barbara Clark / Contributing writer Posted Oct 17, 2018 at 3:00 AM Updated Oct 17, 2018 at 4:31 PM Brew, oysters take center stage at Cape Cod Beer’s fest The oysters are coming to Hyannis on Saturday, and the beer crafted with oysters from all over the Cape will be there as well. Cape Cod Beer is re-releasing its Shucker’s
- [BARNSTABLE TOWN NOTES (10/19/18)](https://bcleanwater.org/barnstable-town-notes-10-19-18/) - The Barnstable Patriot Posted Oct 19, 2018 at 12:18 PM Updated Oct 19, 2018 at 12:28 PM BARNSTABLE TOWN NOTES MA Nature Conservancy, Barnstable win funding The Nature Conservancy’s Massachusetts chapter has been awarded funding from NatureVest’s 2018 Conservation Investment Accelerator Competition promoting environmental sustainability. NatureVest is the conservation investing unit of The Nature Conservancy. Applications were received from 26 countries and covered sectors as
- [Barnstable Board of Health, Town Council leadership at odds over sewering, development (10/25/18)](https://bcleanwater.org/barnstable-board-of-health-town-council-leadership-at-odds-over-sewering-development-10-25-18/) - The Barnstable Patriot By Bronwen Howells Walsh Posted Oct 25, 2018 at 5:37 PM Updated Oct 26, 2018 at 9:59 AM Barnstable Board of Health, Town Council leadership at odds over sewering, development Irresponsible, premature, ill-advised, and inappropriate. Those were some of the fiery reactions to a proposal to limit sewer capacity in town at the expense of interim regulations designed to protect the town’s
- [Developing a roadmap: Barnstable, EPA officials fast-track nitrogen removal efforts (10/29/18)](https://bcleanwater.org/developing-a-roadmap-barnstable-epa-officials-fast-track-nitrogen-removal-efforts-10-29-18/) - The Barnstable Patriot By Bronwen Howells Walsh Posted Oct 29, 2018 at 1:29 PM Updated Oct 30, 2018 at 5:27 PM Developing a roadmap: Barnstable, EPA officials fast-track nitrogen removal efforts A who’s who of local, regional, and national environmental officials dedicated to restoring clean water on Cape Cod met Oct. 29 in Woods Hole about how to speed up the region’s groundwater nitrogen removal
- [APCC invests $1.2M in Three Bays stormwater management (10/29/18)](https://bcleanwater.org/apcc-invests-1-2m-in-three-bays-stormwater-management-10-29-18/) - The Barnstable Patriot Posted Oct 29, 2018 at 2:00 AM APCC invests $1.2M in Three Bays stormwater management The Association to Preserve Cape Cod (APCC) is partnering with the town of Barnstable Department of Public Works (DPW), the Barnstable Clean Water Coalition, the Horsley Witten Group and the Barnstable Land Trust on a five-year local, state and federally funded
- [Dredging of entrance to Cotuit Bay begins (11/5/18)](https://bcleanwater.org/dredging-of-entrance-to-cotuit-bay-begins-11-5-18/) - Cape Cod Times By Beth Treffeisen Posted Nov 5, 2018 at 7:32 PM Updated Nov 5, 2018 at 8:53 PM Dredging of entrance to Cotuit Bay begins COTUIT — Dredging of the Cotuit Bay entrance channel and the western tip of Sampson’s Island will begin this week. This phase of the project will widen the channel by about 130 feet, and the dredged material will be
- [Zoning for the future: ‘We’re going to get a lot louder,’ says Barnstable Clean Water Assoc. (11/15/18)](https://bcleanwater.org/zoning-for-the-future-were-going-to-get-a-lot-louder-says-barnstable-clean-water-assoc-11-15-18/) - The Barnstable Patriot By Bronwen Howells Walsh Posted Nov 15, 2018 at 1:28 PM Updated Nov 16, 2018 at 12:45 PM Zoning for the future: ‘We’re going to get a lot louder,’ says Barnstable Clean Water Assoc. Barnstable Town Council was poised to vote Nov. 15 on expanding the highway business district on Route 28 in Centerville and Hyannis, and along West Main Street in
- [Barnstable Board of Health to consider lifting nutrient restrictions (11/21/18)](https://bcleanwater.org/barnstable-board-of-health-to-consider-lifting-nutrient-restrictions-11-21-18/) - Cape Cod Times By Geoff Spillane Posted Nov 21, 2018 at 6:52 PM Updated Nov 22, 2018 at 6:33 AM Barnstable Board of Health to consider lifting nutrient restrictions HYANNIS — The Barnstable Board of Health has a full — and controversial — post-holiday agenda when it meets on Tuesday. The board will hold a public hearing on lifting interim regulations implemented 10 years ago to
- [‘The Cape is not a one-size-fits-all approach to planning’ (11/22/18)](https://bcleanwater.org/the-cape-is-not-a-one-size-fits-all-approach-to-planning-11-22-18/) - The Barnstable Patriot By Bronwen Howells Walsh Posted Nov 22, 2018 at 9:17 AM Updated Nov 24, 2018 at 6:52 AM ‘The Cape is not a one-size-fits-all approach to planning’ In a joint public hearing Nov. 15, the Barnstable Town Council and Planning Board voted unanimously to ask the Cape Cod Commission to raise the square footage on developments of regional impact. Translation: The town,
