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6 <br /> Mr. Fudala said that the Sewer Commission was looking at various waterways <br /> where they could discharge the water after it had been treated. <br /> The most prominent area, which he pointed out, was gray, where there was fresh <br /> water in both Popponesset and waquoit Bay and Quashnet Rivers, He said that what <br /> wont into the ground in the gray areas went into the hags as well. He added that 100% of <br /> the nitrogen goes into the bays' water and was reduced by bacterial action in the ponds. <br /> He explained that the in.-between areas on the map go to streams along the war to the <br /> hags. <br /> The red lines in the facilities plan showed subwatershed areas that should be <br /> eliminated, he pointed out. <br /> .fir. Fudala added that some of the water he had mapped out was not so bad. lie <br /> said that Mashpee river was the most needed, in terms of elimination. <br /> Mr. Fudala said that the State had approved the Town"s wastewater affiliates# <br /> plan. <br /> Ms. Gurney asked if the areas 1n red, most needing to be treated, could be done <br /> with the ideas from the previous discussion by Mr. Santos. <br /> Mr. Fudala said that there were some tables on his facilities' plan. One of the big <br /> things you find in there he stated, was controllable nitrogen. He added that in some of <br /> the seven bayments, the biggest nitrogen was through sediments in the water body-that <br /> was 100%reduction with wastewater control. People could use less nitrogen, it could get <br /> worse if they used Chem Lawn, he joked. <br /> The Chairman asked about dredging the bar. <br /> Mr. Fudala replied that dredging would just increase the amount of water in <br /> Mashpee River, only being a temporary improvement. <br /> The Chairman said that the bottom line was no nitrogen in the first place. He <br /> added that this map, or facilities' plan, was worth a thousand words. He said that he knew <br /> inherently that education was the best way to get rid of nitrogen as long as private and <br /> public sector should be able to reduce. The septic systems are the greatest contributor. <br /> Doug Storrs said that wastewater was part of the problem. There was no <br /> regulation. He said that it seems like we come back to the same thing to get rid of some <br /> of the septic resources of nitrogen. <br /> Mr. Fudala said that people wanted the water, and that they didn't care about the <br /> sewers. <br />