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Explanation: This is a clean-up article to meet the applications will reduce the overall amount of excess requirement of reserving funds from the supplemental nitrogen entering the town's Resource Areas as defined CPA FY2014 trust fund distribution. After receiving in The Mashpee Wetlands Protection Bylaw (Chapter additional CPA funding from the FY2014 state budget, 172; Section 2) and Regulations. Reducing excess a total of$375,871, the annual 10% appropriation is nitrogen helps protect and improve the water quality of required to be set aside to the 10% Reserves. For this Mashpee's two valuable estuaries—Waquoit Bay and appropriation, it is not a requirement to set aside the Popponesset Bay—and their associated bays,coves and 10%Reserves in the Open Space category because the waterways; as well as Mashpee's many ponds and amount paid in debt for open space purposes in streams. FY2014 exceeded the additional $37,587. This Town Bylaw is also critical to reducing Mashpee's The Community Preservation Committee voted Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL) of nitrogen. unanimously, 6-0 to approve the 10% Reserves to be Mashpee is presently in violation of the Clean Water available for use in FY2015 to be certified by the Town Act because of excess nitrogen entering the town's Accountant and reflected in the FY2015 CP-1. estuaries. The Cape Cod Commission has estimated that reducing nitrogen from outdoor lawn applications The Board of Selectmen recommends approval by a to coastal estuaries and embayments by fifty percent vote of 4-1. (50%) could save the taxpayers of Mashpee $40 million dollars in sewering and other wastewater The Finance Committee recommends approval by treatment expenses. Scientifically we know this can be a vote of 6-0,1 absent. done without affecting the quality of turf in Mashpee. Motion made by Selectman Michael Richardson. §107-2.Applicability Motion: I move the Town vote, pursuant to the This Bylaw shall apply to and regulate any and all provisions of Massachusetts General Law, Chapter applications of nitrogen through fertilizer on managed 44B, Section 6, to reserve from FY2015 Community turf areas within the Town of Mashpee. Preservation Budgeted Reserve for Appropriation, $37,587 for Historic Preservation purposes and §107-3.Definitions $37,587 for Affordable Housing purposes. "Agriculture" includes farming in all its branches, Motion passes 7:29 PM. generally as the cultivation and tillage of the soil, dairying, the production, cultivation, growing and Article 13 harvesting of any agricultural,floricultural,viticultural or horticultural commodities, and shellfishing, To see if the Town will vote to amend the General including preparations and delivery to storage or to Bylaws as follows: market or to carriers for transportation to market. Add the following Chapter: "Best Management Practices" (BMP), means a sequence of activities designed to limit a nonpoint CHAPTER 107—MASHPEE NITROGEN pollution source.For the purposes of this By-law,BMP CONTROL BYLAW means the most current edition of"Best Management Practices for Soil and Nutrient Management in Turf §107-1.Purpose Systems," prepared by University of Massachusetts Extension,Center for Agriculture,Turf Program. A Town Bylaw to conserve valuable waterways and other resources that increase our property values,that "Certified Fertilizer Applicator" means a person protect our unique environment vital to our economy, certified by the Cape Cod Commission, Cape Cod and that reduce the financial burden on taxpayers and Cooperative Extension, or town of Mashpee property owners by regulating the outdoor application departments, or any combination thereof, to apply of nitrogen on turf. The regulation of nitrogen fertilizer and manage turf in conformance with the BMP. 71