- [Barnstable Health Board delays action to modify water-quality regs (11/27/18)](https://bcleanwater.org/barnstable-health-board-delays-action-to-modify-water-quality-regs-11-27-18/) - Cape Cod Times By Geoff Spillane Posted Nov 27, 2018 at 8:52 PM Updated Nov 27, 2018 at 8:55 PM Barnstable Health Board delays action to modify water-quality regs HYANNIS — The Barnstable Board of Health will not rescind the decade-old interim development regulations established to restrict nitrogen flow into the town’s estuaries — at least not this year. The board voted unanimously on Tuesday afternoon
- [Health Board halts move to lift sewering cap (11/29/18)](https://bcleanwater.org/health-board-halts-move-to-lift-sewering-cap-11-29-18/) - The Barnstable Patriot By Bronwen Howells Walsh Posted Nov 29, 2018 at 5:20 PM Updated Nov 30, 2018 at 11:59 AM Health Board halts move to lift sewering cap Town Manager Mark Ells has said it before, and he’ll say it again: Barnstable is one of the state’s most complex and environmentally sensitive communities.“We stand on top of the water we drink,” Ells told a
- [Easing of Barnstable’s nitrogen rules could prompt lawsuit (1/2/19)](https://bcleanwater.org/easing-of-barnstables-nitrogen-rules-could-prompt-lawsuit-1-2-19/) - Cape Cod Times By Geoff Spillane Posted Jan 2, 2019 at 8:09 PM Updated Jan 3, 2019 at 6:28 AM Easing of Barnstable’s nitrogen rules could prompt lawsuit Conservation group may press for mandates if town revises water quality plan. HYANNIS — If the Barnstable Board of Health rescinds any of the town’s decade-old interim regulations to restrict nitrogen flow into saltwater estuaries later this month,
- [Barnstable: Wastewater plan in the works (1/4/19)](https://bcleanwater.org/barnstable-wastewater-plan-in-the-works-1-4-19/) - Cape Cod Times By Geoff Spillane Posted Jan 4, 2019 at 7:36 PM Updated Jan 5, 2019 at 7:31 AM Barnstable: Wastewater plan in the works Town responds to critics with overview of efforts, timeline for final draft. HYANNIS — The town of Barnstable has a message for critics who recently faulted it for not having a comprehensive wastewater management plan: We have been working on
- [Fla. red tide episode kills record number of sea turtles (1/17/19)](https://bcleanwater.org/fla-red-tide-episode-kills-record-number-of-sea-turtles-1-17-19/) - Cape Cod Times By Carlos R. Munoz carlos.munoz@heraldtribune.com Posted Jan 17, 2019 at 2:05 PM Updated Jan 17, 2019 at 2:05 PM Fla. red tide episode kills record number of sea turtles A Florida red tide outbreak close to 16 months old has killed more sea turtles than any previous single red tide event on
- [Board of Health Resume Discussion (1/22/19)](https://bcleanwater.org/board-of-health-resume-discussion-1-22-19/) - Cape Media News January 22 at 6:18 AM · Tonight (Tuesday, January 22, 2019) the Barnstable Board of Health will resume discussion and hold a hearing regarding a proposed modification to the Interim Saltwater Estuary Protection Regulation to limit its applicability to the Craigville Beach Zoning District. Today's hearing begins at 3:00 PM in the Town
- [Are scalloping’s days numbered on Nantucket? (4/7/19)](https://bcleanwater.org/are-scallopings-days-numbered-on-nantucket-4-7-19/) - Cape Cod Times By Brian Bushard I&M Staff Writer Posted Apr 7, 2019 at 10:25 PM Updated Apr 8, 2019 at 6:13 AM Are scalloping’s days numbered on Nantucket? “Guys that scallop to the end are your veterans, your die-hards, guys who are out there. That’s their business.” NANTUCKET — Nantucket bay scalloping is a
- [Watershed Action Alliance event addresses water issues (4/22/19)](https://bcleanwater.org/watershed-action-alliance-event-addresses-water-issues-4-22-19/) - Wicked Local By: David Kindy Posted: Apr 22, 2019 @ 6:00 AM Watershed Action Alliance event addresses water issues It might not be too long before there are serious issues. You walk to the sink, turn on the faucet and the water flows freely. That simple action is one of the reasons why this most
- [Cape scientists, inmates explore life in the dead zones (5/4/19)](https://bcleanwater.org/cape-scientists-inmates-explore-life-in-the-dead-zones-5-4-19/) - Cape Cod Times By Doug Fraser Posted May 4, 2019 at 8:30 PM Updated May 5, 2019 at 6:46 AM Cape scientists, inmates explore life in the dead zones EAST FALMOUTH — If you were looking out the window from one of the homes along the Eel River last Sunday, you saw a very different
- [Santuit Pond Sounds Alarm On Freshwater (6/20/19)](https://bcleanwater.org/santuit-pond-sounds-alarm-on-freshwater-6-20-19/) - Mashpee Enterprise By SAM HOUGHTON Jun 20, 2019 Santuit Pond Sounds Alarm On Freshwater In the summer, the blue-green algae bloom in Santuit Pond has seemingly become commonplace. For the third year in a row, the water in the pond looks green rather than clear. A mat of greenish algae recently became evident, too. The
- [Toxic blooms prompt Cape pond advisories (6/24/19)](https://bcleanwater.org/toxic-blooms-prompt-cape-pond-advisories-6-24-19/) - Cape Cod Times By Doug Fraser Posted Jun 24, 2019 at 6:19 PM Updated Jun 25, 2019 at 6:02 AM Toxic blooms prompt Cape pond advisories Heavy rains lead to warnings at 5 freshwater spots. BARNSTABLE — People and their pets are being advised to avoid all contact with the water in three Cape Cod ponds after an unusually wet spring helped cause toxic bacterial blooms.
