Phase 1 Projects
Phase 1 consists of 18 individual sewer expansion collection system projects that will result in roughly 90 miles of new sewer infrastructure.
Phase 1 Implementation Update
The Town of Barnstable continues to aggressively implement the Comprehensive Wastewater Management Plan (CWMP). The CWMP is a 30-year plan which will be implemented in three, 10-year phases to address the various wastewater needs of the community. Since 2018, the Town Council has appropriated over $270 Million in support of projects identified in the Plan. This includes the Town Council’s most recent appropriation of $109 Million for the Water Pollution Control Division’s infrastructure (sewer collection system and treatment plant), which will enable the construction of a new headworks facility and upgraded nitrogen removal technology that will ulitmately bring the next generation of wastewater treatment to the heart of Barnstable.
As outlined in the CWMP’s Special Review Procedures, the CWMP includes five different types of projects: sewer system expansion projects, treatment plant improvements, effluent disposal improvements, non-traditional solutions and inter-municipal partnerships. Below you will find an update for each of the active sewer system expansion projects, including its current status and relevant construction updates.
Phase 1 Sewer Expansion Collection System Projects
Currently, the Town is operating within Phase 1 (0-10 Years) of the CWMP. Phase 1 consists of 18 individual sewer collection system projects, and additional sewer extensions, that will result in roughly 90 miles of new sewer infrastructure. Once complete, Phase 1 will remove approximately 44% of the nitrogen impacting our waters.
Click the button below and use the Property Look-Up Tool to determine if your property is located on an anticipated sewer expansion route, proposed under Phase 1 of the CWMP.
Project Status & Construction Updates
Click through each sewer expansion project currently included within Phase 1 of the CWMP for a high-level summary, anticipated project timeline and relevant construction updates.
Phase 1 Progress
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Percentage of Phase 1 Projects in Active Planning, Design, Construction or Complete
Strawberry Hill Road Sewer Expansion
Status: Completed; Connections Available
Overview: This project expanded sewer along Strawberry Hill Road and Wequaquet Lane from Route 28 to Route 132. This involved the construction of approximately 20,500 Linear Feet (LF) of gravity sewer, 6,400 LF of force main, the replacement of approximately 4,000 LF of water main, and the installation of a new submersible pump station on a town-controlled easement at 528 Craigville Beach Road.
Project Map Number: 1
Anticipated Sewer Properties: 215
Anticipated Nitrogen Removal: 4.2 kg/day
Presentations:
Last Updated 03/28/2025
Route 28 East Sewer Expansion
Status: Completed; Sewer Connections Available
Overview: This project expanded sewer along Route 28 to the intersection of Route 28 and Phinney’s Lane. This involved the construction of approximately 11,000 Linear Feet (LF) of new sewer, 12,000 lF of sewer force main, and a pump station on town-owned property at 1456 Falmouth Road. This project also included modifications to the Water Pollution Control Facility (WPCF) to accommodate the new force mains.
Project Map Number: 2
Anticipated Sewered Properties: 96
Anticipated Nitrogen Removal: 1.8 kg/day
Presentations
Last Updated 03/28/2025
Centerville Village Sewer Expansion - North Phase
In March 2024, the Town Council approved the recommendation to split the Centerville Village Sewer Expansion Project into a North Phase and a South Phase.
Status: Construction Ongoing
Overview: This project will expand sewer to properties along the following areas:
- Route 28, from Phinney’s Lane to Old Stage Road
- Phinney’s Lane, from Route 28 to Main Street
- Old Stage Road, from Route 28 to Shootflying Hill Road
- Shootflying Hill Road, from Old Stage Road to Service Road
This project is anticipated to install approximately four miles of sewer and will be a combination of gravity sewers and low-pressure sewers.
Three submersible pump stations are anticipated to be constructed for this project, located at:
- 567 Shootflying Hill Road (Town-Owned Parcel)
- 944 Shootflying Hill Road (Town-Acquired Easement)
- Mother’s Park (Includes removal of Mother’s Park Road, realignment of intersection, and park upgrades)
Project Map Number: 3
Anticipated Completion: Spring 2027
Anticipated Sewered Properties: 219
Anticipated Nitrogen Removal: 5.7 kg/day
Presentations
- October 1, 2024: Public Informational Meeting
- October 1, 2024: Meeting Slides
- Presentations which occurred prior to the decision to split the Centerville Village Sewer Expansion Project into two phases.
