5/2/2006 WATERWAYS COMMISSION Minutes

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i how to approach the problem since it is in Barnstable waters. Jing Hanks stated he would talk to Wayne Jaedtke and John Jacobson, who is in charge ofermittin for Barnstable to see wha � t can he done. Perry Ellis said he had installed the navigation buoys about 25 feet apart in that area. waqu it Bay Area —Jim Danks -Jim hanks reported that IVa uoit Bay y eras becomrng more active. County Dredge Advisory Meeting -- William Taylor- Bill reported that there was no meeting Waterways -laws and Regulations —.Jim Hanks -.Tim reported there are no' changes Water Quality Update—,Jinn Hanks The contract for water sampling is ithe queue to be processed. p n The Pilot project has asked Brian Howes to assess the situation in Santuit Pond i o d t deter � if the excess nutrients are due-to recycling from the sediments or passing through from ground water. Consideration is being given to dredging the pond to make a deeper water body that would remove the nutrient rich sediment and provide natural attenuation of nutrients. It may be more effective than the notion of deepening the present abandoned cranberry bogs to accomplish the same objective. 4. Sever Commission Citizens Advisory Committee-- Paul Lumsden - No meeting . Barnstable Countv Coastal Resources Committee U12date — Gerald I alv -Ido meeting . WaterwUs In roement Plan and Dredain& Permits—Jim Hanks Mashpee River Dredge Project—Jim Planks reported that he had drawn in the channel configuration on the Mashpee River, and that he,had revised the planned island shapes to be large g enough for the dredged material. Dredging Status Briefing. The selectmen have requested a dredging status update on 22 May, and ,liar presented a set of draft slides that would explain the situation. The commission discussed the slides and offered suggested changes to improve it. The update will explain that we meed to update the maintenance dredging permits (funded at Town Fleeting , and will outline 4 scenarios for improvement dredging the Mashpee River. One scenario is to deposit the material at the transfer station, and Jim will request authorization to pay for analyzing sediment samples for resistivity as required for upland disposal in a land fill. f The other three scenarios are to keep the material on the river by sidecasting, building marsh islands. or restoring marsh front. Authorization to expend funds to do some modeling runs will be requested to assess the impact on water quality by each scenario. Maintenance Dredging—Jim reported that we would be going into executive session to discuss the draft RFP for renewing the Waquoit Bay and Popponesset Bay dredging permits. Page 2 of 4