12/12/2018 ENVIRONMENTAL OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE Minutes

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of Selectmen. The conversation will be driven on how are we going to fund wastewater. He spoke about Sandwich's proposal. ACTION ITEMS UPDATE Mashpee Greenway Re-design of and Funding for the Quashnet River Footbridge—No Update MCGAC: Update on Garden Clean-up: New Garden Design: CPC Funding. The Chair stated they are awaiting the CPC's decision on the funding. Andrew Gottlieb stated they will be meeting on Tuesday, December 18 and January V. Mashpee CWMP: DNR Estuary Restoration/Shellfish Propagation; Update Rick York stated the oyster season is ongoing. He stated he went to the CIP for a potential building at Ockway Landing primarily for the shellfish program and the harbormaster as well as to facilitate improvement. It is a perfect site for a building. The need is for the wastewater plan implementation of shellfish component of the comprehensive watershed nitrogen management plan. They need a facility and space to do that project. He noted their offices will stay at town hall. The Chair mentioned Rick and Ashely did a nice presentation at the Cape Coastal Conference which showed Mashpee is on the cutting edge. Rick stressed we have to sewer the Quashnet area which is in the plan which we need to implement IMA's with other towns; DRI Review: No Update Planning for sewers; connections with private sewers: No Update Andrew Gottlieb stated there will be a two-day briefing session on the plan for the Board of Selectmen, all regulatory boards and the public on January 14 and 15. On the first night, there will be a presentation by Jeff Gregg from GHD on what the plan is and the second night will be a discussion on the implementation. Mashpee Nutrient Control Bylaw; Update on AG Approval The Chair stated the bylaw was approved by the Attorney General but he is still waiting for clarification as to whether the Cape Cod Commission needs to review the bylaw. He stated he will send the information he has to Andrew Gottlieb and Andrew will check with the Commission. Town-Wide Stormwater Management Plan (including Santuit Pond): Update Rick York stated he was sworn in as a member of the Stormwater Management Committee. Rick spoke about the blooms in Santuit Pond and that the water was cleared in September and will need to wait to see what happens next year. DNR and MEC (PALS) Pond & Estuary Water Quality Monitoring: Update REPORTS Conservation Department Report: Katelyn Cadoret gave the Conservation Department Report John's Pond Fish Ladder hydraulic study will be done by the BSC Group; NRCS will be paying for the project. Herring Run Fish Ladder Improvements; Herring Count Program wl APCC: An RFP is out for the Phase I Dam Inspection of the Santuit Pond Fish Ladder. No response yet. NRCS is also going to fund a study of the functionality of this ladder; they have assembled a team and will provide Remediation Funding, if necessary, to improve fish passage here. Mass DCR Office of Dam Safety has