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3. Carol Lopez, 0 Rear Quashnet Road. Steve said this .541-acre parcel is physically a wetland, <br /> and Ms. Lopez is asking if Conservation would like to buy it. Steve said it was assessed at <br /> $9,300. The land is not buildable, but it falls along the lines of what property we would accept <br /> as a donation. It was agreed that we would not pay for it, but Steve will tell her we would be <br /> happy if she wishes to donate it to us. <br /> 4. DEP's new office in Hyannis. Len said that DEP will open a new office next week on Route <br /> 132 in Hyannis, and every section within DEP will be represented there—Wastewater <br /> Management, Administration of Watershed,Drinking Water Supply, Emergency Responses, and <br /> Wetlands. There will be a total of seven full-titre staff members, including an administration <br /> staff. The purpose is to bring their resources closer to Cape Cod. If our staff needs files from <br /> Boston, there will be a courier system to bring it here. There's a conference room there that can <br /> be used by Conservation because it's public space. <br /> 5. Len attended an FS-1 Plume Clean Up Team meeting pertaining to the MMR Installation <br /> Restoration Program and reported on the following interesting discussions: <br /> A. Fuel Spill-1 Groundwater Update. The treatment system is working very, very well and he <br /> gave the members a printed and verbal update on it. <br /> B. Update on Ashumet Pond regarding phosphate treatment. Len said the data on the phosphate <br /> treatment in this pond that was done a few years ago is not as straight forward, but it does show <br /> that it's working. The phosphorus decreased moderately with this treatment. The other thing the <br /> Air Force did was to install a geochemical barrier. They know where the discharge is. They used <br /> an innovative technology where iron mixes with the soil and the iron intercepts the phosphorus <br /> and keeps it from entering the pond. That is working very well. It stays trapped within the iron. <br /> They estimate that this will work for 20 years, but Len thinks that this estimate is conservative. <br /> They will not remove it—they'll just leave it there. <br /> C. The USGS and USFWS did an investigational survey on bottom feeders in Ashumet Pond <br /> and Johns Pond and found that they have tumors which are pre-cancerous, but if eaten, they <br /> won't cause any health problems. They suspect PAH is the contaminant causing the tumors, and <br /> there were some storm drains from the aircraft landing strips that were dumped in years ago. <br /> However, the blood work they did on the fish indicated that some of the contaminants were more <br /> recent (within the past six months). <br /> D. Len said that since our agendas are short lately, we may like to have Steve Hurley and Paul <br /> Baumann come and talk to us. Len thinks they would be glad to do so. <br /> 6. Possible new line of reporting at Town Hall. Steve said he attended a meeting where the <br /> discussion was about changing the line of reporting at Town Hall. Instead of the department <br /> heads reporting to the Town Manager, they would report to the head of a newly formed <br /> department called Regional Planning and Development. Steve said they were told that the <br /> Building Commissioner would become the head of this new department while still performing <br /> his present duties. Steve feels that with this format, his issues may not be represented to the <br /> Town Manager or Assistant Town Manager as forcefully as if he presented them himself. Jack <br /> 2 <br />