News
Town votes, watershed plans, CPWB projects and events, newest first.
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Mashpee funds design of a wildlife refuge center on town-bought Johns Pond land
Mashpee’s Community Preservation Committee approved $35,000 for the Friends of Mashpee National Wildlife Refuge to plan a visitor center at 475 Nathan Ellis Highway.
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Falmouth sends its ocean outfall impact report to the state for review
Falmouth’s Select Board voted to submit a draft environmental impact report on a proposed ocean outfall for treated wastewater, a plan the town says would cut nitrogen reaching Nantucket Sound by at…
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Falmouth forms a task force on sharing the cost of watershed cleanup fairly
Falmouth is creating a Watershed Management Financial Fairness Task Force to advise on how the costs of state-required nitrogen cleanup should be shared among property owners.
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MassDEP funds study of carbon stored in eelgrass, including Vineyard and Nantucket sounds
Nearly $500,000 in state grants will pay for Woods Hole scientists to measure how much carbon natural and restored eelgrass meadows hold.
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Mashpee asks the state to require a cluster septic system for the Quashnet Valley subdivision
Mashpee’s Select Board asked state environmental officials to hold a 25-home subdivision above the Quashnet River to the strictest standards, with a shared nitrogen-reducing septic system.
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Mashpee voters pass Question 3, funding design of Waquoit Bay sewers
Mashpee voters approved Question 3 by 1,132 to 474, funding the $12 million design of Phase 3 sewers aimed at cutting nitrogen in the Waquoit Bay watershed.
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Falmouth’s Great Pond sewer work: Teaticket pipes delayed, Route 28 paused for summer
A supplier switch by the contractor pushes Teaticket Path sewer-main work to mid-June at the earliest, while Route 28 digging stops from Memorial Day to Labor Day. Falmouth still expects Phase 1…
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Mashpee asks voters for $12 million to design Phase 3 sewers in the Waquoit watershed
Before May Town Meeting, Mashpee officials and CPWB explained Article 4, a $12 million request to design Phase 3 sewers that would cut nitrogen reaching Waquoit Bay.
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Water Protection Fund commits $53.1 million to ten wastewater projects, including Mashpee
The regional fund approved contingent 25 percent subsidies for ten projects in five towns on the 2026 state clean water loan list, bringing its total past $360 million.
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CPWB backs Trout Unlimited’s call for full review of the Quashnet Valley subdivision
CPWB asked the Cape Cod Commission to review the Reserve at Quashnet Valley as a Development of Regional Impact, and asked the state’s environment secretary to require a full environmental impact report.
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Falmouth’s urine-diversion pilot moves ahead, with Waquoit Bay homes eligible
Falmouth kicked off a state-funded pilot that will install urine-diverting toilets in about 25 homes, including homes in the Waquoit Bay watershed.
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Quashnet Valley subdivision enters state review as CPWB presses for stronger nitrogen treatment
A 25-home subdivision planned above the upper Quashnet River was in state environmental review, and CPWB asked for septic treatment that removes far more nitrogen.
