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Latest News
Route 28 East Sewer Expansion Project Moves Forward
The Route 28 East project will allow approximately 90 properties to connect to the municipal sewer system and will install critical infrastructure needed to proceed with other Phase 1 sewer expansion projects. This project will expand sewer westerly along Route 28 to...
2021: A Year of Progress in Efforts to Protect Water Resources
The Town of Barnstable is implementing Phase 1 of a 30-year sewer expansion project designed to protect the Town’s coastal waters, freshwater ponds and public drinking water resources. Thanks to support from Barnstable’s citizens and businesses and leadership from the...
Town of Barnstable to Hold Informational Session On Sewer Expansion in the Mother’s Park Area
The Town of Barnstable is implementing Phase 1 of a 30-year Comprehensive Wastewater Management Plan (CWMP) designed to protect the Town’s coastal waters, freshwater ponds and public drinking water resources. On Wednesday, December 15, 2021 at 7:00 PM, the Town of...
Two Barnstable Water Districts Awarded Grants to Support PFAS Response Efforts at Public Water Systems
Barnstable Fire Department Water District – $150,000 The grant will support an interconnection with the Yarmouth water supply for the villages of Barnstable and Cummaquid. COMM Water Department – $200,000 The grant will support the installation of temporary ion...
Town of Barnstable to Hold Public Information Session for Route 28 East Sewer Expansion Project
What: The Town of Barnstable is implementing Phase 1 of a 30-year sewer expansion project designed to protect the Town’s coastal waters, freshwater ponds and public drinking water resources. Construction of the first Phase 1 project, the Strawberry Hill Road Sewer...
Groundbreaking Nitrogen Monitoring Technology Completes Field Verification at Barnstable County’s Massachusetts Alternative Septic System Test Center (MASSTC)
October 22, 2021 – Barnstable, MA | The Massachusetts Alternative Septic System Test Center (MASSTC), a division of the Barnstable County Department of Health and Environment, announced today that field verification testing conducted at the facility during the last...