8/26/2014 SEWER COMMISSION Minutes

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Implementation Draft schedule - Short-terra initiatives - 2014-201 - Phase 1 Implementation (2016-2020) - Long Term Implementation - 2021-2040 and beyond * Estimated Project Build-out Total Present Worth Costs * Summary: Project Timeline: 2001 to present CAPE COD COMMISSION COMMENTS - Patty Daley, Deputy Director Patty Daley summarized her comments by stating that over-all, the Mashpee plan is consistent with the CCC 208 plan and approach, including areas of energy and land use. Cape Cod Commission Draft Report rt -Torn Cam areri, Watershed Management Dir, Torn Carnbareri stated that the organization requests more details on various components of the plan related to the Final Environmental impact Deport, the local and regional plan to collaborate with the base, and the characterization of nitrogen reduction, and others. Because a substantial amount of work on aquaculture will be required in the first five years, the CCC staff suggested that the town consider submitting a Phase 1 Waiver which would allow it to move forward with shelffi aqua ul ure, one of the wastewater treatment facilities and collection areas, and adjust th necessary institutional structure of the town's wastewater management. Public Testimony: ,Joe Myons ,doe Lyons sought to simplify the issue for the general public as folio yrs: "What we have here is a problem where there are too many people for natural mitigation to tale care of the nitrogen that vire have each personally put into the ground, with nitrogen flowing into two major �ratersheds: Popponesset and vaquoit Bays. What's happened over the past 10-15 years is that the best scenarios people can think of have been evaluated and tested where possible, but they keep changing. The two unknowns are the amount of time the nitrogen removal will take, and the amount of action it will initially require. The plan will be stretched over a long period of time and it will be a learning process." Edward J. DeWitt:. Executive Director, Association to Preserve Cape Cod 'Mr. DeWitt. stated his disappointment in a lack of involvement of the Town of Falmouth concerning wastewater plans for vagoit Bay. He also expressed his concern over the plan's heavy reliance on aquaculture and stated that it should include more extensive land use procedures such as vegetable buffers around ponds. Mr. DeWitt stated that also missing in the plan is the close nexus between storm water management and aquaculture. Tom Fudala responded to Mr. [ eWitt's comments by saying that the commission has been in contact with Falmouth but was disappointed that the town did not include Waquoit in their initial proposals for wastewater management. Mr. Fudala added that in terms of land use, Mashpee has many mandatory related bylaws in place as well as strict zoning regulations related to storm water management. Rick York:: Mashpee shellfish Constable 2