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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>For Immediate Release: Contact: Joan Muller, 508-457-0495 x107<a
href="mailto:joan.muller@state.ma.us">joan.muller@state.ma.us</a></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=4 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:14.0pt;font-weight:bold'>Wastewater Education and Update
Program to Be Held May 22 at </span></font></b><b><font size=4><span
style='font-size:14.0pt;font-weight:bold'>Waquoit</span></font></b><b><font
size=4><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-weight:bold'> </span></font></b><b><font
size=4><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-weight:bold'>Bay</span></font></b><b><font
size=4><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-weight:bold'> Reserve</span></font></b></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>On May 22, from </span></font>9 am to noon, Waquoit Bay Research
Reserve will host a program at their visitor center on route 28 entitled
“From Your Backyard to the Bay: What Every Cape Lover Needs to Know About
Septic Systems and Water Quality.” The program will include presentations
by local experts, updates on specific projects, and take home information as
well as opportunities for discussion and question and answer with the speakers.
The workshop provides a crucial opportunity for citizens to obtain the most
up-to-date information as possible as voters on the Cape face the challenge of
this pressing issue.</p>
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face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Waquoit Bay Reserve staff
will reveal how the </span></font>Cape’s geology is linked to the
problems with wastewater treatment. <i><font face=Arial><span style='font-family:
Arial;font-style:italic'> </span></font></i>Maggie Geist, Director of the
Association to Protect Cape Cod, will explain how the nutrient nitrogen, a
major source of which is septic systems, affects the Cape’s coastal
waters. Susan Rask, Barnstable County Dept of Health and the Environment will
provide an overview of wastewater treatment technologies currently being
considered by the towns as well as an update on wastewater management progress
in towns across the Cape as well as coordination at the county level. Nate
Weeks, a consultant working with the towns of Falmouth and Mashpee will focus
on progress and possibilities for solutions in Falmouth and Mashpee
specifically. The Town of Falmouth’s Wastewater Superintendent Gerald
Potamis will also be present to answer questions and join in the closing
interactive session with the audience. </p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>For further information, call 508-457-0495 x107. Check <a
href="http://www.waquoitbayreserve.org/">www.waquoitbayreserve.org</a> for
driving directions. </span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Joan C. Muller</span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Education Coordinator</span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Waquoit</span></font><font size=2 face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'> </span></font><font size=2
face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Bay</span></font><font
size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'> National
Estuarine Research Reserve</span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>508-457-0495 x107</span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Box</span></font><font size=2 face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'> 3092</span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Waquoit</span></font><font size=2 face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>, </span></font><font size=2
face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>MA</span></font><font
size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'> </span></font><font
size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>02536</span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'><a href="mailto:joan.muller@state.ma.us">joan.muller@state.ma.us</a></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Joan C. Muller</span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Education Coordinator</span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Waquoit</span></font><font size=2 face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'> </span></font><font size=2
face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Bay</span></font><font
size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'> National
Estuarine Research Reserve</span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>508-457-0495 x107</span></font></p>
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font-family:Arial'>Box</span></font><font size=2 face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'> 3092</span></font></p>
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font-family:Arial'>Waquoit</span></font><font size=2 face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>, </span></font><font size=2
face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>MA</span></font><font
size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'> </span></font><font
size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>02536</span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'><a href="mailto:joan.muller@state.ma.us">joan.muller@state.ma.us</a></span></font></p>
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