News
Town votes, watershed plans, CPWB projects and events, newest first.
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Rain gardens at Mashpee-Wakeby Pond boat ramp aim to cut runoff reaching Popponesset Bay
A state-funded retrofit now filters runoff from the Mashpee-Wakeby Pond boat ramp through rain gardens and underground chambers before it reaches the pond.
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State proposes ADU rule changes that would cap local septic rules at Title 5
EOHLC proposed revisions to the state ADU regulations, including a wastewater change that would bar towns from adding septic requirements beyond Title 5.
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Mashpee inventor’s micro tide gauges bring real-time water levels to Waquoit Bay inlets
A Mashpee company’s small solar-powered tide gauges, including one at Childs River landing, give boaters, towns and the Waquoit Bay Reserve real-time local water levels.
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Mashpee weighs tougher nitrogen limits for septic systems near water
Residents, including a CPWB representative, backed Mashpee Board of Health proposals to require nitrogen-reducing septic systems more widely and set a stricter limit near waterways.
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Mashpee proposes herring run bylaw with fines for fish ladder tampering
A proposed Mashpee bylaw headed to October 2026 Town Meeting would set rules for the town’s three herring runs, keep a harvest moratorium and fine ladder tampering.
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Falmouth asks state to limit nitrogen from Quashnet River subdivision
Falmouth’s Select Board voted to write state regulators backing Mashpee’s call for stronger wastewater treatment at a 25-home development above the upper Quashnet River.
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Diesel slick reported on Waquoit Bay; no source found
Boaters reported a quarter-mile diesel slick on Waquoit Bay on the evening of August 12, 2026; no source was found, and it was gone by the next morning.
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Annual Meeting recap: shellfish and the Bay
About 60 people filled the Boathouse at the Waquoit Bay Reserve for CPWB’s 2026 Annual Meeting and a panel on shellfish aquaculture and reef restoration.
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Hawaiʻi island community plans low-pressure sewer to keep wastewater nitrogen off its reef
Puakō residents on Hawaiʻi island have a plan for a low-pressure sewer serving about 200 homes, aimed at nitrogen from cesspools and septic systems that is harming a coral reef. County officials…
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Falmouth asks the Waquoit Bay Reserve for more no-beaching signs on Washburn Island
Falmouth’s Waterways Committee will ask the Waquoit Bay Reserve for more signage to stop boaters from beaching on Washburn Island’s shoreline.
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Falmouth files draft report on treated-wastewater ocean outfall; comments open through August 7
Falmouth sent the state its draft environmental report on a proposed pipe to release highly treated wastewater into Nantucket Sound, opening a public comment period that runs through August 7, 2026.
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Storm Drain Project launches in Waquoit
CPWB kicked off its Storm Drain Project on June 27, inviting residents to adopt drains near home and log what they find.
