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Cape Cod Water Resources Restoration Project
Shellfish beds on the Cape are often closed for extensive periods during the year because of poor water quality and storm water runoff is a significant source of pollution. Salt marsh degradation and barriers that interfere with the migration of fish are also issues. Federal, state and local agencies have partnered to identify these problems and formulate solutions. The costs and benefits of various alternative have been evaluated and sponsors' decisions are contained in the watershed plan below. The plan identifies 76 sites throughout Cape Cod for possible restoration including:
The watershed plan describes the work to be done, the responsibilities of each agency, financing arrangements and maintenance provisions. The estimated total cost of the project is nearly $30 million, of which $23 million would be provided by the federal government and the remainder through non-federal sources. A partnership of federal, state and local agencies, as well as all 15 Barnstable County towns is collaborating. Project sponsors are the Barnstable County Commissioners, Cape Cod Conservation District, Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs, all 15 Cape Cod towns, and the USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service. Cooperating agencies include: Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe, Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection, Massachusetts Department of Fish and Game, Massachusetts Division of Coastal Zone Management, Massachusetts Division of Marine Fisheries, Massachusetts Highway Department, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, National Park Service, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and the town boards of health, natural resource departments, conservation commissions, shellfish wardens and harbormasters. General Project InformationThe following documents require
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