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Town of Mashpee Watershed Nitrogen Management Plan <br /> WEBSITE COPY <br /> Home <br /> Welcome to the Town of Mashpee's Watershed Nitrogen Management Plan (WNMP) <br /> website. As a community, we treasure Mashpee's beautiful coastal ponds and estuaries, yet we <br /> are responsible for their poor water quality. Excess nutrients—nitrogen, in particular—come <br /> from septic systems and wastewater treatment plants, surface runoff after rain storms or snow <br /> melt, lawn fertilizer, stormwater drainage system discharges, and other sources. Nitrogen is <br /> present in the environment naturally; however, in excess, it is considered a pollutant. <br /> In response to long-standing concerns regarding nitrogen,Mashpee initiated the WNMP in 1999. <br /> The project will provide an environmentally and economically sound plan for nitrogen reduction <br /> and wastewater treatment. It will recommend areas appropriate for discharging treated <br /> wastewater into the ground. The project will culminate in a recommended plan to reduce the <br /> Town's nitrogen contributions—and those of its neighbors in the Popponesset Bay and Waquoit <br /> 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 or county agencies or the courts. <br /> To learn more about the problem with nutrients and how you both contribute to it and can be part <br /> of the solution,please visit the What is the Problem page. Links are provided throughout the <br /> site to the Documents & Resources page where you can find definitions of commonly used <br /> words and acronyms. <br /> We hope you find this website helpful and look forward to your participation in the Town's <br /> planning process. <br /> What's New Box (home page) <br /> Teaser with link to Meetings &News page <br /> 1 <br />