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Through the capital movement program the DNR Ongoing projects to reduce both external and received 3 brand new RBR water quality monitoring internal phosphorous loading within Santuit pond units. These units are top of the line and will help to include the following: supplement data needed for future policy makers.The 1 three units will be deployed in Mashpee Wakeby Pond, . Dredging Feasibility Study—U.S.Army Corps of Santuit Pond,and the Mashpee River. Engineers 2. DEP Approval of the Santuit Watershed Based This year we mourned the passing of SMAST's Plan—SNEP Chancellor Professor Brain Howes.Doctor Howes had 3. Aluminum Sulfate Treatment Feasibility Study a long and distinguished career in coastal and estuarine and Dosing Analysis—TRC Engineering ecology, helped to develop the Cape's 208 and Mass. Estuaries Reports, and painstakingly set Cape wide 4. Stormwater Design and Implementation (high nitrogen TMDLs for clean water. Brain has been priority sites)—Fuss &O'Neill ,MVP,SNEP intimately involved with all things water quality in 5. Bylaw Review—Fuss &O'Neill Mashpee for over twenty plus years.He will be greatly 6. Invasive Species Treatment — Partnered with missed. Mashpee Conservation Municipal Vulnerability Preparedness Grant: The DNR continues to work with The Southeastern Watershed-base Solutions to Increase Resilience to New England Partnership Program (SNEP), Fuss& Harmful Algal Blooms in Santuit Pond in a Warmer O'Neill,TRC Engineering,Army Corps of Engineers, and Wetter Climate. 604B / 319 Federal Clean Water and the Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe in reviewing and Act: implementing both internal and external measures within the Santuit Pond watershed to reduce the The Department of Natural Resources received occurrence of toxic cyanobacteria blooms and further the 2nd round of Municipal Vulnerability Preparedness phosphorous loading. (MVP) funding to implement one storm water green infrastructure retrofit design within the Santuit Harbor Management Planning—Seaport Economic Pond watershed, offer non-structural source control Council Award: measures to homeowners, and implement community Over the past year DNR staff have worked closely engagement and public involvement opportunities. with the Urban Harbors Institute, Office of Coastal This was the largest MVP award received in the state Zone Management,and Woods Hole Group to develop of Massachusetts for the FY23 funding round. a town-wide state approved Harbor Management Plan. The DNR submitted an additional grant proposal The newly formed Harbor Management Planning through the Federal Clean Water Act 604b/ 319 to Committee will continue to work next year with fund further stormwater infrastructure improvements members of the public and related stakeholders to within Mashpee: "The proposed project will advance develop a draft plan. Funds for this project were previously identified stormwater retrofit concepts for received from the Seaport Economic Council and the Mashpee Town Landing site to preliminary design. Mashpee residents in 2021. The stormwater retrofits will reduce stormwater inputs Boat Ramp Improvements: of sediment, nutrients, and other pollutants to Santuit Mashpee Wakeby: Pond, which contribute to well-documented harmful algal blooms and other water quality issues in Santuit The DNR and the Mass. Office of Fishing and Pond as well as water quality impairments in the Santuit Boating Access received funding for 75% design plans River and downstream coastal waters.The preliminary for the improvement of the Mashpee Wakeby Boat designs will position the Town of Mashpee to pursue Ramp.In 2023 the DNR will work closely with Horsley Section 319 Nonpoint Source Program funding or other Witten Group to draft plans to include stormwater sources of funding for final design, permitting, and design measures, additional ramp space, and erosion implementation of the proposed retrofits.The proposed controls. project is part of an ongoing multi-faceted approach that the Town and project partners are undertaking to Ockway Bay Landing: address both internal and external sources of excess The Ockway Bay ramp improvements are finally nutrients to Santuit Pond." complete. The ramp now has an adequate scour pad to prevent power loading and further damage created by ice and or wave action.The DNR has also installed 149