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Wastewater division proposes 'Cape Cod Clean Water Center' name and readies new labs, open house
Summary
Barnstable County wastewater division director proposed renaming the division the "Cape Cod Clean Water Center," described a new ARPA‑funded building with lab/classroom space and MassTech‑funded labs, and previewed a ribbon cutting and public open house; commissioners asked for further study and broader branding coordination.
Brian Baumgartel, director of the Wastewater Division in the Barnstable County Department of Health and Environment, presented March 26 a plan to rename the division the “Cape Cod Clean Water Center,” previewed an ARPA‑funded facility at Joint Base Cape Cod, and described programming for lab testing, workforce training and public outreach.
“Our mission is to support clean water by incubating emergent clean water technology and verifying technology performance, advancing scientific knowledge of the water environment,” Baumgartel said, reading a proposed mission statement that bundles existing programs including the Massachusetts Alternative Septic System Test Center (MASTC), the septic utility program and the AquaFund…
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