From the Falmouth Enterprise · June 10, 2025 · By Katie Nelson
The Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection awarded $416,000 to the Massachusetts Alternative Septic System Test Center (MASSTC) to run Falmouth’s urine-diversion pilot. The grant is part of $3.1 million in state awards for nitrogen-reduction projects. It covers the full project budget. Over two years, the center will install and monitor 25 urine-diverting systems in homes in impaired watersheds, focusing on the Waquoit Bay and Great Pond areas.
Each household will get a $7,500 subsidy. Earlier, in April 2025, Town Meeting approved $48,750 through a citizens’ petition to study installation costs in 50 homes. The pilot will track occupancy, water use and how much diverting urine could cut nitrogen loads. Results are expected to feed into the town’s wastewater plan. One obstacle remained: the State Plumbing Board had not yet approved a urine-diverting toilet, so installers would need variances.
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