Friday August 12, 2022 1:30 PM | NOTICE OF PUBLIC BATHING BEACH CLOSURE
Loop Beach continues to remain closed for swimming due to elevated Enterococci bacteria counts. Due to this exceedance, this beach does not meet 105 CMR 445.00, Minimum Standards for Bathing Beaches, and is required to be closed to swimming. Re-samples are being...
August 10, 2022 Beach Water Quality Update
Today’s Updates: Loop Beach is closed to swimming due to elevated Enterococci bacterial counts and geometric mean exceedance, a second sample was collected yesterday. Due to this exceedance, this beach does not meet 105 CMR 4445.00, Minimum Standards for Bathing...
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Drought Conditions Worsen in CT River Valley, Southeast, and Cape Cod Regions
Public is Asked to Continue to Practice Water Conservation Methods Energy and Environmental Affairs (EEA) Secretary Beth Card today declared the Connecticut River Valley and Southeast Regions will join the Northeast and Central Regions as a Level 3-Critical Drought....
August 8, 2022 Beach Water Quality Update
Today’s Updates:- Keyes Beach was re-opened on August 6th after passing Enterococci bacteria counts. This beach meets 105 CMR 445.00, Minimum Standards for Bathing Beaches, and is open for swimming. Pet Advisory LevelLong Pond, Marstons MillsMystic LakeNorth Pond,...
The CWMP is a townwide plan to protect Barnstable’s coastal waters, ponds and drinking water by managing nutrient pollution from wastewater. To accomplish this, the plan calls for an expansion of the Town’s wastewater infrastructure (sewers) as well as other innovative and nature-based approaches such as inlet dredging, cranberry bog conversions and use of nitrogen removing septic systems.
Click here for a user-friendly overview of the sewer expansion plan designed to protect Barnstable’s water resources. (Soon to be available in Portuguese and Spanish)