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support that visible opinion. The test results for each River/Little River boat ramp project. We are summer testing period are analyzed by SMAST's unanimously supporting the project revision from a computers and presented to the Town in the following single ramp project to a double ramp project along with April/May timeframe. various Town Departments/Commissions. This project expansion will improve public access. The expansion Other Committee Work is required to facilitate the public's use of the ramp for The Waterways Commission is working with the both pleasure boating and commercial fishing. engineering firm of BSC Group to complete our filing Commercial Fishing will support the Town's Shellfish for a comprehensive dredging permit that will Propagation Program that is recommended by Mr. encompass our three existing dredging permits. This York, the Town's Shellfish Constable. The Program work should be completed sometime in Calendar 2016. will reduce nitrogen content in the waterways via a State and Federal agencies are in receipt of the natural process thus reducing the size of required future engineers data and have the data under review. sewerage treatment facilities. This program will generate a major cost savings to the Town. This The State has issued our joint Chapter 91 license savings could be as high as 25% of future facilities and 401 Water Quality Certificate as well as our CZM Q Y costs which would amount to an estimated 100 million (Coastal Zone Management) Federal Compliance dollars of savings. It will also support the efforts of the Certificate. The COE comment period for their new new/revised DNR Department. Comprehensive 10 year Permit runs from December 15, 2015 through January 15, 2016. Depending on The Waterways Commission is working with the comments received, we anticipate receipt of the COE Town/DPW to support efforts to rebuild/replace the Permit in Calendar 2016. This new Permit format will Ockway Bay boat ramp walkway/float system. The save the Town thousands of dollars that would present walkway/float system was trashed by"Mother normally be required to be spent on Permit renewals Nature" during the winter months (January,February, over the same time period. and March) of 2015. The Waterways Commission has, in hand, the The Waterways Commission is working with the Town's Permit to complete our annual maintenance Town/DPW to make similar repairs/replacement of the dredge of the Popponesset Approach Channel in walkway/float system located at the Pirates Cove boat February/March of Calendar 2016. This was the ramp. culmination of a major work effort in Calendar 2015. The Waterways Commission is performing The Waterways Commission is working on preliminary review/planning work regarding an improvement of moorings and use regulations for application for a channel maintenance dredge Permit boating and personal watercraft operation on Johns for Ockway Bay. This would improve boating safety Pond. Our efforts will support the monitoring efforts and navigation from Popponesset Bay to the Ockway provided by the Harbormaster and his department. Bay boat ramp. The Waterways Commission has under review an Members of the Waterways Commission update of signage for our Public Access areas in volunteer to work on various subjects/committees both support of the Town and the Harbormaster department. within as well as outside the Commission. Some examples are as follows: The Waterways Commission has under review a dinghy storage rack system for ramp and mooring field Barnstable County Coastal Resources Committee areas throughout the Town that is in preliminary stages. Public Access Committee This will be a joint departmental effort that will be announced as soon as we complete the organization and Mashpee Sewer Commission Planning it is approved by the Town Manager and the Board of Committee Selectmen. Mashpee Local Multiple Hazard Community The Waterways Commission has been and is Planning Team presently working diligently to improve the Great Barnstable County Dredge Advisory Committee 160