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Falmouth advocates ask committee to oppose Mashpee subdivision they say would add nitrogen to Waquoit Bay
Summary
A citizen group urged the committee to support Trout Unlimited’s appeal of a MEPA finding after a developer sought a streamlined EIR for a 25‑home subdivision above the Quashnet River, arguing additional wastewater could shift nitrogen‑removal burdens to neighboring towns including Falmouth.
A citizen advocate told the Water Quality Management Committee that a proposed 25‑home subdivision on a bluff above the Upper Quashnet River in Mashpee could add nitrogen discharges that will affect Waquoit Bay and neighboring towns.
"The filing made by the developers literally does not mention Waquoit Bay," Maggie McGahn of Citizens for the Protection of Waquoit Bay told the committee and asked Falmouth to consider supporting Trout…
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