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Gary Moran responded that Mr.McClennon's comment is consistent with what they are looking <br /> at. He explained that ultimately when you look at the requirements for a waste management <br /> agency,the towns have the powers and the next step is how you will deal with the shared <br /> watersheds and what type of arrangement you will decide to go with,whether it's making a <br /> different entity or just a necessary arrangement between towns.There can be a range of <br /> approaches that the towns can agree on themselves. <br /> Johanna Hunter responded That EPA and DEP oversee WMA designation, and that after <br /> designation, EPA would assess the efforts of the WMA moving forward with solutions under the <br /> 208 Plan,including collaboration with other WMA's in shared watersheds. <br /> James Crocker, Barnstable Town Council,commented that the only way to get a stay from a <br /> judge is to show a great change in direction so in his mind we as the Cape have to move forward <br /> with the 208 plan. He noted that the town council just carne back from Mass Municipal <br /> Association and it seems that the town of Barnstable is going to have to hire a professional <br /> person to assist them with the two EPA issues,the first being stormwater and the second being <br /> the wastewater issue. He also discussed how to fund improvements, and stated that they will <br /> need someone on their side to protect the tax payers of Barnstable because they expect that they <br /> will have to develop further water quality and sewer solutions and infrastructure in Barnstable. <br /> Robert Weinstein, Truro Board of Selectmen, commented that after hearing other town's <br /> comments,he hopes towns aren't looking at this problem as"stasis."He said that all of the <br /> towns in Barnstable County already have a process in addressing these issues and that is where <br /> the pushback is coming from since you have tax payers from some towns that have paid for <br /> maintenance to localized wastewater management plans on a town basis and he thinks that's <br /> important for all the speakers from the various agencies to understand this-•-that people are <br /> trying to address these issues. His question comes from the fact that Truro shares a watershed <br /> with Wellfleet and stated that they are about to enter.a process of saltwater marsh restoration <br /> and wanted to know how that plays into the 208 plan so that their communities don't have to <br /> double the effort later. <br /> Bethany Card from MA DEP stated that to the extent that towns are already taking large <br /> environmental projects underway,they want.you to make that part of the adaptive management <br /> plan that you use,so when the MassDEP talks about you using traditional technologies and non- <br /> traditional innovative technologies,they want.to be able to build those projects into your town <br /> plans. <br /> Johanna Hunter responded that marsh restoration is related and should be addressed as part of <br /> the overall 208 approach and not as a separate unrelated project. She emphasized the <br /> importance of monitoring solutions like marsh restoration for their efficacy in addressing water <br /> quality improvements, and whether the solutions impose other effects on natural resources. <br /> She noted that there are great local efforts underway. <br /> Page 6 of 7 <br />