OPET Job Opportunity
It's been my privilege and honor to work for OPET, but after nearly 18 years on the job, I'm stepping down. I've enjoyed my job immensely, but it's time [...]
2020 Cyanobacteria Report for Oyster Pond
Worried about a repeat of the terrible algal bloom from the summer of 2016, OPET hired the Association for the Preservation of Cape Cod (APCC) to sample the pond [...]
October 2020 Salinity Levels now too high
Many thanks to Mike Spall who tests the salinity pond nearly every month from his kayak. Mike, a member of the OPET Board and a scientist at WHOI, had [...]
Oyster Pond is Safe for Swimming!
We want to let our members and neighbors know that the pond is safe for swimming and boating. OPET has monitored the condition of the pond all summer. [...]
2020 Newsletter
Summer 2020 Newsletter A Message from Melinda Hall, OPET President Preserving the Beauty of Falmouth, by Bill Kerfoot, OPET Board Member Town Dredging Improves Pond Salinity, by Mike Spall, [...]
Followup to the October 5, 2019 Meeting on the Oyster Pond Nutrient Treatment Plan
Two Town Plans to Clean Up Oyster Pond We hope you were able to attend the Town’s Water Quality Management Committee (WQMC) meeting regarding the Comprehensive Wastewater Management Plan [...]
Update to the Oyster Pond Comprehensive Wastewater Management Plan
Last August the WQMC held a meeting for Oyster Pond residents and discussed two options for cleaning up Oyster Pond. Plan 1 required 189 dwelling units around the pond [...]
Oyster Pond’s Algal Bloom contained Toxin Producing Algae
OPET’s worries about the health risks of last summer’s algal bloom were confirmed by a student’s research project. Kristy Sullivan, an undergraduate at Kristy Sullivan's Powerpoint presentation [...]