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Tuesday, November 3, 2026 Barnstable County, Massachusetts · Change town
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Herring Pond alum plan pushed to November

Eastham conservation commission pushes incomplete Herring Pond alum treatment plan to November. From our own coverage: Herring Pond alum plan lacks state review; Board of Health works through septic applications. Also in today's brief (6 items): Library trustees hold monthly meeting; Li…

From Eastham News

  • Herring Pond alum plan lacks state review. Eastham's Conservation Commission took up a Herring Pond alum-treatment application that leaned on a state exemption eliminated back in 2014, prompting sharp questions from commissioners about why the project skipped required state fisheries review and why an older treatment was chosen over newer alternatives.Eastham News
  • Board of Health works through septic applications. Eastham's Board of Health worked through five septic system applications relying on newer nitrogen-reducing technology, while also setting hearing dates for updated regulations that could reshape rules for the fewer than 200 properties in town still on cesspools.Eastham News

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