From the Falmouth Enterprise · September 20, 2024 · By Katie Nelson
In an article dated September 20, 2024, the Falmouth Enterprise reported that construction is underway at Falmouth's wastewater treatment plant on Blacksmith Shop Road. The goal is to let the plant treat more sewage as the town extends sewers along the southern peninsulas, specifically the Teaticket and Acapesket sewer areas. Wastewater Superintendent Amy A. Lowell said the $33.5 million project was nearly 20 percent finished and would take about 2½ years. It is paid for with American Rescue Plan Act money and a zero percent state revolving loan. The work includes a third sequencing batch reactor (a tank where bacteria and aeration break down waste), a sludge-thickening upgrade, more sludge and flow-equalization tanks, new ultraviolet disinfection, and building renovations.
The article covers the plant and the sewer expansion it supports. Sewers and upgraded treatment are one way Cape towns cut nitrogen from wastewater, so this is useful background on Falmouth's sewer program. The superintendent estimated the project would near completion in spring 2026. The article is more than two years old, so check current status before relying on that schedule.
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