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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center;text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:30.0pt;font-family:TTE51CC210T00;color:#003AA9'>Ocean Outfall Symposium<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center;text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:TTE51CC210T00;color:#003AA9'>Exploring Ocean Outfalls as a Wastewater<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center;text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:TTE51CC210T00;color:#003AA9'>Management Alternative for Cape Cod<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center;text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:TTE51CC210T00;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center;text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:TTE51CC210T00;color:black'>Wednesday, May 25, 2011<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center;text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:TTE51CDB88T00;color:black'>9:00 am - 3:30 pm<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center;text-autospace:none'><i><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:TTE51CDB88T00;color:black'>Cape Cod & Islands Realtors Conference Center<o:p></o:p></span></i></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center;text-autospace:none'><i><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:TTE51CDB88T00;color:black'>22 Mid-Tech Drive, Yarmouth<o:p></o:p></span></i></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:11.5pt;font-family:TTE51CDB88T00'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:11.5pt;font-family:TTE51CDB88T00'>Could ocean outfalls be part of the suite of solutions that municipalities on Cape Cod use to address wastewater management needs? This question is being explored by some municipalities as part of the process to develop comprehensive wastewater management plans and meaningfully examine all feasible treatment and management options.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:11.5pt;font-family:TTE51CDB88T00'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:11.5pt;font-family:TTE51CDB88T00'>This symposium will provide information on how ocean outfalls work and the implications of potentially using them as a wastewater management strategy. Information on the history of outfalls, federal and state regulations, environmental impacts, as well as policy, planning and legal issues will be presented, along with case studies.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:11.5pt;font-family:TTE51CDB88T00'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:11.5pt;font-family:TTE51CDB88T00'>The symposium is part of an ongoing series of wastewater workshops organized and delivered through the Waquoit Bay Reserve Coastal Training Program (CTP). It is meant to be strictly educational in nature and is being planned to provide science-based information to decision-makers working on the wastewater problem. It is not meant to advocate for ocean outfalls. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:11.5pt;font-family:TTE51CDB88T00'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><b><i><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:red'>See attached flyer for registration information and other details. Register today, space is limited.</span></i></b><b><i><span style='font-size:11.5pt;font-family:TTE51CDB88T00;color:red'><o:p></o:p></span></i></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>Tonna-Marie Rogers<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>Coastal Training Program Coordinator<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>Waquoit Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>Tel: 508-457-0495 ext. 110<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>E-mail: <a href="mailto:tonna-marie.surgeon-rogers@state.ma.us">tonna-marie.surgeon-rogers@state.ma.us</a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><a href="http://www.waquoitbayreserve.org">www.waquoitbayreserve.org</a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>