8/8/2013 ENVIRONMENTAL OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE Minutes

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Mashpee Environmental Oversight Committee Minutes of Meeting August 8,2013 at 7:00 p. . Mashpee Town Hall, Popponesset fleeting Room Present; Chairman George Petersen,'Ted Theis,Rick York, Michael 'Talbot Absent: Selectman John Cahalane.9 Peter White CALL TO ORDER The meeting was opened by Chairman Petersen. APPROVAL OF METINGTES June 135 2013 &July 11, 2013 Approval of the July 11 minutes would be held until Mr. Talbot and Mr. York's revisions were incorporated. Mr. Theis made a motion to approve the minutes of June 13th. Mr. Talbot seconded the motion. 3 yes, 1 abstain COMMUNICATIONS Chairman Petersen announced that NOAA held a lecture regarding sea level rise and the new flood naps_ Mr. Theis inquired whether there had been discussion about the science and the Chair did note that much of the correspondence had been based on trends and that last year had been one of the I&warmest years in the last 300 years. NEW BUSINESS None at this time ACTION ITEMS UPDATE Estuary Restoration/Shellfish Propagation Chairman Petersen announced that funds had been made available from the CPC for the Estuary Restoration/ Shellfish Propagation program. Mr. York confirmed that his application had been approved for$114,000 for the second year of the Shellfish&Estuary Restoration project, allowing for seeding at an intense level for the next two years. It was hoped that, once a lame number of quahogs was placed in the Great River and Jehu Pond area,they would begin spawning and seeding themselves_ Jar. York did Mate that oyster seeding would need to continue in Mashpee River due to the mucky habitat and higher flushing rate. Mr. York added that oyster seeding was not expensive compared to the 20 million quahogs needed in Little and Great River, where they were expected to spawn. Mr. York reported that the 6 million quahog seed in the 'down facility at Little River were doing well and 2,200 bags of oyster seed in the Mashpee River were also doing very well. Pond 'Vater Quality Mr. York reported that the circulators on Santuit Pond were working well. However, the rain in June created an algae concentration at the Town landing, appearing in Mate counts at a level high enough to require that a warning be issued. Mr. York confirmed that the overall condition of the pond was comparable to the previous year, adding that weekly Secchi readings averaged 1 meter throughout the pond. Mr. York stag that, last year,there were no floating algae but that, in June, there was some arae in the area of the landing though it had cleared. Additionally, the species that appeared this year was a.nabena, another blue-green algae, rather than the