- [Barnstable Board of Health says no to amended regulations (6/26/19)](https://bcleanwater.org/barnstable-board-of-health-says-no-to-amended-regulations-6-26-19/) - Cape Cod Times By Geoff Spillane Posted Jun 26, 2019 at 6:38 PM Updated at 6:32 AM Barnstable Board of Health says no to amended regulations More work needed on wastewater plan. HYANNIS — Barnstable is making progress on developing and funding a comprehensive wastewater management plan, but not enough to convince its Board of
- [The Cape Has 1,000 Freshwater Ponds. How Many Are Toxic? (6/28/19)](https://bcleanwater.org/the-cape-has-1000-freshwater-ponds-how-many-are-toxic-6-28-19/) - CapeandIslands.org By EVE ZUCKOFF JUN 28, 2019 The Cape Has 1,000 Freshwater Ponds. How Many Are Toxic? Ted Kingsley fishes at Santuit Pond in Mashpee. The pond is experiencing significant impacts from a blue-green algae bloom that can pose serious public health risks. CREDIT EVE ZUCKOFF On a typical June evening at Santuit Pond in
- [Red tide raises threat of shellfishing closures (7/1/19)](https://bcleanwater.org/red-tide-raises-threat-of-shellfishing-closures-7-1-19/) - Cape Cod Times By Doug Fraser Posted Jul 1, 2019 at 8:15 PM Updated at 7:25 AM Red tide raises threat of shellfishing closures Red tide that has been creeping down the coastline for over a month is now poised slightly north of Cape Cod. The tide has caused shellfishing closures that now extend from
- [‘Green’ stormwater systems helping clean coastal waters (7/25/19)](https://bcleanwater.org/green-stormwater-systems-helping-clean-coastal-waters-7-25-19/) - Barnstable Patriot Posted Jul 25, 2019 at 2:58 PM Updated Jul 27, 2019 at 8:16 AM ‘Green’ stormwater systems helping clean coastal waters The first two in a series of planned nature-based stormwater treatment systems were recently completed in the Three Bays watershed in Barnstable. Across Cape Cod, many coastal waters like the Three Bays are threatened and impaired by excess nutrients and bacteria coming
- [Summertime, And Toxic Algae Is Blooming: Here's What You Need To Know (7/26/19)](https://bcleanwater.org/summertime-and-toxic-algae-is-blooming-heres-what-you-need-to-know-7-26-19/) - wbur.org July 26, 2019 Barbara Moran Summertime, And Toxic Algae Is Blooming: Here's What You Need To Know The state Department of Public Health is warning people to keep themselves — and their pets — out of the lower Charles River Basin, from the BU Bridge to the Museum of Science, because of toxic algae. And it's
- [New Hyannis building will better treat water for PFAS (8/6/19)](https://bcleanwater.org/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
- [$12 million water plant build gets underway in Hyannis (8/7/19)](https://bcleanwater.org/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.
- [Pitch made for Upper Cape wastewater facility (8/7/19)](https://bcleanwater.org/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,
- [Researchers seek to head off blooming problem in Cape ponds (8/12/19)](https://bcleanwater.org/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
- [Mashpee weighs wastewater management options (8/14/19)](https://bcleanwater.org/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.
- [BARNSTABLE AT WORK (8/26/19)](https://bcleanwater.org/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
- [Federal grant to fund PFAS testing in Hyannis (9/25/19)](https://bcleanwater.org/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
- [At the Edge of a warming world (9/26/19)](https://bcleanwater.org/at-the-edge-of-a-warming-world-9-26-19/) - The Boston Globe Story by Nestor Ramos SEPTEMBER 26, 2019 These bridges span much more than a canal. To traverse the Sagamore, from the north, or the Bourne, from the west, is to cross the boundary between work and play. As the last girder shrinks in the rearview mirror, the road opens onto the pine-fringed
- [Sewer system could add value to a neighborhood (9/26/19)](https://bcleanwater.org/sewer-system-could-add-value-to-a-neighborhood-9-26-19/) - Cape Cod Times By Jack Edmonston Posted Sep 26, 2019 at 3:00 AM Updated Sep 26, 2019 at 7:14 AM NIMBY (Not In My Back Yard) may have graduated to BANANA (Build Absolutely Nothing Anywhere Near Anybody) in Centerville. According to the Cape Cod Times, the town of Barnstable is trying to build a pumping station on a third of an acre on Main Street,
- [Cape Cod must move faster to clean its ground water and coastal embayments (10/9/19)](https://bcleanwater.org/cape-cod-must-move-faster-to-clean-its-ground-water-and-coastal-embayments-10-9-19/) - Cape Cod Times By Chris Kilian Posted Oct 9, 2019 at 3:00 AM Updated Oct 9, 2019 at 11:14 AM Cape Cod must move faster to clean its ground water and coastal embayments For generations, Cape Cod’s bays, beaches and ponds have been an essential summer destination for thousands of residents and tourists alike. Days spent boating, kayaking, bird watching,
- [APCC: Herring counts show mixed results (12/5/19)](https://bcleanwater.org/apcc-herring-counts-show-mixed-results-12-5-19/) - Wicked Local Brewster Posted Dec 5, 2019 at 6:57 PM APCC: Herring counts show mixed results An analysis by the Association to Preserve Cape Cod of the 2019 volunteer spring herring counts show the results to be a mixed bag containing both good and bad news. They indicate that river herring populations on Cape Cod
- [95 Environmental Rules Being Rolled Back Under Trump (12/21/19)](https://bcleanwater.org/95-environmental-rules-being-rolled-back-under-trump-12-21-19/) - New York Times By NADJA POPOVICH, LIVIA ALBECK-RIPKA and KENDRA PIERRE-LOUIS Dec 21, 2019 95 Environmental Rules Being Rolled Back Under Trump President Trump has made eliminating federal regulations a priority. His administration, with help from Republicans in Congress, has often targeted environmental rules it sees as burdensome to the fossil fuel industry and other big businesses. A New York
