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.mj http:(Iwww.mashpawaters.comjtestjindex.html'.- >',j +1 X <br /> ble F,dt yJew Favorites Zook Help ItConyert 6ISelect <br /> 5hare Browser webEx <br /> '' wakcrcre da the town Mashpaes Waged t oq ' djO C1 Qege 4'TVIS <br /> kt' <br /> t 'il`F t 1 M� 11C <br /> L <br /> �, wb <br /> 'Irt <br /> tuiee""as&News Watershed Nitrogen Management Plan <br /> Planning a Canununitiss Welcome to the Town of Mashpee's Watershed PHVogen Uanagement Plan p website. 1 <br /> Town oftuiashoee As a community,we treasure Mashpee's beautiful coastal ponds and stua a yet we are <br /> responsible for their poor wrater quality. Excess nutrients—nitrogen,In particular—come from>' <br /> Town of Barnstable septic systems and wastewater treatment plants,surface runoff after rain storms or snow melt, <br /> Town of Falmouth lawn fertilizer,stormwater drainage system discharges,and other sources.Nitrogen is present In <br /> the environment naturally;however,in excess,leis considered a pollutant <br /> I Town of5andwich <br /> In response to long-standing concerns regarding nitrogen,Mashpea initiated the WNMP in 1999. <br /> The project will provide an environmentally and economically sound plan for nitrogen reduction <br /> Links and wastewater treatment it will recommend areas appropriate for discharging treated <br /> Mashoee Environmental Coalition wastewater Into the ground.The projectwiti culminate In a recommended plan plan to reduce the, <br /> Town's nitrogen contributions-and those of its neighbors in the Popponesset Bay and Waquoit; <br /> Massachusetts EstuaryProlect Bay watersheds-to coastal waters and to evaluate options for.restoring these wonderful;;. <br /> resources. By proactively addressing nutrient Issues on its own,the Town hopes to avoid,, <br /> regulatory enforcement actions by state orcounty agencies ar the courts. <br /> To team more about the problem with nutrients and how you both contribute to itand can be part ' <br /> of the solution,please visit the What's the Problem page_t.inks are provided throughout the site <br /> to the Documents A Resources page where you can find definitions of commonly used words <br /> and acronyms. <br /> We hope you find this website helpful and look forward to your participation in the Town's <br /> planning process. <br /> �'�l�.c,.�yi�YuPdal�Shtrtl�"t}yttat4'r� e�Et�F�.��u' ,„ <br /> Done e i 1 Y i Irkemet 100-A <br />