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Barnstable County updates Assembly on Aqua Fund loans, MassTC testing center and septic utility planning
Summary
Health department officials and the Massachusetts Alternative Septic System Test Center (MassTC) summarized expanded Aqua Fund lending, rising demand for septic and sewer work, testing and certification work at MassTC, and county planning for on‑site advanced systems and a regional septic utility model.
Barnstable County’s Department of Health and Environment briefed the Assembly on three ongoing wastewater efforts: the county’s Cape Cod Aqua Fund low‑interest loan program, the Massachusetts Alternative Septic System Test Center (MassTC), and a proposed septic utility model to manage and maintain advanced on‑site systems.
Brian Baumgartel, director of the wastewater division and MassTC lead, described growing demand for Aqua Fund loans and the county’s role in testing and certifying proprietary and nonproprietary on‑site systems for nitrogen and phosphorus reduction. He told the assembly that the division has been “very busy” and that “wastewater is a key issue here on Cape Cod.”
Aqua Fund and financing: County staff said Aqua Fund issued about $7.2 million in loans in fiscal 2025 to date, with an average loan near $22,000. The program…
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