- [Falmouth Water Quality Group Examines Alternative Septic Systems (12/24/19)](https://bcleanwater.org/falmouth-water-quality-group-examines-alternative-septic-systems-12-24-19/) - The Falmouth Enterprise By STEVEN WITHROW Dec 24, 2019 Falmouth Water Quality Group Examines Alternative Septic Systems The Falmouth Water Quality Management Committee earlier this month brought in three guest speakers to give an update on the state of innovative/alternative, or I/A, nitrogen-reducing septic systems. Chairman Eric T. Turkington said sewering the entire town to
- [County Connections - Featured Program: Massachusetts Alternative Septic System Test Center (1/16/20)](https://bcleanwater.org/county-connections-featured-program-massachusetts-alternative-septic-system-test-center-1-16-20/) - CapeCod Today By Sonja Sheasley Jan 16, 2020 County Connections - Featured Program: Massachusetts Alternative Septic System Test Center Supporting local health departments with testing and research... Editor's note - “County Connections" is a monthly column illustrating how Barnstable County supports our region through its numerous and multifaceted programs and initiatives. MASSTC, a division of the Barnstable County
- [Cape seen as protected from weakening of Clean Water Act (1/24/20)](https://bcleanwater.org/cape-seen-as-protected-from-weakening-of-clean-water-act-1-24-20/) - Cape Cod Times By Doug Fraser Posted Jan 24, 2020 at 9:14 PM Cape seen as protected from weakening of Clean Water Act The Trump administration and the Environmental Protection Agency unveiled a new Clean Water Act rule this week that removed many Obama administration protections of streams, wetlands and other water bodies that don’t
- [Troubled waters: Scientists test for links between lower herring counts & cyanobacteria (1/31/20)](https://bcleanwater.org/troubled-waters-scientists-test-for-links-between-lower-herring-counts-cyanobacteria-1-31-20/) - The Barnstable Patriot By Marina Davalos Jan 31, 2020 Troubled waters: Scientists test for links between lower herring counts & cyanobacteria This is the first in a two-part series. Low herring counts and increasing cyanobacteria blooms mean that more needs to be done to curb human activity when it comes to the Cape’s most precious
- [Striking a balance (2/7/20)](https://bcleanwater.org/striking-a-balance-2-7-20/) - The Barnstable Patriot By Marina Davalos Feb 7, 2020 Striking a balance This is the second of a two-part series. Part 1 covered the problem: excess nitrogen and phosphorus from the Cape’s existing septic systems are creating toxic environments in our bodies of water. Period. Now for the solutions. We talked with Linda Cronin, professional
- [Relocate Cape Cod Hospital, halt risky expansion (3/9/20)](https://bcleanwater.org/relocate-cape-cod-hospital-halt-risky-expansion-3-9-20/) - Cape Cod Times By Zenas Crocker Posted Mar 9, 2020 at 2:01 AM Relocate Cape Cod Hospital, halt risky expansion Cape Cod Healthcare (CCHC) is in the final stages of planning a hospital campus expansion that brings important community assets closer to Hyannis Harbor and our rising seas. The sensible and vital, longer-term vision should
- [Lawsuit seeks major steps to stem septic pollution](https://bcleanwater.org/lawsuit-seeks-major-steps-to-stem-septic-pollution/) - Lawsuit seeks major steps to stem septic pollution Conservation Law Foundation says Mashpee, Barnstable and Mass. DEP have 'utterly failed' to protect waterways Geoff Spillane gspillane@capecodonline.com Published 2:00 a.m. ET Sep. 17, 2020 BOSTON — An impending lawsuit by an environmental advocacy organization could wreak havoc on the real estate market in the towns of Barnstable
- [My View: Peers and Piers](https://bcleanwater.org/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](https://bcleanwater.org/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
- [Hard times afflict Massachusetts’ iconic cranberry bogs, as economic and environmental changes reshape the industry](https://bcleanwater.org/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
- [Exploring Solutions to Excess Nutrients: Restoring Cape Cod's Waters](https://bcleanwater.org/exploring-solutions-to-excess-nutrients-restoring-cape-cods-waters-2/) - 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
- [Pilot project uses bioreactor to filter nitrogen from Barnstable waters (9/4/20)](https://bcleanwater.org/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
- [Lawsuit could disrupt real estate market in 2 Cape Cod towns (9/17/20)](https://bcleanwater.org/lawsuit-could-disrupt-real-estate-market-in-2-cape-cod-towns-9-17-20/) - Lawsuit could disrupt real estate market in 2 Cape Cod towns Cape Cod Times Geoff Spillane gspillane@capecodonline.com BOSTON — An impending lawsuit by an environmental advocacy organization could wreak havoc on the real estate market in the towns of Barnstable and Mashpee. The Conservation Law Foundation has notified the Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection and
- [Barnstable High School launches $1.2M environmental science & technology lab (12/23/20)](https://bcleanwater.org/barnstable-high-school-launches-1-2m-environmental-science-technology-lab-12-23-20/) - Barnstable High School launches $1.2M environmental science & technology lab Barnstable Patriot Bronwen Howells Walsh Dec 23, 2020 As head of Barnstable High School's new $1.2 million Environmental Science and Technology Lab, Michael Smith cannot wait to get to work. Now entering his 18th year of teaching at BHS, Smith teaching environmental science and biology in the
- [‘Looks Like Something’s Guts Spilled All Over The Beach’ (1/22/21)](https://bcleanwater.org/looks-like-somethings-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.
