From the Falmouth Enterprise · February 13, 2026 · By Katie Nelson
Falmouth held a kickoff for its urine-diversion pilot at the Massachusetts Alternative Septic System Test Center, where about 30 people saw a prototype toilet not yet on the market. About 180 homeowners expressed interest; 50 were shortlisted and 25 will be chosen from four nitrogen-impaired watersheds not due for sewers soon, Waquoit Bay among them. Participants can be reimbursed up to $8,250, and their systems will be monitored and sampled.
MassDEP awarded roughly $417,000 through September 2028, and the town added $119,500. The goal is data that could lead to state approval, so diverted urine would count toward required nitrogen cuts. The project manager said full participation would rarely exempt a home from a septic upgrade. CPWB’s president and the Waquoit Bay Reserve manager were among those hoping to take part.
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