Mashpee outlines stormwater program, three retrofits that will boost nutrient reductions

Jun 1, 2026

DPW and consulting staff summarized Mashpee's MS4 stormwater compliance work and detailed three retrofit projects—Mashpee Wakeby boat ramp, Santuet Pond Landing, and Adequate Park—reporting the first two as nearly complete and forecasting measurable phosphorus reductions.

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DPW Director Katherine Rent and consultant Gabrielle Belfett presented the town’s municipal stormwater program and Year‑8 accomplishments under the EPA/MS4 permit. Belfett summarized the six minimum control measures required by the permit and noted that Mashpee is tracking nutrient reductions townwide even where the state only requires tracking in specific watersheds.

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