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Feder V. ' n . santed - ­- . _- <br /> _-`;.j'T0 toy,,..Ma' shpa iver. <br /> f G � <br /> AUL D.DTT <br /> By P person for a 'one-year period to <br /> The Cape Cod Commission is P y p • <br /> help facilitate the discussion that <br /> hoping to get federal funds from a is going.ta meed to go on among <br /> grant to hire someone who would the communities involved,'' he <br /> devote all their time fora full said. _ <br /> year focusing extensively' on'the Mr. Eichner said the : <br /> e communi- <br /> .subwatersheds :to f the 'Mashpee. ties involved will be asked <br /> Biver and Shoestring B ay. d to ap- <br /> A point m_embers to a citizen review <br /> - Given`al1 the workload our of <br /> t • _ committee;which•will identify ar <br /> r.. <br /> fire has,,,we really.nee to'*have eas where more information .is <br /> F <br /> someone *on top of this -all the needed-on+the watershed and <br /> time an.,,to be able' to:maintain help develop management goals <br /> coordination. among .the commu- that could be adopted by the•com- <br /> nities," said+Edward Eichner, a munities. The purpose of the pro- <br /> water resources planner for.the sect is to' create a management <br /> commission. plan for the watershed. <br /> Mr.Eichner"said yesterday the <br /> commission has submitted an ap- <br /> plication to .the".-....Mas'achusetts , <br /> Department of�+�==Environmental <br /> Protection for a':grant;of <br /> *777000 <br /> in.the federal funds given to'the <br /> state under the Clean"Water Act t <br /> program.,:.-DEP. is -scheduled to <br /> r award the grants on-August 1. <br /> Both Mashpee _and Barnstable, <br /> which have asked the-cormission <br /> t <br /> to.help restore -and protect-the <br /> ..Popponesset Bay watershed,have E <br /> C <br /> agreed to contribute matching <br /> t <br /> staff time toward the project•pro- <br /> posed in the •grant --application, ` <br /> according to Mr: Eichner., The <br /> matching staff time 'provided by <br /> the two towns and the commis- - <br /> Sion is expected to -be' about <br /> $51,44O: <br /> In its grant application, the <br /> Cape Cod Commission 'stated: <br /> "Popponesset Bay is a coastal em- <br /> ;bayment system that has water <br /> quality problems•associated with <br /> excessive nitrogen loading; ex- <br /> tenkve`loss of eelgrass; floating <br /> algal mats 'and closed shellfish <br /> beds." <br /> 'Shellfish beds have '-`been <br /> closed in the Mashpee River and <br /> .Shoestring 'Bays•'-both of which <br /> have:excess nitrogen contributed <br /> Primarily by septic-system'; the <br /> watersheds,according to the`•coni- <br /> mission's grant application. <br /> ....If the commission receives the <br /> gant)'Mr,•;Eichner said, the com- <br /> .MIS sion: would hire a'person to <br /> coordinate_•activities related to <br /> .the:.• . . �•t .,.•..:. <br /> wat4�h7 gd �by the towns of <br /> Mashpee;;..Parristabie and'Sand- <br /> o z. _,, ?l. ;grant:.xs <br /> going'to be fir::' ''to hire a sta'f. <br />