Lawmakers Highlight Importance of Wastewater Infrastructure BARNSTABLE – State lawmakers recently highlighted the importance of effective wastewater infrastructure with the groundbreaking of the Town of Barnstable’s Strawberry Hill Road Sewer Expansion Project.
C
ongressman William Keating, Cape and Islands State Senator Julian Cyr, and 2nd and 5th Barnstable District State Representatives Kip Diggs and Steven Xiarhos attended the groundbreaking event, part of the first phase of the town’s Comprehensive Wastewater Management Plan. “This is critical to Cape Cod with its singlesource aquifer, with its topology, the sand that’s there, the nitrogen issue and lawsuits, we can go on and on,” said Keating. “If you live on the Cape, it’s part of our lives. And not always the most pleasant part.” Failures of inadequate wastewater treatment infrastructure have been cited by town officials
across Cape Cod as leading to issues such as an increase in toxic algae blooms and impacted quality of drinking water sources. Officials including Keating have also said that inadequate wastewater infrastructure is partially responsible for the housing crisis in the region, as housing cannot be built or expanded upon without adequate wastewater service. “We also know that important housing issues are affected by these nitrogen issues and groundwater issues and how as we move forward to deal with those issues, we couldn’t do it without dealing with this ahead of time,” said Keating. Cyr also said that the project and other efforts continued on page 63
978.658.5300
900 Salem Street - Wilmington, Ma. www.beneventocompanies.com
Asphalt
OCTOBER, 2021
Concrete
Aggregates
Recycling
“BUY FROM THE ADVERTISERS IN CONSTRUCTION OUTLOOK”
61
