Freshwater Strategy Public Meeting
Public comment is being accepted on the draft Cape Cod Freshwater Strategy through March 17, with two public sessions scheduled.
IN-PERSON MEETING
- Tuesday, March 4, 2025
- 2:00 PM
- Mary Pat Flynn Conference Room
- Barnstable County Complex
- 3195 Main Street, Barnstable
VIRTUAL MEETING
- Thursday, March 6, 2025
- 4:00 PM
- Join the meeting at capecodcommission.org/freshwater/join, Passcode: join
- or calling in to (929) 205-6099 and entering meeting ID 943 7659 5383
The Cape Cod Freshwater Initiative is a science-based, information-driven planning process to engage stakeholders and enable action to protect and restore Cape Cod’s freshwater resources. Cape Cod’s ponds and lakes are dynamic natural systems that contribute to the region’s identity. Ponds and lakes are fragile ecosystems whose health is increasingly threatened by human activities in and around them.
The Cape Cod Freshwater Strategy highlights the urgent need to prioritize pond health across Cape Cod. The plan includes thirteen key recommendations to improve the region’s understanding of ponds and lakes, support improved freshwater habitats and water quality, and enable local and regional action. Recommendations include in part:
- Maintain and expand funding for the Regional Pond Monitoring Program.
- Develop a regional funding program for town projects.
- Promote best practices and universally beneficial strategies.
- Integrate freshwater ponds into municipal water resource planning.
- Improve consistent communication and outreach for varied pond users.
- Develop model wetland bylaws and orders of conditions.
View the Draft Cape Cod Freshwater Strategy
Written comments may be submitted via online form: cccom.link/fws-comments,
via email to frontdesk@capecodcommission.org, or by mail to:
Cape Cod Commission
PO Box 226
Barnstable, MA 02630
