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Thursday, March 4th, 2010
A question from Ric Gerace, Alma Road, Falmouth:
High tide flooding covers Menauhant Road
I would like to know why, in all the discussion on the half-billion dollar sewer project, there has been not one word on global warming and sea level rise. There is no question that the sea level is rising, and this century it is likely to rise sufficiently to make the health of the coastal ponds a moot question. … It seems to me that spending that much money to protect ponds that will soon enough be part of the Atlantic is a huge waste of resources.
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Tags: Climate Change, Coastal Resources Working Group, Coastal Zone Management, global warming, IPCC, Rob Thieler, sea level rise, Sewering
Posted in Climate Change, Request for ideas, sea level rise, Sewering, Wastewater | 2 Comments »
Tuesday, February 16th, 2010
As coastal towns in Massachusetts work out ways to deal with their wastewater, jumping through regulatory hoops often precludes thinking outside the box.
While we have to take the issue of nitrogen (and other nutrient) pollution seriously, we also need to examine the unintended consequences of sewering the entire coast. What impact will pumping and discharging millions of gallons of water have on the aquifer, not to mention, on CO2 levels in the atmosphere? What are some ways we as residents can reduce our nitrogen output on an individual scale?
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Tags: Aqua Tex, Denis LeBlanc, discharge, Ed Clerico, Eric Davidson, Falmouth Friendly Lawns, fertilizer, gray water, meat, nitrogen, outfall pipe, Patrick Lucey, Sagamore Lens, Sewering, Todd Ecological Design, Wastewater, water reuse, Woods Hole Research Center
Posted in Climate Change, Sewering, Wastewater | 3 Comments »
Tuesday, February 2nd, 2010
George Chapman, a resident of East Falmouth, responded to my request for questions about wastewater issues. He brings up the cost of sewering, deemed by many as the greatest unfunded state mandate in history. How can residents get involved to make sure their tax dollars (and betterment fees) are being spent wisely? (more…)
Posted in Sewering, Wastewater | 13 Comments »
Friday, November 13th, 2009
With the debate over sewering taking center stage on the Cape these days, many residents are aware that the biggest source of nitrogen pollution in local estuaries is wastewater that leaches out of septic tanks. Lawn fertilizers and road runoff are also contributors. But what do cars have to do with the problem? (more…)
Tags: car emissions, carbon footprint, Eric Davidson, Ivan Valiela, Marine Biological Laboratory, Neil Bettez, nitrogen deposition, nitrogen loading, NOx, UN Climate Conference, Woods Hole Research Center
Posted in Climate Change, Wastewater | No Comments »
