Provincetown Harbor

Baseline Conditions & Needs Assessment What is the 208 Plan? Clean Water Act Section 208

The Commission was The Commonwealth directed to update the provided $3 million to 1978 Plan fund the project Focus on 21st Century Problems

Growth & Nitrogen: Phosphorus: Title 5 Saline Waters Fresh Waters Limitations

Nitrogen Removal Required

Approach to the 208 Plan Update

Watershed Maximize Benefits Based of Local Planning Stakeholder No Optimal Engagement Solutions

Goal: To generate a series of approaches in each watershed that will meet water quality standards Four Regions Four Regions What is the stakeholder process? Public Meetings Watershed Working Groups

Goals, Technology Affordability, Baseline Watershed Work Plan Options Financing Conditions Scenarios & Roles Review

July August September October December

208 Planning Process AdvisoryGoals, Advisory Advisory AdvisoryTechnology Advisory Board Affordability,Board BoardBaseline Board BoardWatershed Work Plan Options RLI FinancingRLI ConditionsRLI RLI Scenarios & Roles Review TAC TAC TAC Tech Tech Tech Tech Panel Panel Panel Panel July August September October December

208 Planning Process Goals, Technology Affordability, Baseline Watershed Work Plan Options Financing Conditions Scenarios & Roles Review

4 Public 4 Public Meetings: Meetings: July 15-18 Aug 26-29

208 Planning Process Technology Baseline Watershed Options Conditions Scenarios Review

11 Working Group Meetings: Sept 18-27

208 Planning Process Technology Baseline Watershed Options Conditions Scenarios Review

11 Working 11 Working Group Meetings: Group Meetings: Sept 18-27 Oct 21-Nov 5

208 Planning Process Technology Baseline Watershed Options Conditions Scenarios Review

11 Working 11 Working 11 Working Group Meetings: Group Meetings: Group Meetings: Sept 18-27 Oct 21-Nov 5 Dec 2-11

208 Planning Process Technology Baseline Watershed Options Conditions Scenarios Review

11 Working 11 Working 11 Working Group Meetings: Group Meetings: Group Meetings: Sept 18-27 Oct 21-Nov 5 Dec 2-11

208 Planning Process Baseline Conditions

11 Working Group Meetings: Sept 18-27 Goal of Today’s Meeting:

To review and develop shared understanding of the characteristics of these watersheds, the work done to date, existing data and information available, and how to apply all of this to planning for water quality improvements for these watersheds moving forward.

208 Planning Process Local Progress to Date

Provincetown Harbor Hatches Harbor From 1978 Section 208 Plan Provincetown also has a serious wastewater management problem in the downtown area. Several private studies of water quality … concluded that contamination threatening public health exists in the harbor. Storm drains have been cited as the major source, to which septic system overflows are believed to be contributors. It is public knowledge that failing cesspools are widely used by commercial establishments and are pumped as often as three times a day during the summer. It is recommended that if the town fails to initiate a

Provincetown 201 study to update and implement facility plans completed for the town … by 1980, the DEQE should take enforcement action against the town for violations of Title 5. Augmentation of water supply to be disposed of on‐ site will raise the water table in downtown Provincetown, aggravating on‐site system problems. Finally, the limitations of the water supply must be recognized and firm measures taken to prevent stimulation of growth by sewer construction. CCPEDC Designated U.S. Clean Water Section 208 Section 208 Areawide Act approved Planning Agency Plan for Cape Cod Approved

1970 1971 1972 1975 1978 1979 1980 1990 2,911 POPULATION CHANGE: (+21.47%) 3,536 POPULATION CHANGE: (+0.71%) 3,561 Provincetown: 1970‐2013

Article 17: Directs town to develop municipal sewer plan

MEPA Application for Article 7: Approve Comprehensive Sewer Home Rule for facility project design‐build‐operate wastewater system.

1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 3,561 POPULATION CHANGE: (‐3.65%) 3,431 Provincetown: 1970‐2013

Final EIR, Phase I Sewer Project

Wastewater Facilities Construction/SRF 0% Loan Program. Checkerboarding $16,499,500 Special Legislation signed by Governor. Sewer Betterment Assessment Deferral for Low‐income Elderly Article 3. System to be supported without local taxes $500,000 Authorize Design‐Build‐ Operate Contract Article 3. Facilities Design/ SRF 0% Loan Program/Old Burn Dump Treatment Article 4. Upgrade Article 2. Phase I Building Location. Leaching Area E to Construction– Wastewater Phase II $500,000 Create a Ballfield. Supplemental Expenses. Facilities Planning. $40,000 $1,957,000 $200,000

Article 2. Approve Deferral of Sewer Use Article 13. Wastewater Article 12. Phase I Article 29. Study Charges for Owners Phase II Facilities Construction– Septage at Wastewater 65 and Older. Planning, $215,000 Supplemental Expenses. Treatment Plant. $1,000,000 $20,000

2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 3,431 Provincetown: 1970‐2013

Article 6. Stormwater Master Plan Improvements. $100,000

Article 1. Wastewater Expansion ‐ Borrowing Article 1. Wastewater Authorization. Expansion ‐ Borrowing $1,500,000 Authorization. $6,200,000 Article 2. Wastewater Optimization and Article 7. FY 2007 Expansion. $200,000 Article 14. Article 14. Capital Approval, Phase II Wastewater Design/ Improvements Implementation. Stormwater $200,000 master plan State authorizes Improvements Article 6. FY 2008 Checkerboard Program. Capital Improvements Sewering with Approval, Phase III $150,000 Program. approved CWMPs

