2/20/2014 SEWER COMMISSION Minutes

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i i I shellfish proposal and how it will work to address this comment. Rick York stated that he is i looking at creating a reef at the P pp nesset Bay area including I lashpee Fiver and Shoestring Bay. Dick stated that he would include all regulatory framework involved in his response. Draft Recommended mmended Plan— Chapters 6,7 & 8 ~ Jeff Greggdistributed a copy of Chapters 6, 7 and 8 of the Draft Recommended Plan, and reviewed their contents. Chapter 6. The focus of Chapter 6 is to present the details of the draft recommended plan. The primary focus of the plan is to address the total nitrogen TIVIDLs for P pp nesset Bay and Waquoit Bay East through nitrogen management within the Project Planning Area (PPA). The components f this plan are described in Chapter 6 and include: Expanded shellfish aquaculture in various portions of P pp nesset Bay and Waqu it Bay East; Use of the II TF at ,point Base Cape Cod; Use of existing facilities within the PPA I1 TFs, I A , on-site septic systems); and potential new facilities at one or two sites, dependent on the shellfish aquaculture performance. Chapter 7. This chapter addresses the requirement of ars Environmental Impact Report rt EIF as part of the Town of Mashpee's Watershed Nitrogen Management Planning WNMP project and Comprehensive Wastewater Management Plan CWMP . Chapter 7 identifies the potentially impacted resources and environments, and will consider the impact of the Draft Recommended plan on both. Chapter 7 also reviews the impacts of the "No Action" alternative relative to the same resources. Chapter 8. This chapter discusses and summarizes the Draft section 61 "Findings for State Agency Action". It also identifies planned mitigation measures for those impacts 'identified in Chapter 7 of this report. Jeff Gregg stated that section 61 is essentially saying that each regulatory agency that will review this WNMP project will cone up with their own section 61 findings and requirements for approval. Section 8.3 discusses proposed mitigation measures to be considered as part of future design andF construction, including general construction: collection and effluent discharge construction, new wastewater treatment facility sites and recharge sites, climate change mitigation, GHG emissions reduction approaches, and shellfish concerns (requiring lick York input on ,mitigation). Tom Fudala reported that what exists right now is a Town pre-disaster mitigation plan, but with a grant the Carpe Cod Commission has received, they will be developing a ,multi-hazard mitigation plan to replace the current pre-disaster mitigation plan. The kickoff meeting is scheduled for next Monday, February 24h. Jeff Gregg stated that for the Larch 26th Sewer Commission meeting, he will have completed draft chapters, will have the draft final plan updated, and will have finalized the table of contents. Tom F Bala stated that the plan needs to be completed no later than May 17 th, the end date for the existence of the Sewer Commission. The Board and ,teff Gregg agreed on April 1, 2014 as the completion date of the Daft Final Plan. ACTIVITY REPORT T FP GA SEWER COMMISSION ADMINISTRATOR R— Paul G bell Paul Gbell distributed copies of a graph with tabulation of Total Nitrogen WWTP Effluent Levels covering a 3 year period, from January 2011 through December 2013. Regarding Fertilizer Regulations, Fick York is working on ar draft for the May Town Meeting for the regulation of the use of fertilizers, and will email his draft of ars article to the commission members for their comments. Tom F dala stated that there is a statewide meeting next ,month on fertilizer regulation. 2