01/15/2019 BOARD OF SELECTMEN Agenda Packet

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These include: • Cape Cod Commission and MassDEP direction on the enforcement and permitting issues associated with the TMDLs, such that each town within the Project Planning Area will have a clear understanding of their regulatory obligation and therefore will be able to create the necessary structure to monitor, manage, and enforce TMDL compliance, whether that be through a Board of Health, Sewer Commission, Department of Public Works, Sewer Department, Sewer District, or other structure. This is outside the control of the Town(s) and Districts related to this project. • Development of a long-term monitoring program. Because the groundwater travel patterns, times, and estuary flushing conditions are influenced by a number of factors, an appropriate plan will need to be developed by the Towns and the regulatory agencies to monitor the effectiveness of the plan in meeting the TMDLs. • Continue to discuss ownership of collection systems, management options, development versus build-out impact on costs. (This will be an ongoing function of implementation as the Town/District will not need to own all facilities initially, but should have documents in place to ease the transition when those facilities are required to be transferred, if necessary). • Financial planning of phasing and bonding in increments. (This cannot be determined until the Water/Sewer District structure and rate schedule is established and ownership of existing facilities is resolved; this will be an ongoing part of implementation.) The following items will need to be completed as part of the plan's implementation: • Identification of the plan's funding mechanism (betterments, taxes, rates, and fees). • Private facilities acquisition/ownership/operations/maintenance. • Additional effluent disposal site evaluations and hydrogeological evaluations. • Securing of facility, cluster, and PRB sites and pumping station locations. • Development of Sewer Regulations. • Development of Sewer Rate Structure. • Phosphorus removal considerations (upgradient of fresh water systems). • Development of a detailed Adaptive Management Plan and long-term TMDL monitoring (for fresh and salt water). • Town/District rules and bylaws related to projected wastewater flows (growth/flow neutral). • Introduction of new Mashpee Water and Sewer District to neighboring communities related departments. • Cost sharing between neighboring communities and districts and MOU development for all aspects of the project. • Scoping and development of subsequent implementation and planning steps including: adaptive management and additional studies. • Completion of the Feasibility Study related to the Quash net/Moo nakis River. 8612001.4 Town of Mashpee sewer commission ES-18 Final Recommended Plan I Final Environmental Impact Report