01/15/2019 BOARD OF SELECTMEN Agenda Packet

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E 'k This report is anticipated to be tied directly to the monitoring efforts and "modeling" plan necessary to demonstrate compliance with the TMDLs and performance of those efforts implemented to date. Due to the long-term nature of the implementation, it is anticipated that this document would be prepared and issued every five years, similar to the MassDEP groundwater discharge permit program. ES.6.3 Regional Coordination As discussed previously, planning efforts of the neighboring communities for TMDL compliance and other water quality (fresh, salt, ground) are expected to have positive impacts on the estuary water quality; as a result, Towns need to be able to make mid-course adjustments in their implementation related to these impacts. ES.7 Implementation Schedule A preliminary implementation schedule is presented in this report, focusing on five (5) year increments following the initial short-term period surrounding the completion of the Final CWMP. Shellfish aquaculture is targeted for early implementation because the Town is actively maintaining and pursuing expansion of shellfish aquaculture within Popponesset Bay (namely Mashpee River) in collaboration with the Wampanoag Tribe, MEP, and others. Additional initiatives and grant incentive programs are being pursued to expand this program; therefore this is the first part of the Recommended Plan's implementation. The shellfish program will work to fast-track the water quality improvement needed in the waterbodies as it relates to nitrogen impacts. At the same time, efforts related to Ownership of several existing wastewater treatment facilities within the PPA and to the potential opportunity to work with MassDevelopment and Joint Base Cape Cod on a regional facility are critical ongoing tasks regarding implementation. The following is a summary of the schedule (as shown in Figure ES-2). 2015-2016 • MEPA/DRI approval. m Possible establishment of Mashpee Water and Sewer District. (Legislation passed April 14, 2014 —awaiting subsequent action—Spring 2015 Election). • MOU between the Mashpee Water and Sewer District and the Town of Mashpee (if needed), or creation/organization of Town departments for implementation and oversight. • Shellfish Propagation (Current/Existing Program). WWTF Ownership Discussions -- Joint Base Cape Cad/M ass Development — Private Facilities • New Seabury • Willowbend • Mashpee Commons • Southport Stratford Ponds 8612001.4 Town of Mashpee Sewer Commission ES-12 Final Recommended Plan/Final Environmental Impact Report