12/13/2017 ENVIRONMENTAL OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE Minutes

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Motion: Katelyn Cadoret moved that FOC support the additional funding for the new bridge at the Quashnet River, seconded by Joe Cummings. Vote 4-0-1 with Dale McKay abstaining. ACTION ITEMS UPDATE Mashpee CWMP: • Mashpee Nutrient Control Bylaw; Update on AG Approval—No Update • Estuary Restoration/Shellfish Propagation; Update Rick York stated they have planted S million quahog seed which is a record on the Cape and 2,133 bags of oyster seed. The water quality monitoring is ongoing. We are continuing the project the next fiscal year which is included in the departmental budget. • DRI Review; IMA's with other towns: Update Rick York stated Mashpee is in the process of getting a watershed permit for three towns, with Sandwich and Barnstable for the Popponesset Bay watershed nitrogen remediation and water quality restoration. He said DEP and EPA are on board. • Planning for sewers; connections with private sewers: No Update Town-Wide Stormwater Management Plan: Assessment of Santuit Pond Stormwater Runoff Rick York stated he is still monitoring Santuit Pond. He noted the water is still green and expects it to die off this winter. Mashpee Community Gardens Preservation and Revitalization: No Update Pond &Estuary Water Quality Monitoring: Update REPORTS Conservation Department Report: Katelyn Cadoret stated she made a presentation on general work the Conservation Commission has been doing to the Board of Selectmen and was well received. • Land Stewards Program: Update She said Americorp has had four workdays. The chained sawed trees that were downed during the last storm which will help with the water runoff. They will also backfill the steps with gravel. They finished the steps at Santuit Pond and also at Quashnet River. They repaired the gouged out areas on the bank and used the same technique that the Sea Run Brook Trout Coalition used at the Mashpee and Santuit Rivers with the addition of woody structure. Americorps did a fantastic job. There will be more workdays in the near future.