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*Ensure that emergency response plans are in place ceeded to discuss the draft Local Comprehensive Plan and known to the appropriate parties, e.g. (LCP). We met again to review the LCP on January 24 storm emergencies and 31. After lengthy discussion, we agreed upon sev- waterways accidents, and, eral changes which were incorporated into the plan spills of fuel or hazardous materials before it was presented to the Board of Selectmen. into coastal or tributary waters Mashpee River Pollution - We met in August and *Develop public information program regarding September with concerned citizens who; live along the adopted and proposed plans and policies Mashpee River who highlighted the problems with pol- lution in the Mashpee River. At the September meet- *Report Annually to the Town of Mashpee ing, we had guest speakers from the Cape Cod Com- mission (Tom Cambereri, Ed Eichner and Chuck Membership Lawrence) who presented the preliminary results of study of Nitrogen Loading they conducted. Signifi- The committee consists of up to 20 representatives cantly, we learned that the River is 33 times over the from the existing town boards, commissions, commit- allowable Nitrogen load, but Popponesset Bay is still tees, and departments. Currently there are 17 appoint- under the critical limit. Dr. Joe Costa of the Buzzard's ed;there are no members at large. Bay project discussed the technical aspects of Nitrogen pollution, and shared with us some of the experiences Topics of Discussion of that group in dealing with pollution. Items being considered include: We prepared a draft plan for dealing with the pollu- tion problems in two parts - first the high Coliform *Mashpee River Cleanup Bacteria counts that indicate sewage pollution,and sec- ond the Nitrogen loading issue. The plan also provides *Town Beach Dune restoration background and technical information concerning the pollution problems.We hope to adopt that plan early in *Popponesset Spit Remedial Planning 1996 and start solving the problems. *South Cape Beach Issues In December,we had a presentation by Mr. Prender- gast of Heritage Wildlife Foundation describing their *Storm Runoff Mitigation product "Seascape" which works as an artificial sea- Great River Ramp weed. Installing this product will cause drifting sand to Mashpee River Sources be deposited around the plastic seaweed, which acts Monomoscoy Rd much like a snow-fence, thus creating an artificial Ockway Bay Ramp shoal. We are looking at this product, and other Pirates Cove Ramp approaches,in search of a long term solution to the ero- sion of the barrier spits that protect our two bays. *Coastal Resources Information System Respectfully Submitted *Boat Sewage Pump-out Facilities perry F. Ellis, Chairman James P. Hanks, Vice-Chairman *Stairway at Wading Place Road, Popponesset F. Thomas Fudala, Clerk l *Local Comprehensive Plan Update I *Coastal Resource Management and Harbor Man- agement Plan Update ', *Sea Path *Dock Permitting Issues *Aquaculture Activities Local Comprehensive Plan-We first met on 17 Jan- uary 1995 at which time we elected officers, and pro- 127 J