Uncategorized > 3 projects, 6 towns, a cleaner Buzzards Bay: $575K in grants will reduce pollution from wastewater
3 projects, 6 towns, a cleaner Buzzards Bay: $575K in grants will reduce pollution from wastewater
Published on: February 2, 2016
Three Coalition-sponsored projects have received over $575,000 in federal grant money to seek new ways to solve Buzzards Bay’s nitrogen pollution crisis in six different towns, from Mattapoisett to Falmouth.
These projects were the top grants awarded by the Buzzards Bay National Estuary Program with funding from the U.S. EPA’s Southeast New England Program.
All three of these projects center around reducing pollution from wastewater: Buzzards Bay’s biggest source of harmful nitrogen. Because traditional septic systems don’t treat for nitrogen, they’re a major offender against clean water in our coves, harbors, and rivers.
