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TABLE OF CONTENTS <br /> EXECUTIVESUMMARY......................................................................................................................1 <br /> 1.0 INTRODUCTION..................................................................................... ............................... 1 <br /> 2.0 CURRENT FERTILIZER LOADINGS TO PLEASANT BAY........................................................... 1 <br /> 2.1 MEP Model-Loading Assumptions................................................................................2 <br /> 2.2 MEP Model -Pleasant Bay Loadings.............................................................................. 3 <br /> 2.3 Pleasant Bay Watershed Fertilizer Practices....................................................................4 <br /> 3.0 OVERVIEW OF CURRENT TOWN REGULATIONS RELATED TO FERTILIZER MANAGEMENT ...6 <br /> 3.1 Summary of Findings....................................................................................................... 7 <br /> 3.2 Brewster........................................................................................................................... 8 <br /> 3.3 Chatham ......................................................................................................................... 10 <br /> 3.4 Harwich.......................................................................................................................... 11 <br /> 3.5 Orleans ........................................................................................................................... 15 <br /> 3.6 Cape Cod Regional Policy Plan..................................................................................... 18 <br /> 4.0 FERTILIZER MANAGEMENT STRATEGIES USED IN OTHER LOCALES................................... 19 <br /> 4.1 Regulatory Programs and Standards..............................................................................20 <br /> 4.2 Non-Regulatory Programs and Standards......................................................................23 <br /> 4.3 Best Management Practices ...........................................................................................26 <br /> 5.0 RECOMMENDED FERTILIZER MANAGEMENT STRATEGIES...................................................28 <br /> 5.1 Municipal Fertilizer Management..................................................................................29 <br /> 5.2 Golf Course Fertilizer Management............................................................................... 30 <br /> 5.3 "No Disturb"Buffer to Wetland Resource Areas.......................................................... 33 <br /> 5.4 Public Education and Outreach......................................................................................33 <br /> 5.5 Turfgrass Management Training....................................................................................35 <br /> 5.6 Lawn Size Limit For New Development.......................................................................36 <br /> 5.7 Translating Recommendations into Action.................................................................... 38 <br /> 5.8 Cumulative Impact of Recommended Strategies...........................................................40 <br /> 6.0 POTENTIAL FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES ................................................................................41 <br /> 6.1 New England Grassroots Environmental Fund..............................................................41 <br /> 6.2 Massachusetts Environmental Trust...............................................................................41 <br /> 6.3 Clean Water State Revolving Fund................................................................................42 <br /> 7.0 CONCLUSIONS.....................................................................................................................42 <br /> REFERENCES..................................................................................................................................44 <br /> APPENDICES <br /> Appendix A.Three Sample Sub-Watersheds...... ......... ......... ......... ......... ................ .........A-1 <br /> Appendix B. Golf Course Nitrogen Application Information...................................................B-I <br /> Appendix C. Preliminary List of Recommended Fertilizer Management Strategies ................C-1 <br />