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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 for cyanobacteria in the latter half of the summer. Their report for the 2020 season is now available. Levels remained [...]
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 been tracking the pond's salinity and temperature levels every month using a CTD ( conductivity, temperature, and pressure) instrument borrowed [...]
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, OPET Board Member In Praise of Beech Leave, by Elizabeth Saito, columnist for the Falmouth Enterprise and author [...]
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 connect to low-pressure collection sewers. Plan 5 required 226 dwelling units to upgrade to an Advanced Innovative/Alternative septic system. [...]
Nitrogen Treatment Options for Oyster Pond
On August 15, 2018, the Town of Falmouth Water Quality Management Committee (WQMC) held a meeting to discuss options for removing the excess nitrogen from Oyster Pond. It is looking for public input on the proposed plans for Oyster Pond. Video of the meeting is available and there is [...]
2019 Newsletter
2019 Newsletter Bats: Miraculous Mammals of the Night - OPET Annual Meeting Thursday, August 8th, 7pm It’s a Wonderful Life … on the Pond? A Message from Melinda Hall, OPET President Monitoring Changes in Oyster Pond by Mike Spall