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• Working with the Town of Falmouth and community members to <br /> request cost share from their CPC <br /> • This is the third treatment over the past 10-12 years <br /> • The hope is that wastewater improvements will make this the final <br /> treatment needed <br /> ■ HPP Document Review Discussion <br /> • Committee discussed reviewing the red-lined copy of the HPP <br /> document <br /> • Determined members should review independently before the next <br /> meeting <br /> • Will communicate with Laishona to ensure awareness of the <br /> review process <br /> • Plan to discuss comments at the next meeting <br /> ■ Water Quality Monitoring Challenges <br /> • Canadian tariffs may increase costs for water quality monitoring <br /> equipment <br /> • Equipment requires yearly calibrations at approximately $3,000 <br /> per unit(three units total) <br /> • The initial investment was nearly $100,000 in these high-quality <br /> instruments <br /> • American vendors offer less reliable, comparable equipment <br /> • Units are critical for tracking changes in the Mashpee River, <br /> especially as sewering progress <br /> • Discussion about potential CPC funding to address calibration <br /> costs <br /> ■ Citizen Science Program Opportunity <br /> • Need for more volunteers for water quality sampling highlighted <br /> • Discussion about Cohasset's Student Coastal Research Program as <br /> a potential model <br /> • Program has $10,000 available that needs to be spent by the end of <br /> June <br /> • High school students participate in water quality testing and <br /> monitoring <br /> • Students receive certificates valid for college applications <br /> • Proposal to implement a similar program through Mashpee Middle <br /> High School <br /> • Could supplement existing testing programs and PFAS sampling at <br /> various ponds <br /> • Suggestion for collaboration with the Cohasset program, including <br /> exchange visits <br /> ■ Meeting Schedule <br /> • Next meeting confirmed for April 21s' <br /> • Discussed scheduling through mid-year (June) <br /> • The remaining 6 months' meeting dates TBD <br /> ■ Action Items <br /> 6 <br />