- [CLF sues Barnstable over pollution in Lewis Bay (2/17/21)](https://bcleanwater.org/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: Time for Title 6](https://bcleanwater.org/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
- [Rep. Keating Sees Legislative Opportunities For Cape Water Quality Goals](https://bcleanwater.org/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 US Representative William R. Keating (D-Bourne) said Thursday, February 25, he sees opportunities to pursue water quality goals with upcoming legislation. “We’ve been dealing with this issue on every single front, and I think very successfully,” Rep.
- [Scientists find microplastics embedded in New Bedford and Cape Cod salt marshes (6/29/21)](https://bcleanwater.org/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
- [Barnstable Warns of Fertilizer Threat to Ecosystem (7/19/21)](https://bcleanwater.org/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
- ['It's totally gone': Mashpee's water quality at an all-time low, report finds (7/29/21)](https://bcleanwater.org/its-totally-gone-mashpees-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
- [Conservation Law Foundation sues Barnstable, Masphee and state over wastewater cleanup (6/25/21)](https://bcleanwater.org/conservation-law-foundation-sues-barnstable-masphee-and-state-over-wastewater-cleanup-6-25-21/) - Conservation Law Foundation sues Barnstable, Masphee and state over wastewater cleanup Doug Fraser Cape Cod Times June 25, 2021 BARNSTABLE — In a lawsuit filed last week, the Conservation Law Foundation went right to the heart of the wastewater problem on Cape Cod: septic systems. Approximately 80% of properties on Cape Cod rely on septic
- [Mashpee Has No Good News About Its Struggles With Degraded Waters (11/12/21)](https://bcleanwater.org/mashpee-has-no-good-news-about-its-struggles-with-degraded-waters-11-12-21/) - Mashpee Has No Good News About Its Struggles With Degraded Waters Reduced Biodiversity, Low Oxygen And Deformed Fish Documented By RYAN SPENCER Nov. 12, 2021 Water quality in Mashpee’s freshwater ponds is declining even as the town has been unable to stave off water quality decline in coastal embayments, which have been the focus of
- [Interview with Sunday Journal](https://bcleanwater.org/14368/) - Zenas Crocker, BCWC Executive Director, did an interview with the Sunday Journal that aired on Sunday November 28th. Check out the interview by clicking here. capecodcom · Sunday Journal - Barnstable Clean Water Coalition Tackling Cape’s Worsening Water Quality
- [White Sock Challenge](https://bcleanwater.org/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
- [Algal Blooms](https://bcleanwater.org/algal-blooms/) - In our last post, we discussed the cause of our algal blooms and associated water quality problems here on the Cape (if you haven’t read it yet, go here!). Today we will be diving into their human and ecological impacts. In both freshwater and saltwater, the impacts are due to toxins being released into the
- [Sea Sponges, Anemones, Tunicates Galore!](https://bcleanwater.org/sea-sponges-anemones-tunicates-galore/) - The next time you visit a boat dock, and you want to see some new organisms, lay down on your belly and look to see what is attached along the side of the dock. Throughout Barnstable, there are a variety of colorful plant-like structures creating small ecosystems for small invertebrates like shrimp, crabs, and scallops.
