01/28/2019 BOARD OF SELECTMEN Agenda Packet

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3 *DRAFT*Board of Selectmen Minutes January 15, 2019 The Town of Falmouth has a WWTF with in-house staff who report to the DPW Director. The DPW Director also directs planning and engineering. Specialized engineering services are contracted. The Water Quality Management Committee reviews planning and evaluation alternatives and reports directly to the Board of Selectmen. With regards to monitoring, procedures stipulated by the Massachusetts Estuaries Project(MEP) would be continued in addition to the tracking of watershed permits, shellfish harvest data, freshwater pond sampling and discharge permits. Monitoring would continue until TMDL compliance has been met. With compliance, the program would continue with modifications as required, Funding opportunities include the State Revolving Fund (SRF),the new tax on short-term rentals, the MassWorks Infrastructure grant program, the Coastal Zone Management-Coastal Pollution Remediation Program, 319 grants, 604b grants, Massachusetts Environmental Trust (MET) funds and Renewable Energy/MC Clean Energy Center grants. In Chatham wastewater assumptions are funded 100%by their tax base. Both Chatham and Provincetown have received a sizable amount of loan principal forgiveness for the funding of construction. Falmouth and Barnstable have used betterment program with a partial increase on the tax rate for major infrastructure. SRF funding was also obtained as well as Environmental Justice funding, Coastal Resilience monies and Renewable Energy grants. The Cape Light Compact was noted to be a good source of funding, and it was suggested the grants be assembled collectively for optimum funding. With regards to tracking performance it was noted that monitoring remains a requirement on a long term basis. Management would most likely be required to document the groundwater discharge permit and shellfish programs. In considering the (10) existing wastewater treatment facilities, it was agreed that some have more potential than others. Mashpee Village and Mashpee Commons have the most advanced wastewater treatment facilities. The Mashpee Commons site has a high discharge/recharge rate, but is limited in its site location, and there is uncertainty regarding future development. The schools and core neighborhoods in the vicinity of the Mashpee Commons WWTF may have the ability to utilize the facility and it is possible alternative discharge locations could be utilized for the Mashpee Commons treatment plant. The Stratford Pond WWTF is noted to be on the small side and the Willowbend WWTF is tight. However,there may be an ability to recharge on some of the course fairways underground. The New Seabury WWTF is also favorable with recharge outside of the watershed. The Mashpee High School WWTF lies within the Quashnet watershed, and it would be difficult to manage nitrogen loading, The MHS may possibly serve as a pumping station to JBCC.