Last Updated 03/28/2025
Centerville Village Sewer Expansion - South Phase
In March 2024, the Town Council approved the recommendation to split the Centerville Village Sewer Expansion Project into a North Phase and a South Phase.
Status: Design In Progress
Overview: This project will expand sewer along the southern section of the proposed Park City Wind project’s onshore duct route, including:
- Main Street, Centerville, from Old Stage Road to South Main Street
- Craigville Beach Road, from the Centerville River Bridge to Covell’s Beach
- Old Stage Road, from Route 28 to Main Street, Centerville
- South Main Street, from Craigville Beach Road to Church Hill Road
- Church Hill Road
This project is anticipated to install approximately 2.5 miles of sewer.
Project Map Number: 4
Anticipated Construction Begin: Fall 2025
Anticipated Construction End: 2027
Anticipated Sewered properties: 151
Anticipated Nitrogen Removal: 3.2 kg/day
Presentations:
- Presentations which occurred prior to the decision to split the Centerville Village Sewer Expansion Project into two phases.
Last Updated: 03/28/2025
Route 28 West Sewer Expansion
Status: Design in Progress
Overview: This project will expand sewer to properties along the following areas:
- Route 28 from Phinney’s Lane to Route 149
- Old East Osterville Road
- Oldham Road
- Portions of Osterville-West-Barnstable Road
- Bumps River Road
This project serves as the backbone of the CWMP’s westerly expansion, allowing access into the Three Bays and Popponesseset Bay Watersheds. This project will also see the decommissioning of the Marstons Mills Wastewater Treatment Plant, transferring the service area to the Water Pollution Control Facility (WPCF).
This project is anticipated to install approximately five miles of sewer.
Project Map Number: 5
Anticipated Construction Begin: Fall 2025
Anticipated Construction End: 2028
Anticipated Sewered Properties: 230
Anticipated Nitrogen Removal: 4.9 kg/day
Presentations:
- Project Overview Handout
- February 5, 2025: Meeting Recording (Barnstable Government Access)
- February 5, 2025: Meeting Recording (YouTube)
- February 5, 2025: Meeting Slides
Last Updated 03/28/2025
Phinney's Lane Neighborhoods Sewer Expansion
Status: Design in Progress
Overview: This project will expand sewer into the residential neighborhoods on the east and west side of Phinney’s Lane, which will tie into the sewer infrastructure constructed along Phinney’s Lane as part of the Strawberry Hill Road and Route 28 East projects.
In this area, existing on-site solutions to address wastewater needs negatively affect Lake Wequaquet and the Centerville River.
This project is anticipated to install approximately 8 miles of sewer.
Project Map Number: 6
Anticipated Construction Begin: 2026
Anticipated Construction End: 2029
Anticipated Sewer Properties: 587
Anticipated Nitrogen Removal: 8.2 Kg/day
Last Updated 03/28/2025
Long Pond Area Sewer Expansion
Status: Design in Progress
Overview: This project will expand sewer to the south of Route 28, around Long Pond, Centerville.
In this area, existing on-site solutions to address wastewater needs negatively affect Long Pond. Additionally, this project will sewer Centerville Elementary School.
This project is anticipated to install approximately 9.7 miles of sewer.
Project Map Number: 7
Anticipated Construction begin: 2027
Anticipated Construction End: 2031
Anticipated Sewered Properties: 554
Anticipated Nitrogen Removal: 10.3 kg/day
Last Updated 03/28/2025
Long Beach Area Sewer Expansion
Status: Design in Progress
Overview: This project will expand sewer to properties near the following areas:
- Craigville Beach
- Long Beach
- Short Beach
- Lake Elizabeth
In this area, existing on-site solutions to address wastewater needs negatively affect Centerville River, Lake Elizabeth, Red Lily Pond, Craigville Beach, Covell’s Beach, and Long Beach. This project also includes the decommissioning of the existing shared septic system near Lake Elizabeth.
Project Map Number: 8
Anticipated Construction Begin: 2027
Anticipated Construction End: 2029
Anticipated Sewered Properties: 227
Anticipated Nitrogen Removal: 3.6 kg/day
Last updated 03/28/2025
Old Yarmouth Road Sewer Expansion
Status: Preliminary Design in Progress
Overview: This project will expand sewer to the north of Route 28 and east of Yarmouth Road, providing sewer to businesses and residents along the following roads:
- Old Yarmouth Road
- Yarmouth Road
- Joaquim Road
- Bodick Road
- Rosary Lane
- Ferndoc Street
- Route 28 from Cedar Street to Town Line
In this area, existing on-site solutions to address wastewater needs negatively impact economic development. Additionally, the Hyannis Water Syster Maher Drinking Water Wells, directly adjacent to the project area, have experienced contamination over the years.
