>> ESSENTIALLY EVERYTHING YOU PUT ON THE GROUND ULTIMATELY FINDS ITS WAY IN SOME FORM INTO THE GROUNDWATER. BITE SAYS BEFORE IT WAS DISCOVERED HERE COME EAST HANS DRINKING WATER HAD ANOTHER PROBLEM. REPORTER: TODAY, THE TOWN OF EAST HAM CONFRONTS ITS OWN CHALLENGE IN THE 2000’S AND ONLINE LANDFILL BEGAN TO LEAK POSSIBLE CARCINOGENS.
LOOKING BACK AND HAVING TIME TO THINK ABOUT IT, I CAN UNDER TECH -- UNDERSTAND THE COST OF THE HOMEOWNER, THE COST TO HOOK UP. “As we move forward, we need to gain as much verification of the science to make sure we’re not wasting money trying to address some issue that isn’t the problem.’’To help address such concerns, the Cape Cod Water Protection Collaborative held a forum this month in which independent scientists reviewed the findings of research sponsored since 2003 by the state Department of Environmental Protection, which has found nitrogen to be the key problem.
THERE IS NOT A RIVER OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT. NITRATES FROM HUMAN SOURCES. IT AFFECTED THE WATER SUPPLY. FIRE HYDRANTS ARE IN SERVICE FOR THE FIRST TIME EVER. >> WE HAD A PROBLEM WITH ONE FOR DIOXANE, A CHEMICAL THAT IS PARTICULARLY DIFFICULT TO REMOVE. ANTHONY: MARK WHITE, THE ENGINEER, SAYS RIGHT NOW, MORE THAN HALF THE TOWN HAS ACCESS TO WATER IN THE NEW SYSTEM. Cape Cod MA Roofers specializes in new roof building installation and repair for both commercial properties and residential houses. >> FOR WIDESCALE CONTAMINATION IN THE 1980’S WAS DISCOVERED FROM ACTIVITIES IN THE MASSACHUSETTS MILITARY RESERVATION. Nitrogen pollution is driving Cape Cod’s waters to the brink of ecological disaster.
We can’t have healthy coastal communities unless we have clean coast waters.’’Neither he nor environmental advocates would comment on the settlement discussions.They also declined to confirm the estimated amount to halt and repair the damage, which local officials say would cost taxpayers as little as $3 billion if there is a regional plan and as much as $8 billion if each town seeks its own solution.“It’s just a big number coming at a bad time,’’ said Paul Niedzwiecki, executive director of the Cape Cod Commission, a regional planning agency. SOME OF THE CONCERNS ABOUT BOTTLED WATER INCLUDING THE WASTE FROM THE BOTTLES THEMSELVES WHICH ARE MADE FROM PETROLEUM ARE THE POTENTIAL FOR PLASTIC CHEMICALS TO LEAK FROM THE BOTTLES INTO THE WATER. Cape Wide News was created in 1998 by Provincetown native Tim Caldwell to provide public-safety, spot-news coverage on Cape Cod. >> I THINK WE WILL HAVE THE ABILITY TO SERVE EVERYONE WITH CLEAN, PORTABLE DRINKING WATER. Tides flush out the pollution on the northern side of Cape Cod.The septic tanks adequately treat the bacteria from household waste, but they do not remove all the nitrogen in the waste water, which in the warmer months has spawned vast tracts of algae that deplete the oxygen in local waters and kill everything from eel grass to shellfish.The pollution has sparked a growing debate on the Cape. >> BOTTLED WATER IS NOT REGULATED UNDER EPA SAFE DRINKING WATER ACT WHICH REQUIRES SCREENING FOR NEARLY 100 CONTAMINANTS IN DRINKING WATER. REPORTER: EVEN IN THE OFF-SEASON, LIVING BY THE WATER ON CAPE COD HAS PLENTY OF PLUSES. Environmental activists blame the federal government for failing to take action, and some residents question what is causing the problem, which could cost taxpayers billions of dollars to fix.In September, the coalition and the Boston-based Conservation Law Foundation filed a federal lawsuit against the US Environmental Protection Agency, saying it has failed to fulfill its responsibilities under the Clean Water Act to oversee a regional water quality plan.
it is what is in some communities water that has caused alarm. “That endorsement should put aside, with some finality, questions about the validity of the science,’’ said Andrew Gottlieb, executive director of the Collaborative, which is an agency of Barnstable County. >> PEOPLE’S WELLS COULD BE VERY CLOSE TO EITHER THEIR OWN SEPTIC SYSTEM OR THEIR NEIGHBORS. LAY OFF THE PESTICIDES.