We live on Shoestring Bay, a beautiful estuary of Popponesset Bay. Unfortunately, the water quality fails every Massachusetts standard for clean water. Why? Too much nitrogen and phosphorous leaching into the water---80% of which can be attributed to our Title-5 septic systems. The current clamor for replacing septic systems with new sewers is growing, and …
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Stop Fertilizer Run-Off While waiting for Barnstable and Mashpee to commit to restoring Shoestring Bay residents can help Save Our Shoestring by managing our use of fertilizers. When fertilizer gets into stormwater, algae grows and uses up oxygen in the water, hurting or even killing fish and other aquatic species. A FEW TIPS Don’t fertilize …
Chatham, Harwich Sewer Work Begins Again Chatham's project has been ongoing for several years now and is slated to continue for at least 20 years. [emphasis mine] Cape Cod Times, 9/11/19 The good news? Two towns on the Cape are getting sewers. "Both projects are aimed at reducing nitrogen loading in estuaries and waterways and …
Support Local Shellfish Aquaculture Project Proposals Oysters and quahogs naturally remove nitrogen from the water. Please be supportive when proposals for aquaculture are put forward through the public comment process. Having a thriving shellfish population in Shoestring Bay is imperative to establishing a healthy estuarial habitat and returning water quality to its original pristine condition. …
"This Bay may be the most polluted in Southeastern Massachusetts"Shoestring Bay used to be a healthy estuary, with clear water teeming with fish, crabs, mollusks, and other marine life. And now? Every year we see more of those awful algae blooms and the smell…well, who wants to be around that?Today, our Bay’s water quality meets …
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