[SEMCO] May 29 workshop - Sea Level Rise and the Cape's groundwater

[Jo Ann Muramoto]

*Save the Date!*



*Workshop on "Effects of Sea Level Rise on Cape Cod's Groundwater System"*



*Thursday, May 29, 2014, 1:30 pm to 3:30 pm*

*Harborview Conference Room, Barnstable County Complex*

*3195 Main Street, Barnstable, MA 02630*



In coming decades, rising sea level is expected to affect Cape Cod's
groundwater and ponds, lakes and streams which are fed by groundwater.
 Potential
effects include changes in the water table, stream flow, and aquifer
characteristics.  These effects could have far-reaching implications for
land-use planning, infrastructure, wastewater, stormwater and drinking
water management, and natural resources.



On May 29, the Association to Preserve Cape Cod (APCC) and partners will
host a free public workshop where U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)
hydrologists will present their approach to modeling the effects of sea
level rise on the mid-Cape's aquifer, specifically the Sagamore and Monomoy
groundwater lenses which lie beneath most of the mid- and Upper Cape.



The target audience for this workshop includes municipal planners,
wastewater managers, drinking water managers, stormwater specialists,
natural resource managers, conservation commissions, and the general
public.  The purpose of this workshop is to invite questions about the
model and how it will be used for developing coastal resiliency measures.




APCC is working with USGS, Cape Cod Commission, Barnstable County Coastal
Resources Committee, Massachusetts Bays National Estuary Program, and The
Nature Conservancy on this coastal resiliency project.  The goal is to
evaluate the effects of sea level rise on groundwater and water resources
and to develop coastal adaptation measures to increase resiliency against
sea level rise impacts.  This is the first of several public workshops for
this project.  In future workshops the results of the model and
recommendations for adaptive measures will be presented.



For more information, contact Ed DeWitt, Executive Director, at (508)
362-4226 ext. 13 or Dr. Jo Ann Muramoto, Senior Scientist, at (508)
362-4226 ext. 16.  Registration for this free workshop will be available
soon.



This workshop is made possible through the generosity of the Cape Cod 5
Foundation.

-- 
*Jo Ann Muramoto, Ph.D., **Senior Scientist*
*Mass Bays Program Regional Coordinator, Cape Cod*
*Association to Preserve Cape Cod, **P.O. Box 398, **3010 Main Street*
*Barnstable, MA 02630, **(**508) 362-4226, ext.16,  **jmuramoto at apcc.org
<jmuramoto at apcc.org>  *
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