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Bourne’s Pond mapping, inlet‑widening benefits and outfall borings move forward, committee told
Summary
Consultant Kristen Rathgen presented Bourne’s Pond watershed mapping and nitrogen‑reduction modeling; staff reported a third Army Corps submittal and a likely December schedule for marine borings to support outfall design and USGS hydrodynamic modeling is being peer reviewed.
The Town of Falmouth’s Water Quality Management Committee on Sept. 11 received a technical briefing on Bourne’s Pond watershed mapping and an update on outfall permitting and marine borings tied to the town’s comprehensive wastewater planning.
Kristen Rathgen of ScienceWears told the committee Bourne’s Pond watershed contains about 1,200 parcels, roughly 970 single‑family homes, and compared Mass. Estuaries Project (MEP) and Cape Cod Commission model outputs (MEP: 4,162 kg nitrogen; Cape tool: 6,306 kg). She explained that using an IA performing at 10 mg/L (the state recommended performance) would yield an estimated 3.1 kg/year nitrogen reduction per single‑family residence versus a larger…
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