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Killian of the Conservation Law Foundation were also part of the panel. Paul Niedzwiecki was <br /> the moderator. <br /> For purposes of the discussion on implementing 208,Paul Niedzwiecki explained that the 15 <br /> towns and about 13 independent water and sewer districts.are,by definition,what qualify as <br /> waste treatment management agencies. He.noted that the Cape Cod Commission does not meet <br /> the qualifications to be a waste treatment management agency. Niedzwiecki explained that the <br /> Commission picked 5 particular shared watersheds(Waquoit Bay, Lewis Bay, Bass River, <br /> Pleasant Bay,Wellfleet Harbor)to discuss because it would give the best opportunity to get most <br /> of the towns in the same room and get the most out of the discussion. He noted that a key issue <br /> of discussion is how to determine nitrogen responsibility when there is more than one town <br /> contributing to the problem. <br /> Ann Canedy of the Barnstable Town Council asked if release of the MEP report for Barnstable_ <br /> Harbor could be fast-tracked,and also when the report is released,would the 208 Plan be <br /> revised to include the MEP report. <br /> Gary Moran of MA DEP responded that he was not sure of the status of the MEP report. <br /> Paul Niedzwiecki stated that as far as the updating,there is annual updating required once the <br /> 208 Plan is approved so that would be the appropriate time to bring in any new information, <br /> such as newly released MEP reports. <br /> Peter Hughes, Harwich Board of Selectmen, stated that Harwich has been working on a <br /> CWMP. He stated that what they care about at the local government level is cash flow and what <br /> they will tax the people and asked what will drive the pace as to when they will have to spend <br /> money. He also asked that as Harwich moved forward with their plan,which agency will be <br /> monitoring the progress of their plan as far as the pace of the project. <br /> Kristy Senatori stated that the cost question is an important one. She also said that said that the <br /> Cape Cod Commission has no authority to fine at this point in time. <br /> Paul Niedzwiecki explained that because enforcement could happen in so many different ways <br /> from different entities, it's difficult to say exactly which enforcement path that will be used at <br /> this time. <br /> Seth Taylor, Chatham Board of Selectmen,directed his question to Christopher Killian of CLF, <br /> stating that the elephant in the room is the September 15th date. He asked if CLF would be <br /> responsive to and accepting of 15 different towns that have created CWMPs,if all 15 towns <br /> decide to take this on individually,is CLF going to be accepting of that or will CLF want to see <br /> plans that are regionalized and create an independent bureaucratic organization that is in <br /> addition to the current town governments. <br /> Page 4 of 7 <br />