02/01/2000 WATERWAYS COMMISSION Minutes

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Mr.- Ellis informed us that he met with. the Lake Management Committee . There is still no luck on getting a. public hearing date set for the Mashpee-- wakeby regulations . Shellfish Constable Report - Rick York. Mr. York confirmed the condition of the docks up in the air on oc kway Bay clearly being as bad as Perry had stated in his report . It has been a warm December for the water temperatures , They have been up in the 40' s . Today, the water temperature has been closer to normal for this time of year at about 30 degrees . This helps for water duality as the colder temperature kills off the bacteria. Mr. York has been taking a. close look at the problem that has been occurring at Hamblin Fond. There were geese and swans producing waste that has been contributing to the problem but there is also a big problem with fresh water run off again, So fax we do not have any indication of a septic problem, all we can see is wildlife and road run off problems . Rick also reported the purchase last year of 1, 000, 000 quahog seeds and 100, 000 scallop seeds . The quahog seed has been successful and we are in the new USDA Quahog crop Insurance Program., which allows municipalities to be insured as well as the private sector. For a $60 annual fee we have catastrophic insurance up to $27, 000 should hurricane or a. number of other factors wipe out the entire crop, Also reported is that l a.shpee, as well as Falmouth, has expanded our scallop program+ In the past fall of 99 season, we were up to 50 bushels, a significant increase over previous years . We have plans to continue our scallop seeding and working with the shellfish Commission in this area, There has been a 30% fee increase across the board in shellfish licenses . The family license has