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Cape Cod freshwater strategy finalized; regional pond monitoring finds rising temperatures and nutrient trends
Summary
The Cape Cod Commission reported on June 25 that its freshwater strategy is final and that a three-year regional pond monitoring program and a remote sensing grant have produced data showing rising pond temperatures in some lenses, increasing nitrogen across the Cape and phosphorus increases in all but the Pamet lens.
The Cape Cod Commission told the Barnstable County Board of Regional Commissioners on June 25 that its freshwater strategy has been finalized and that monitoring and data projects are being shared with towns and the public.
Erin Perry, assistant director at the Cape Cod Commission, said the regional pond monitoring program has completed its third year and covers 50 representative ponds across Cape Cod; monitoring data for 2023, 2024 and March 2025 are now publicly available through the commission's water…
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