7/23/2015 CONSERVATION COMMISSION Minutes

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6:33 Edwin D. and Carol C. McGuire, Trustees, 410 Monomoscoy Road. Proposed expansion of existing deck. RDA. Resource Area: Land subject to coastal storm flow Capewide Enterprises represented the applicant. The project is to extend the deck and railing two feet. The Agent stated the project meets the performance standard and recommended a negative determination. No comments from the public. Motion: Mr. Sweet moved a negative determination, seconded by Mr. Rogers. Vote 4-0 unanimous. Public Comment John Adams inquired about assisting in maintaining and pruning trails. The Agent stated he could give him a letter giving him permission. The Agent stated the pruning is to be done on conservation land only. The Agent would make up a list for Mr. Adams His whole intention is to get people involved. He stated he would like to do some public service announcements on Mashpee TV programming. He wants to get the younger generation to participate. This would be a good opportunity to reenergize the land steward program. Santuit Pond Lake Level The Agent stated a few residents complained about the level of the water at Santuit Pond. Shellfish Constable Rick York said it's up about 4 inches. Some of the trees are now in the water and the water level is getting dangerously close to flooding basements of abutting dwellings. Working with Rick York, plans call for pulling a couple of boards and replacing them with screening so the fish can't get through. It is anticipated that it will take about a week or so to get the pond level down. Santuit Pond Weed Problem Presentation Mr. Allen Waxman, f=riends of Santuit Pond, made a presentation on the weed problem at Santuit Pond. Progress has been made on the algae problems. He reviewed a map of Santuit Pond which consists of 173 acres. There are 6 solar bee circulators in the pond. This creates a layer of circulation which brings oxygen to the bottom. The circulators were installed in spring of 2012 and since then, there are no algae blooms. The bad news is that very deep weeds in the northern end of the pond were noticed. The commission approved the taking of water samples which were tested and found to contain abnormal levels of phosphorous and nitrogen. This section is also close to a cranberry bog. De-weeding tests were done along with the water samples. They raked to see if the weeds could be removed. Samples were taken before and after the raking. Mr. Waxman reviewed a water sample analysis chart with observations and conclusions. From the looks of things it seemed to be a nitrogen problem. The heavily 7