- [Are You an Invasive Crab?](https://bcleanwater.org/are-you-an-invasive-crab/) - One cannot spend a summer on Cape Cod enjoying the beaches and islands without running into one of the tiniest and mightiest animals in the area: CRABS! The master of camouflage, most people don’t even realize that they are next to one until they decide to move to a new hiding spot. What people also
- [Bioreactor Cranberry Bogs](https://bcleanwater.org/bioreactor-cranberry-bogs/) - On July 28th, Barnstable Clean Water Coalition partnered with the Environmental Protection Agency, The Nature Conservancy, and Mount Holyoke College to install a woodchip-based bioreactor in an existing ditch in Hamblin’s Cranberry Bog. What we are hoping to achieve is the nutrient content reduction of water that comes to the surface before it reaches the
- [Diamondback Terrapins: A Girl’s Best Turtle](https://bcleanwater.org/diamondback-terrapins-a-girls-best-turtle/) - We have all heard of turtles and tortoises, but have you heard of a terrapin? The Diamondback terrapin is a beautiful reptile with skin spotted like a Dalmatian and scutes, which are the bony plates on the shell, that are shaped like diamonds. What makes terrapins so unique is their preferred habitat: brackish water. Brackish
- [A Dune’s Duties](https://bcleanwater.org/a-dunes-duties/) - Sand dunes are significant players in the game of healthy coastal environments. While we have fencing around the dunes on Dead Neck Sampson Island for the nesting shorebirds, we also do it to protect the dunes that are protecting the surrounding ecosystem. Have you ever been on a boat in the bays and notice the
- [What’s Your Preference? Soft-shelled or Hard-shelled Clams?](https://bcleanwater.org/whats-your-preference-soft-shelled-or-hard-shelled-clams/) - If you don’t know, that’s normal. There is actually very little difference in taste when preparing a clam based meal. But besides both being bivalve mollusk, there are quite a few differences. Steamers, or Soft-shelled clams, have quite thin, white grey shells. With their oval-like body, they will burrow into the sandy mud of the
- [Eelgrass: Where Did it All Go?](https://bcleanwater.org/eelgrass-where-did-it-all-go/) - Decades ago, Cape Cod’s coastal ecosystems looked very different than they do today. The decline in eelgrass, an aquatic plant, gained very little attention and unfortunately the lack of eelgrass today has had a major impact on this aquatic region. Why is eelgrass important? It’s luscious green body provides homes for shellfish and juvenile fish
- [The Living Fossil of the Ocean](https://bcleanwater.org/the-living-fossil-of-the-ocean/) - What species has been roaming the earth for more than 445 million years and still has significant importance in today’s modern society? They have the word crab in their name but actually are more closely related to spiders. If you have already figured out that we are talking about the infamous Horseshoe crab, you are
- [Who are those people in those waders?](https://bcleanwater.org/who-are-those-people-in-those-waders/) - The Marstons Mills River is the connection between our groundwater and the Three Bays Estuary. Because of this, BCWC water sampling assistant and water stewards focus on monitoring the chemical makeup and waterflow at multiple points along the river once a week. We do this by taking small bottle water samples that are then sent
- [Environmentalists Buy Surplus Oysters to Boost Shellfish Industry and Restore Imperiled Waterways](https://bcleanwater.org/environmentalists-buy-surplus-oysters-to-boost-shellfish-industry-and-restore-imperiled-waterways/) - Environmentalists Buy Surplus Oysters to Boost Shellfish Industry and Restore Imperiled Waterways CapeandIslands.org CAI | By Eve Zuckoff Published December 29, 2020 at 11:17 AM EST Local oyster growers are getting a boost after months of restaurant closures have “torpedoed” the industry, according to one grower. The Nature Conservancy, a Boston-based environmental group, and its
- [Piping Plover (Charadrius melodus)](https://bcleanwater.org/piping-plover/) - Piping Plover (Charadrius melodus) Atlantic population: Threatened (Massachusetts status and Federal status) They are a protected species under the Endangered Species Act as of January 10, 1986 and the Migratory Bird Treaty Act of 1918 Northern Great Plains: Threatened Great Lakes Population: Endangered Summer on Great Plains and along Great Lakes Winter along Gulf
- [Nutrient Overload 101](https://bcleanwater.org/living-lab-blog-post-nutrient-overload-101/) - Barnstable Clean Water Coalition has been working to improve local water quality. But why are such efforts necessary? For both fresh and saltwater, the main problem is excess nutrients, more specifically nitrogen and phosphorus. Their existence is not a problem. In fact, nitrogen and phosphorus are keys to a healthy aquatic ecosystem. Issues arise, however,
- [National Water Quality Month:  How You Can Make A Difference](https://bcleanwater.org/living-lab-blog-post-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
- [Welcome to the Living Laboratory:  Come Learn with Us](https://bcleanwater.org/living-lab-blog-post-welcome/) - 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

## Pages

- [Barnstable Clean Water Coalition Home Page](https://bcleanwater.org/) - Barnstable Clean Water Coalition mission to Restore and preserving clean water throughout Barnstable.
- [Golf](https://bcleanwater.org/events/golf-draft-2026-test/) - BCWC's 6th Annual Clean Water Challenge Golf Tournament Tuesday, October 13th Oyster Harbors Club 145 Grand Island Drive Osterville, MA Join Barnstable Clean Water Coalition friends and supporters for a day of golf at the scenic, newly restored Oyster Harbors Club.The golf tournament is a shotgun start at 8:30 AM, check in and practice available
- [Video Library](https://bcleanwater.org/resources/bcwc-video-library/) - Video Library about Barnstable Clean Water Coalition.
- [Donate](https://bcleanwater.org/donate/) - About Barnstable Clean Water Coalition. Restoring and preserving our Cape Cod waters for the future.
- [News](https://bcleanwater.org/news/) - News Barnstable Clean Water Coalition Newsroom. Press Releases and Barnstable Clean Water Coalition Newsletters.
- [Cranberry Bog Monitoring](https://bcleanwater.org/what-we-do/monitor/cranberry-bog-monitoring/) - Cranberry Bog Monitoring. Barnstable Clean Water Coalition. Restoring and preserving our Cape Cod waters for the future.
- [BHS Pond Monitoring](https://bcleanwater.org/what-we-do/projects/bhs-pond-monitoring/) - BHS Pond Monitoring for Barnstable Clean Water Coalition. Restoring and preserving our Cape Cod waters for the future.
- [Diamondback Terrapins](https://bcleanwater.org/what-we-do/projects/diamondback-terrapins/) - Diamondback Terrapins at Barnstable Clean Water Coalition. Restoring and preserving our Cape Cod waters for the future.
- [SMAST Estuary Water Sampling](https://bcleanwater.org/what-we-do/monitor/water-sampling/) - Water sampling is the only way to truly understand just how impaired our waters are, is by measuring water quality over a sustained period of time.