This project is anticipated to install approximately 2.5 miles of sewer.
Project Map Number: 9
Anticipated Construction Begin: 2028
Anticipated Construction End: 2030
Anticipated Sewered Properties: 131
Anticipated Nitrogen Removal: 2.3 kg/day
Last updated 03/28/2025
Great Marsh/Shootflying Hill Road Road Sewer Expansion
Status: Preliminary Design in Progress
Overview: This porject will expand sewer to properties on Great Marsh Road, a portion of Shootflying Hill Road, and to the neighborhoods off those roads.
In this area, existing on-site solutions to address wastewater needs negatively affect Lake Wequaquet.
This project is anticipated to install approximately seven miles of sewer.
Project Map Number: 10
Anticipated Construction begin: 2028
Anticipated Construction End: 2031
Anticipated Sewered properties: 466
Anticipated Nitrogen Removal: 6.2 kg/day
Last updated 03/28/2025
Prince Cove Sewer Expansion
In October 2024, the South County Road Sewer Expansion Project was combined into the Prince Cove Sewer Expansion Project.
Status: Preliminary design and survey anticipated to begin in 2027
Overview: This project will expand sewer to properties on the north and east sides of Prince Cove.
This area has been identified as a needs area for nitrogen removal by Massachusetts Estuaries Project (MEP) modeling.
This project is anticipated to install approximately 7.5 miles of sewer.
Project Map Number: 11
Anticipated Construction Begin: 2028
Anticipated Construction End: 2031
Anticipated Sewered Properties: 333
Anticipated Nitrogen Removal: 8.0 kg/day
Last Updated 03/28/2025
Huckins Neck Sewer Expansion
Status: Preliminary design and survey anticipated to begin in 2027
Overview: This project will expand sewer to properties located on Huckins Neck, adjacent to Lake Wequaquet, Shallow Pond, and Bearse Pond.
In this area, existing on-site solutions to address wastewater needs negatively affect Lake Wequaquet, Shallow Pond, and Bearse Pond.
This project is anticipated to install approximately 2 miles of sewer.
Project Map Number: 12
Anticipated Construction Begin: 2028
Anticipated Construction End: 2030
Anticipated Sewered Properties: 147
Anticipated Nitrogen Removal: 2.1 kg/day
Last updated 03/28/2025
Old Craigville Road Sewer Expansion
Status: Preliminary design in progress
Overview: This project will expand sewer to properties located on Old Craigville Road and adjacent neighborhoods.
In this area, existing on-site solutions to address wastewater needs negatively affect Red Lily Pond and Lake Elizabeth. Additionally, the northern portions of the project area have been identified as needs area for nitrogen removal by Massachusetts Estuaries program (MEP) modeling as well as drinking water well protection (COMM Water Supply Wells).
This project is anticipated to install approximately 6.6 miles of sewer.
Project Map Number: 13
Anticipated Construction Begin: 2030
Anticipated Construction End: 2032
Anticipated Sewered Properties: 440
Anticipated Nitrogen Removal: 4.9 kg/day
Last updated 03/28/2025
Osterville Woods Sewer Expansion
Status: Preliminary design and survey anticipated to begin in 2025
Overview: This project will expand sewer to properties in the Osterville Woods neighborhoods and adjacent areas.
The western portion of the project area has been identified as a needs area for nitrogen removal by Massachusetts Estuaries Program (MEP) modeling. The entire project ahs been identified as a needs area for drinking water well protection as the project area is located within the Zone II to COMM water supply wells.
This project is anticipated to install approximately 3.8 miles of sewer.
Project Map Number: 14
Anticipated Construction begin: 2029
Anticipated Construction End: 2031
Anticipated Sewered Properties: 253
Anticipated Nitrogen removal: 4.7 kg/day
Last updated 03/28/2025
Lumbert Mill Sewer Expansion
Status: Preliminary design and survey anticipated to begin in 2028.
Overview: This project will expand sewer to properties in the vicinity of Lumbert Mill Road and Route 28.
Project Map Number: 15
Anticipated Construction Begin: 2030
Anticipated Sewer End: 2032
Anticipated Sewer Properties: 568
Anticipated Nitrogen Removal: 8.6 kg/day
Last updated 03/28/2025
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