Cape’s 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 […]
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 […]
The Origins of Barnstable’s 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 […]
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 […]
Three Bays Preservation: Wastewater is everybody’s problem (9/30/16)
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 […]
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: 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