- [Marstons Mills River Herring Run Monitoring](https://bcleanwater.org/what-we-do/monitor/herring-monitoring/) - Marstons Mills River Herring Monitoring. Barnstable Clean Water Coalition. Restoring and preserving our Cape Cod waters for the future.
- [Mesocosms](https://bcleanwater.org/what-we-do/mitigate/mesocosms/) - Mesocosms. MARSTONS MILLS CRANBERRY BOG ECO-RESTORATION PROJECT MESOCOSMS.
- [Open House](https://bcleanwater.org/open-house/) - BCWC Annual Open House Registration 10th Annual Open House at the Wianno Club 107 Sea View Ave., Osterville Wednesday, July 1st | 5pm-7pm Learn how BCWC’s cranberry bog restoration projects will help save the Three Bays. Dramatic nitrogen reduction seen in mesocosm projectDesigns revealed for the pioneering Comprehensive Study AreaForty-seven-acre wetland restoration targeting 1/3 of
- [Events](https://bcleanwater.org/events/) - Events by Barnstable Clean Water Coalition Events. The Barnstable Clean Water Coalition has many events to help understand more about preserving clean water on Cape Cod.
- [Mesocosms](https://bcleanwater.org/what-we-do/mitigate/mesocosm-test-page/) - Mesocosms. MARSTONS MILLS CRANBERRY BOG ECO-RESTORATION PROJECT MESOCOSMS.
- [Marstons Mills Cranberry Bog Restoration](https://bcleanwater.org/what-we-do/projects/mm-cranberry-bog-restoration/) - Marstons Mills Cranberry Bog Restoration system is home to a significant amount of groundwater upwelling, where water is being transported to the surface.
- [Projects](https://bcleanwater.org/what-we-do/projects/) - Projects at Barnstable Clean Water Coalition. Restoring and preserving our Cape Cod waters for the future.
- [Resources](https://bcleanwater.org/resources/) - Resources for Barnstable Clean Water Coalition. Restoring and preserving Cape Cod Waters for the future.
- [The Shubael Pond Project](https://bcleanwater.org/what-we-do/mitigate/shubael-pond-project/) - The Shubael Pond Project. pilot project working to install I/A septic systems.
- [DNSI Monitoring](https://bcleanwater.org/what-we-do/educate/dnsi-monitoring/) - DNSI Monitoring by Barnstable Clean Water Coalition. Restoring and preserving our Cape Cod waters for the future. Dead Neck Sampson's Island Monitoring.
- [Coalition Quarterly](https://bcleanwater.org/news/coalition-quarterly/) - News Barnstable Clean Water Coalition Newsroom. Press Releases and Barnstable Clean Water Coalition Newsletters.
- [Board of Directors](https://bcleanwater.org/about/board/) - Board of Directors - Barnstable Clean Water Coalition . Restoring and preserving Cape Cod Waters for the future.
- [Terms of Use](https://bcleanwater.org/terms/) - Terms of Use. Barnstable Clean Water Coalition. Science based & collaborative approach are resulting in real impacts to protect, preserve, & enhance water quality.
- [Precinct Maps](https://bcleanwater.org/resources/precinct-maps/) - Precinct Maps. Barnstable Clean Water Coalition. Precinct Maps.
- [Clean Water Wednesdays](https://bcleanwater.org/events/clean-water-wednesdays/) - Clean Water Wednesdays. Barnstable Clean Water Coalition. Donations allow us to carry out our mission of protecting our precious Cape Cod bays.
- [Contact](https://bcleanwater.org/contact/) - Contact Barnstable Clean Water Coalition. Restoring and preserving our Cape Cod waters for the future.
- [Ways To Get Involved](https://bcleanwater.org/get-involved/) - Get Involved at Barnstable Clean Water Coalition. Volunteer • Protect Our Waterways • Join Events • Attend Meetings & Advocate.
- [Volunteer](https://bcleanwater.org/get-involved/volunteer/) - Volunteer at Barnstable Clean Water Coalition. Restoring and preserving our Cape Cod waters for the future.
- [How Can You Help Protect Our Local Waters](https://bcleanwater.org/resources/how-you-can-help-protect-our-local-waters/) - How You Can Help Protect Our Local Waters. Barnstable Clean Water Coalition.
- [What We Do](https://bcleanwater.org/what-we-do/) - What We Do. Barnstable Clean Water Coalition works to restore & preserve clean water in Barnstable. Monitor, Educate, Advocate & Mitigate for clean water.
- [Innovative/Alternative Septic Systems](https://bcleanwater.org/what-we-do/projects/innovative-alternative-septic-systems/) - Innovative/Alternative Septic Systems. approximately 70,000 households use a traditional, on-site septic system, known as Title 5 septic systems.
- [Invasive Algae Monitoring](https://bcleanwater.org/what-we-do/projects/invasive-algae-monitoring/) - Invasive Algae Monitoring. Barnstable Clean Water Coalition. Restoring and preserving our Cape Cod waters for the future.
- [Marstons Mills River Streamflow](https://bcleanwater.org/what-we-do/monitor/streamflow/) - Marstons Mills River Streamflow Monitoring by Barnstable Clean Water Coalition. Restoring and preserving our Cape Cod waters for the future.
- [About](https://bcleanwater.org/about/) - About Barnstable Clean Water Coalition. Restoring and preserving our Cape Cod waters for the future.
- [Staff](https://bcleanwater.org/about/staff/) - Staff at Barnstable Clean Water Coalition Staff. Restoring and preserving Cape Cod Waters for the future.
