Welcome to this website for the Town of Falmouth’s Wastewater and Nutrient Management
Projects.
Like many Cape Cod towns, Falmouth treasures its beautiful ponds and coastal estuaries.
As Falmouth has grown, the health of our ponds and coastal waters has deteriorated
due to excessive nitrogen loading, primarily from septic systems. The Town has undertaken
several important projects to protect our water resources, including the Falmouth
Wastewater Facilities Plan (completed in 2001), the Ashumet Plume Nitrogen
Offset Program (primary evaluations completed in 2001), the Falmouth
WWTF Upgrade and Expansion Project (completed in 2005), the
New Silver Beach Wastewater Collection and Treatment Project (completed in 2009),
the many Massachusetts Estuaries Project (MEP) Technical Evaluations
to document the nitrogen limits to our estuaries (many completed and several are
ongoing), and
The Comprehensive Wastewater Management Planning (CWMP) Project
for the South Coast Watersheds (on-going).
The purpose of this website is to provide information about these projects and related
issues. We hope that this information, in association with a focused wastewater
education program, will inform the Town’s citizens about wastewater planning and
the need to implement additional wastewater and nutrient management facilities.
The Town will need an informed public as we make decisions on the future wastewater
facilities and request Town Meeting appropriations to implement them.
Please visit What’s New to learn about the release of reports,
community meetings and other new information. You can learn about all of the wastewater
and nitrogen management projects and read or download project documents as well.
You can learn more about Nitrogen and Nutrients or read
more at other Links, such as learning how the Massachusetts Department
of Environmental Protection (MassDEP) and the Massachusetts Estuaries Project (MEP)
establish the nitrogen limits for our coastal ponds and estuaries. |
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Restore and protect water quality and the quality of life in Falmouth |
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Enhance the economic sustainability of our community |
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Preserve the beauty and value of our property for future generations |
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