Water Quality Management Committee

Water Quality Management Committee unanimously recommends state submission of draft outfall environmental report. Falmouth Wastewater Superintendent Amy Lowell presented a DEIR reflecting three years of data and hydrodynamic modeling to advance the town's National Pollutant Discharge Elimination

Water Quality Management Committee reviews nitrogen-reduction progress across four major projects. The Urine Diversion Pilot Program is on schedule with nine completed on-site screening studies and expected summer installations costing $5,000 to $15,000; the outfall project has completed six

Water Quality Management Committee tables public comment policy after resident pushback. The committee unanimously approved a letter supporting the Barnstable Clean Water Committee's bog restoration grant. Ron Zweig presented a University of Massachusetts Dartmouth study on oyster aquaculture

Water Quality Management Committee votes unanimously to submit watershed management plan to state. Wastewater Superintendent Amy Lowell presented Falmouth's town-wide plan addressing nitrogen-sensitive areas under state regulation, with a phased adaptive management timeline from 2030 to 2050. The

Water Quality Management Committee hears proposal to integrate fiber optics with wastewater infrastructure. Alex Gamota of 3PO Networks presented a conceptual plan for the Shoestring Bay area in Barnstable involving approximately 190 homes, with 3PO financing 30 percent of capital costs and target