- [Native New England Garden](https://bcleanwater.org/resources/native-new-england-garden/) - Native New England Garden
- [Take Action Now](https://bcleanwater.org/get-involved/take-action-now/) - Take Action Now for the Barnstable Clean Water Coalition. Restoring and preserving our Cape Cod waters for the future.
- [Septic Systems Video Library](https://bcleanwater.org/resources/bcwc-video-library/video-library-septic-systems/) - Septic Systems Video Library. Barnstable Clean Water Coalition.
- [Property Value Study](https://bcleanwater.org/what-we-do/projects/property-value/) - Property Value Study at Barnstable Clean Water Coalition. property values that could be compromised by poor water quality.
- [208 Plan](https://bcleanwater.org/what-we-do/projects/208-plan/) - 208 Plan. Barnstable Clean Water Coalition. Restoring and preserving our Cape Cod waters for the future. Cape Cod Area Wide Water Quality Management Plan.
- [Dredging](https://bcleanwater.org/what-we-do/projects/dredging/) - Dredging of Dead Neck Sampson's Island.Barnstable Clean Water Coalition. Restoring and preserving our Cape Cod waters for the future.
- [Video Library – Shellfish](https://bcleanwater.org/resources/bcwc-video-library/video-library-shellfish/) - Video Library - Shellfish | Barnstable Clean Water Coalition.
- [Video Library – Friendly Landscaping](https://bcleanwater.org/resources/bcwc-video-library/video-library-landscaping/) - Friendly Landscaping Video Library. Barnstable Clean Water Coalition.
- [Video Library – In the Cranberry Bogs](https://bcleanwater.org/resources/bcwc-video-library/video-library-cranberry-bogs/) - In the Cranberry Bogs Video Library. Barnstable Clean Water Coalition.
- [Video Library – On the Water](https://bcleanwater.org/resources/bcwc-video-library/video-library-on-the-water/) - On the Water Video Library. Barnstable Clean Water Coalition.
- [About BCWC](https://bcleanwater.org/resources/bcwc-video-library/video-library-about/) - About BCWC. Barnstable Clean Water Coalition.
- [Privacy Policy](https://bcleanwater.org/privacy/) - Privacy Policy. Barnstable Clean Water Coalition. Restoring and preserving our Cape Cod waters for the future.
- [Watershed Maps](https://bcleanwater.org/resources/watershed-maps/) - Watershed Maps. Barnstable Clean Water Coalition Watershed Maps. Restoring and preserving Cape Cod Waters for the future.
- [Mitigate](https://bcleanwater.org/what-we-do/mitigate/) - Mitigate Barnstable Clean Water Coalition. Restoring and preserving our Cape Cod waters for the future.
- [Monitor](https://bcleanwater.org/what-we-do/monitor/) - Monitor Barnstable Clean Water Coalition. Restoring and preserving our Cape Cod waters for the future.
- [Educate](https://bcleanwater.org/what-we-do/educate/) - Educate Barnstable Clean Water Coalition. Restoring and preserving our Cape Cod waters for the future.
- [Advocate](https://bcleanwater.org/what-we-do/advocate/) - AdvocateBarnstable Clean Water Coalition. Restoring and preserving our Cape Cod waters for the future.
- [Marine Invader Monitoring](https://bcleanwater.org/what-we-do/monitor/marine-invader-monitoring/) - Marine Invader Monitoring at Barnstable Clean Water Coalition. Restoring and preserving our Cape Cod waters for the future.
- [Pond and Lake Stewardship](https://bcleanwater.org/what-we-do/monitor/pond-lake-stewardship/) - Pond and Lake Stewardship at Barnstable Clean Water Coalition. The regional voice for Cape Cod clean waterways. Restoring and preserving Cape Cod Waters for the future.
- [Mass DEP](https://bcleanwater.org/resources/mass-dep/) - MASSACHUSETTS DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION TITLE 5 AND WATERSHED PERMIT
- [Cyanobacteria](https://bcleanwater.org/resources/cyanobacteria/) - Barnstable Clean Water Coalition. Restoring and preserving Cape Cod Waters for the future.
- [Mill Pond Study](https://bcleanwater.org/what-we-do/mitigate/mill-pond-study/) - Barnstable Clean Water Coalition. Restoring and preserving our Cape Cod waters for the future.
- [Permeable Bioreactor](https://bcleanwater.org/what-we-do/mitigate/bioreactor/) - PERMEABLE BIOREACTOR PERMEABLE BIOREACTOR IN MARSTONS MILLS CRANBERRY BOG The network of active cranberry bogs at the headwaters of the Marstons Mills River is home to a significant amount of groundwater upwelling. Nutrients from upgradient septic systems, fertilizers, and stormwater runoff rise to the surface of the bogs and flow into the Marstons Mills River.
- [Cotuit Retention Garden](https://bcleanwater.org/what-we-do/mitigate/cotuit-garden/) - Barnstable Clean Water Coalition. Restoring and preserving our Cape Cod waters for the future.
- [Cape Cod Academy Water Days](https://bcleanwater.org/what-we-do/educate/cape-cod-academy/) - Barnstable Clean Water Coalition. Restoring and preserving our Cape Cod waters for the future.
- [USGS Tap Water Study](https://bcleanwater.org/get-involved/usgs-tap-water-study/) - Barnstable Clean Water Coalition. The regional voice for Cape Cod clean waterways. Restoring and preserving Cape Cod Waters for the future.

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