From WBUR · October 2, 2024 · By Barbara Moran
The Massachusetts Alternative Septic System Test Center, a Barnstable County facility in Sandwich known nationally for evaluating wastewater technologies, received nearly $3.3 million in combined state and federal funding to grow, WBUR reported in October 2024. Its director said the money will add office and laboratory space, a workshop and a small meeting center for public outreach and job training. The center plans to work with community colleges and technical schools to train people to run treatment plants and advanced septic systems, and to widen its research into microplastics, pharmaceuticals and PFAS.
The story noted that roughly 85 percent of Cape homes rely on conventional septic systems that leak nitrogen into groundwater, and that state rules finalized in 2023 require Cape communities to clean up affected waters. Barnstable alone expects its cleanup to take about 30 years and cost more than $1 billion.
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