Oyster Pond Water Quality 2020
September 2020 - OPET has monitored the condition of the pond all summer. Photo by Dorene Sykes We didn't want a repeat of the algal bloom in 2016 [...]
2020 Summer 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 [...]