From MassDEP · January 20, 2026
MassDEP awarded $830,000 through its Natural Resource Nitrogen Sensitive Areas grant program to nine Cape Cod towns. Mashpee received $130,000 and Falmouth $7,182. Barnstable, Bourne, Brewster, Dennis, Truro, Wellfleet and Yarmouth also received money, with the largest awards, $150,000 each, going to Dennis and Yarmouth. The grants pay for planning on wastewater and other nitrogen sources and help towns meet Title 5 and water-protection rules.
The release noted that towns can address nitrogen across a whole watershed with a watershed permit, or rely on Title 5’s nitrogen-reducing septic requirements. MassDEP said it gives technical and financial help to towns that choose the permit route. Mashpee’s award is one of the largest in this round, and the town shares the Waquoit Bay and Popponesset Bay watersheds with neighboring towns.
This is CPWB’s summary of an official announcement. The full text is published by MassDEP.
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