2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 POPULATION CHANGE: (‐14.25%) Provincetown: 1970‐2013

Approval, Expanded Phase III Treatment plant capacity increase to Article 9. 750K gpd Stormwater Master Plan Improvements. Wastewater Expansion $100,000 – Supplemental. Article 1. $4,500,000 Wastewater Article 6. Expansion – Wastewater Supplemental Article 5‐6. Storm Water Expansion – Borrowing. Management. $100,000 Approval, Expanded Supplemental. $1,500,000 Phase IV $3,900,000

2010 2011 2012 2013 2,942 Truro: 1970‐2013

From 1978 Section 208 Plan local, regional and federal agencies. likely cost‐effectiveness if a sewer is built for Provincetown. A recent gasoline spill from a leaking Growth controls and water service station storage tank has conservation must be given full Local officials of Truro expressed resulted in contamination of the consideration in such a planning effort concern over possible growth impacts groundwater approximately 600 feet to assure that the groundwater of sewering. A means of growth from the South Hollow Well field. resource is not overdeveloped. control should be included in any facility plan for this reason. Even if the South Hollow Wellfield is With Truro' s naturally sandy soils, the put back into production, however, town’s wastewater problems are Further investigation is also Provincetown presently needs an limited to a small strip of commercial recommended of the water quality additional permanent water supply. development along a low‐lying barrier impacts of the landfill and septage pits. beach known as Beach Point. Development of a water supply plan for the outer Cape groundwater basins This area of was included in the Sewer should be given immediate priority by Service Areas Map on the basis of the

6/2008 ‐ 9/2008 6/2009 ‐ 9/2009 6/2010 ‐ 9/2010 SMAST Estuaries SMAST Estuaries SMAST Estuaries water sampling water sampling water sampling Truro approves CWMP phase II funding Private Well water sampling for nitrates 1/1/2009 ‐ 12/31/2013 $76,000, in addition to money from Phase I, for a total of $201,000

Truro Approves Phase I Pamet Lens Oversight CWMP funding Committee draft Pamet $125,000 Weston and Sampson Lens Management Plan Presentation to BOS

2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013

1970 1980 1990 2000 2010 1,234 1,486 1,573 2,087 2,003 (+23.15%) (+5.85%) (+32.68%) (‐4.02%) Did we miss anything? Your Watersheds

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8.4 square miles 2 Towns Cape Cod National Seashore Sources: MassGIS, MassDOT, ICCOH, FEMA, CCC Sources: MassGIS, MassDOT, CCC Sources: MassGIS, MassDOT, CCC Sources: MassGIS, MassDOT

The People

Provincetown Harbor Hatches Harbor Total Population (2010) = 2,896

2010 Census Population (2010) 3,500

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2010 Census Median Age (2010) 60

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2010 Census Median Income (2010) $70,000

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2010 Census Race - % White (2010) 100.0% 90.0% 80.0% 70.0% 60.0% 50.0% 40.0% 30.0% 20.0% 10.0% 0.0% Hatches Harbor Provincetown Barnstable County Massachusetts Harbor

2010 Census Seasonal vs. Year Round Housing (2010) 100.0% Year-Round Seasonal 90.0% 80.0% 70.0% 60.0% 50.0% 40.0% 30.0% 20.0% 10.0% 0.0% Hatches Harbor Provincetown Barnstable County Massachusetts Harbor

2010 Census Average Assessed Home Value (2010) $1,200,000

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2010 Census Your Government & Taxes

Provincetown Harbor Hatches Harbor Average Single Family Property Tax Bill (2013) $6,000

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MA Dept of Revenue & Town of Barnstable, 2013 Average Annual Water Bill (2012) $600

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Tighe & Bond, MA Water Rate Survey, 2012 Average Annual Sewer Bill (2012) $700

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$540 Barnstable County (Towns of: Barnstable, Massachusetts Bourne, Falmouth, and Chatham)

Tighe & Bond, MA Sewer Rate Survey, 2012 The Problem

Provincetown Harbor Hatches Harbor Photo credit: National Park Service Massachusetts Estuaries Project

• Opportunity for towns to obtain independent analysis of nitrogen loading and it’s impact on water quality

• Provides water quality, nutrient loading, and hydrodynamic information

• Water quality monitoring – minimum of 3 years of data for each embayment

• Watershed model links water quality data to nitrogen loads

Sources: MassGIS, MEP, CCC Sources: MassGIS Sources: MassGIS, MassDOT, CCC Sources: MassGIS, MassDOT, MassDEP, Barnstable County Community Septic Loan Program, CCC Existing & Proposed Solutions

Provincetown Harbor Hatches Harbor Sources: MassGIS, MassDOT, MassDEP, Barnstable County Community Septic Loan Program, CCC Sources: MassGIS, MassDOT, CCC Framework for Addressing Solutions Moving Forward

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All materials and resources for the Provincetown Harbor Group will be available on the Cape Cod Commission website: http://watersheds.capecodcommission.org/index.php/watersheds/outer-cape/provincetown-harbor

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