From the Falmouth Enterprise · August 18, 2026 · By Lin Lin Hutchinson
On August 17, 2026, the Falmouth Select Board agreed to send a letter to the state Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs about The Reserve at Quashnet Valley Country Club. This proposed 25-home subdivision in Mashpee would complete a special permit first issued in 1973. The site lies above the upper Quashnet River, which drains to Waquoit Bay. Falmouth’s Water Quality Management Committee requested the letter. Its chair said the Quashnet carries roughly 30 to 40 percent of the nitrogen entering the bay’s watershed.
The developer plans individual Title 5 septic systems with alternative technology. Mashpee officials, Trout Unlimited and CPWB have pressed for a shared cluster treatment system instead. After some debate, the board voted for a letter that seeks the best possible treatment and recommends a cluster system. Because Falmouth, Mashpee and Sandwich share the bay’s nitrogen burden, the outcome affects all three towns.
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