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Draft Mashpee Nitrogen Control Bylaw-=for Review�O <br /> 1.Purpose <br /> A Town Bylaw to conserve voutiable "IterivIl�lsq-1-1(-I-o-tl-te-rresourcesltiiatiiicroi,,�(�oLiK_poperLv�-Lii,,3,tg <br /> LVV_ L C c- -protect <br /> our uni re environment that is to vital engine <br /> �qf our economy and to reduce the financial burden on tUxtoaycrs <br /> au- _y,a� <br /> a r,d OL <br /> regulating the outdoor application of nitrogen,The regulatioll of nitrogen )pic ions <br /> al_L_� _ <br /> will reduce the overall amount of excess nitrogen entering the town's Resource Areas as defined in Tflie <br /> Nlashpcc Wetlands Protection Bylaw(Chapter 172;Section 2)and regulations. Reducing excess nitrogen helps <br /> protect and improve the water quality of Mj stipee's 1 two valuable estuaries—Wit wit.Ray a_on cL11op2Lncssetjhj, <br /> L <br /> and their associated <br /> sociated bals arid waterways,its y,,cll�L sMasstj�iiany onLd.�and streams, <br /> cove n _p <br /> '['his Town Bylaw is w,lso critical to ILL, ce's Total Max:rnutn Daily L,)ai1EkMDLj_of jiLrogeLL_21L <br /> M s1mee is p c ly in violation of the lean Water Act because of nit m-C, —r—OloLil entering? the-LOW51's <br /> _rtjs_nd _ <br /> estuaries. The Cane Cod Cornrni�siotn hai estinnated that reduci nittrocnlro_-—outdoo, <br /> _ <br /> would Save are taxpayers of lvla�jhpe $40 million dollani in scweriu�_atid other wastewater <br /> er, _jq_ <br /> treatment cKpcinscs. <br /> 2.Applicability <br /> This Bylaw shall apply to and regulate any and all applications of nitrogen through fertilizer within the Town of <br /> Mashpee. <br /> 3.Definitions <br /> "Agriculture"includes farming in all its branches,generally as the cultivation and tillage of the soil,dairying, <br /> the production cultivation,growing and harvesting of any agricultural,floricultural,viticultural or horticultural <br /> commodities, and shellfishing, including preparations and delivery to storage or to market or to carriers for <br /> transportation to market. <br /> "Fertilizer"means a substance that enriches the soil with elements essential for plant growth,such as nitrogen, <br /> phosphorus,potassium or other substances;fertilizer does not include those nutrients that are normally excluded <br /> from fertilizer such as chemicals that are part of dolomite,limestone,or lime. <br /> "Impervious surface"means a surface that has been compacted or covered with a layer of material so that it is <br /> highly resistant to infiltration by water. <br /> "Nitrogen" means an element essential to plant growth. For the purposes of the Bylaw, nitrogen may be <br /> available as slow-release,controlled-release,timed-release,slowly available,or water insoluble nitrogen,which <br /> means nitrogen in a form that delays its availability for plant uptake and use after application and is not rapidly <br /> available to turf and other plants;and/or quick-release,water-soluble nitrogen which means nitrogen in a form <br /> that does not delay its availability for turf and other plant uptake and is rapidly available for turf and other plant <br /> uptake and use after application. <br /> "Turf'means grass-covered soil held together by the roots of the grass,also known as"sod"or"lawn." <br /> 4.Performance Standards <br /> All application of nitrogen shall comply with the following standards: <br />