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Mashpee Board of Sewer Commissioners <br /> Meeting Minutes <br /> October 19,2010 at 7 p.m. <br /> Mashpee Town Hall, Selectmen's Meeting Room <br /> Present: Chairman Tom Fudala, Joe Lyons, Ralph Marcelli, Jack Malarkey <br /> Also Present: Brian Howes&Ed Eichner-SMaST, Jeff Gregg-GHD, Pio Lombardo-Lombardo <br /> Associates <br /> Absent: Burton Kaplan, Oskar Klenert, Tom O'Hara <br /> CALL TO ORDER <br /> The meeting was called to order by Chairman Tom Fudala at 7:09 pm, <br /> APPROVAL OF MINUTES <br /> September 28, 2010-Recommended changes were submitted by the Chair and Mr. Gregg. <br /> Mr. Lyons made a motion to approve the minutes of September 2e as amended. Mr. Mareelli <br /> seconded the motion. All voted unanimously. <br /> AGENDA ITEMS <br /> Presentation by Andrew Gottlieb, Cape Cod Water Quality Collaborative on County Wastewater <br /> Efforts <br /> Chairman Fudala requested that Mr. Gottlieb address 4-5 wastewater topics and Mr. Gottlieb indicated <br /> that he would address the requested issues as well as outline the County's perspective on wastewater_ Mr. <br /> Gottlieb described the Collaborative as a 17 member board with appointees representing the 15 towns' <br /> Board of Selectmen along with 2 County Commissioners. The Collaborative meets every other month <br /> and Selectman Richardson is the representative from Mashpee. The goal of the Collaborative is to <br /> provide a forum for information sharing and learning, with an emphasis on public education and <br /> education of municipal officials, and with a large emphasis on addressing the issue of affordability. <br /> Initially the Collaborative's goal was to identify and develop alternative funding sources to benefit Cape <br /> towns in dealing with wastewater management issues. Assistance from Senator O'Leary allowed the <br /> Collaborative to identify zero interest SRF loans to fund nutrient management projects, providing up to <br /> one quarter of a billion dollars in loan forgiveness to towns_ Presently, the Collaborative has a greater <br /> focus on identifying methods available and managing the costs of the various solutions being considered <br /> by Cape towns. <br /> The Barnstable County policy on wastewater encourages and supports the minimum infrastructure <br /> necessary in order to achieve water quality goals. The County has no particular preference regarding the <br /> size and type of treatment but there is a strong policy preference that towns consider regional solutions, <br /> primarily among towns with shared watersheds. Working together to address water issues allows cost <br /> containment and greater affordability. The Regional Wastewater Management Plan is being introduced <br /> Capewide with presentations being offered by watershed region. Three Bays is the first watershed, <br /> followed by Lewis Bay, Popponessett Bay and Waquoit Bay. The Regional Plan presumes that towns <br /> will work with their neighbors on shared watershed problems. If not, Towns will be required to <br /> demonstrate why they are not working cooperatively, which could create problems during a MEPA <br /> review that will require Cape Cod Commission support. Mr. Gottlieb stated that Mashpee has been doing <br /> a good job addressing issues with neighbors but that if each town addressed their own wastewater issues, <br /> solutions would be beyond their financial reach but that more than half of the cost could be reduced by <br /> working cooperatively. <br /> 1 <br />