Reports & Documents
Town of Barnstable Comprehensive Wastewater Management Plan (CWMP) Annual Report
In accordance with the Town of Barnstable’s Comprehensive Wastewater Management Plan (CWMP) 208 Plan Consistency Determination, the Town is required to submit an annual plan update.
The CWMP Annual Report includes a fiscal year implementation summary, outreach and engagement efforts, a financial plan update, and more. Additionally, each year the Town is required to submit a variety of data sources to the Cape Cod Commission including but not limited to sewer connection data, building permit data, groundwater discharge permits, water use and water quality data.
Town of Barnstable Comprehensive Wastewater Management Plan
The complete Comprehensive Wastewater Management Plan (CWMP) is available in PDF form, including the Single Environmental Impact Report (November 2020), and relevant approvals.
CWMP / Single Environmental Impact Report
- Comprehensive Wastewater Management Plan / Single Environmental Impact Report (Volume 1, November 2020)
- Comprehensive Wastewater Management Plan / Single Environmental Impact Report (Volume 2, Appendices, November 2020)
- Comprehensive Wastewater Management Plan Special Review Procedures (November 2020)
- Certificate of the Secretary of Energy and Environmental Affairs on the Single Environmental Impact report (December 2020)
- Certificate of the Secretary of Energy and Environmental Affairs Establishing a Special Review Procedure (January 2021)
- Cape Cod Commission Final 208 Consistency Determination (April 2021)
Town of Barnstable Homeowner’s Sewer Connection Guide
The Homeowner’s Sewer Connection Guide was developed by the Barnstable Department of Public Works to help homeowners prepare for connection to the Town’s municipal sewer system.
This detailed overview will walk you through the step by step process for connecting to sewer, including important considerations and financial responsibility.
Sewer Connection Process One-Sheet
Everything you need to know about connecting to the municipal sewer system, boiled down into one comprehensive page. Available in English, Portuguese (Brazilian), and Spanish.
Related Policies & Resources
Sewer Assessment Ordinance
Duly passed by the Barnstable Town Council on July 1, 2021, the Sewer Assessment Ordinance outlines how properties recieving benefit of advantage from public sewer construction will be assessed a portion of the construction cost(s). The Ordinance also provides the framework for determining Sewer Units, which are used to calculate a property’s Sewer Assessment. Click below to download a copy of the Ordinance.
Board of Health Sewer Connection Policy
Ammended in December 2023, the Barnstable Board of Health’s sewer connection policy requires properyt owners to connect to public sewer within (6) six months of recieving official notification of eligibility. Click below to download a copy of the current policy.
Barnstable WP95 Watershed Permit Application
On September 1, 2023, in response to the amended Title 5 Natural Resource Nitrogen Sensitive Area Regulations (Title 5, 310 CMR 15.000) and new Watershed Permit Regulations (314 CMR 21.00), the Town of Barnstable submitted its application for a Watershed Permit. The Town’s application included the request to cover all seven of the Town’s watersheds and to remain on the previously approved 30-year implementation schedule proposed within Barnstable’s Comprehensive Wastewater Management Plan.
After completing both administrative and technical review with the Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection (MassDEP), the Town’s application has advanced, resulting in a draft permit which is available for public comment. Click below to access related materials including Barnstable’s application, draft permit, and public notice.
Barnstable WP95 – Watershed Permit Application
Barnstable Watershed Permit – DRAFT
MassDEP Public Notice (ENGLISH)
Cape Cod Water Quality Data Portal
Each year, in accordance with the CWMP’s 208 Plan Consistency Determination, the Town is required to submit its freshwater and embayment water quality monitoring data to the The Cape Cod Commission. This data is then aggregated within the Cape Cod Water Quality Data Portal, which is a map-based viewer that allows users to explore data and trends, viewable by specific monitoring site, pond, or embayment. Click below to access the portal.
Cape Cod Water Quality Data Portal
Cape Cod’s Area Wide Water Quality Management Plan Update (208 Plan Update)
Cape Cod’s Area Wide Water Quality Management Plan Update (208 Plan Update), developed pursuant to Section 208 of the Clean Water Act, was certified by Governor Charlie Baker in June 2015 and approved by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency on September 15, 2015. The plan represents more than 24 months of work by the Cape Cod Commission, towns, hundreds of stakeholders, and state and federal partners. Click below to download the 208 Plan Update.