[SEMCO] July 16 Tours - Mass Advanced Septic System Test Center & the Green Center's Urine Diversion System

Mon Jul 15 08:20:19 EDT 2024

Here’s your chance for first-person learning about alternative/innovate septic technologies and urine diversion systems - these back-to-back tours are free and open to the public. Registration is required using the links below. 
Best, 

Chris Powicki
Chair, Sierra Cape Cod
774.487.4614

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>> This action alert features an invitation to guided tours of advanced septic and urine diversion systems, plus an opportunity to advocate for responsible offshore wind development. 
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>> On Tuesday July 16, Sierra Club’s Cape Cod & Islands Group invites you to join our “Third Tuesday” tours of the Massachusetts Advanced Septic System Test Center <https://nam02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fclick.emails.sierraclub.org%2F%3Fqs%3D70977f7ad342deeb4c73e866c08411520b26c9b48f160090bb52810ddab5169214cbd8c52ebfa302a3c41c8831517aef8051af5fe944d3bd&data=05%7C02%7CSEMCO%40whoi.edu%7C5b4cc7afee5649a3eff608dca4c8806e%7Cd44c5cc6d18c46cc8abd4fdf5b6e5944%7C0%7C0%7C638566428257478006%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=XfH35a2zJbOdgwz6pcqC47yxA5Mqh8f4C04RzpGWw7Y%3D&reserved=0> (MASSTC) and the nearby Green Center. Tours will be led by experts and will feature discussions and Q&A with attendees. Registration is required.
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>> Tours of Emerging Nutrient Control Solutions
>> for Cape Cod Homes 
>> Tuesday, July 16th
>> East Falmouth
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>> MASSTC Tour, 3 - 4pm
>> Green Center Tour, 4:30 - 5:30pm
>> These in-person tours are free and open to all, but attendance is limited—especially for the Green Center. Attendees can register for one tour or both. Please register at the links below, and directions will be provided.
>> MASSTC Tour Sign Up
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>> Green Center Tour Sign Up
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>> Barnstable County's MASSTC is the nation’s premier third-party testing and research center for innovative/alternative (I/A) onsite septic treatment technologies and includes water reuse demonstration gardens and other projects. The walking tour, led by MASSTC’s Bryan Horsely, will last about 1 hour, addressing design, performance, maintenance, and other attributes of the more than 20 I/A technologies being demonstrated and tested. Attendees should be prepared for walking outdoors, with no shade or protection from the elements. Bathroom facilities are available on site. 
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>> The Green Center is a living laboratory and demonstration project for sustainable living as practiced at the former site of the New Alchemy Institute. Hilda Maingay and Earle Barnhart will introduce urine diversion UD) technology - including products available for installation in your home - and lead the tour of their home's UD system and discussion of ongoing pilot testing and plans for larger-scale demonstration across the Cape. This tour can only accommodate 14 participants - so please sign up early, and only if you definitely will attend.
>> Floating Offshore Wind off the Outer Cape: Comments Due by July 22
>> Did you miss last month's "3rd Tuesday" talk on “Floating Offshore Wind in the Gulf of Maine” - actually held on Thursday, June 27? You can watch the recording <https://nam02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fclick.emails.sierraclub.org%2F%3Fqs%3D36c4b6f0a0cd7736844f847d48a1b7a5bd855ce30d038314eb502dd8219ab8111bf61aae892837976989039b97a832520b1812278a7c2121&data=05%7C02%7CSEMCO%40whoi.edu%7C5b4cc7afee5649a3eff608dca4c8806e%7Cd44c5cc6d18c46cc8abd4fdf5b6e5944%7C0%7C0%7C638566428257478006%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=ba6sT0QmKN3iI1pTFH6UavH1bv2vds0K5WUhJaqYfxo%3D&reserved=0> to learn about the US Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) process involved and floating technology needed for developing future offshore wind projects at least 25 miles off the Outer Cape. 
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>> BOEM is currently accepting public comment on its Draft Environmental Assessment <https://nam02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fclick.emails.sierraclub.org%2F%3Fqs%3D36c4b6f0a0cd7736ded3f9499eed23e191609904d12ce66cb66af0ce8f0a4550a36ac08cf865f5414c2b7485aa74d75bae3497960d488a82&data=05%7C02%7CSEMCO%40whoi.edu%7C5b4cc7afee5649a3eff608dca4c8806e%7Cd44c5cc6d18c46cc8abd4fdf5b6e5944%7C0%7C0%7C638566428257478006%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=vobw0r%2BKHzHFRXCgQ8yuUZUg4hAs68VUz60Le%2Bmeus4%3D&reserved=0> (EA) of potential impacts from site characterization activities by offshore wind developers.
>> ⏳ The public comment period on the draft EA ends on July 22, 2024. 
>> �� Please click here for information on the BOEM comment period <https://nam02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fclick.emails.sierraclub.org%2F%3Fqs%3D36c4b6f0a0cd7736ffb4bc442e2baf610c6a0b74e66ce58ae5ba22cc6483475a245e699523774a48905488818f34c70c1dcdfe3b0caee2f4&data=05%7C02%7CSEMCO%40whoi.edu%7C5b4cc7afee5649a3eff608dca4c8806e%7Cd44c5cc6d18c46cc8abd4fdf5b6e5944%7C0%7C0%7C638566428257478006%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=a5ZqslaecEim6uk2xL54GEZunRg9gf3ccvLh4EbOsdQ%3D&reserved=0> and important considerations when formulating comments. 
>> Hope to see you next week,
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>> Chris Powicki 
>> Chair 
>> Sierra Club Cape Cod & Islands Group
>> As part of Sierra Club's Massachusetts Chapter, the Cape Cod & Islands Group represents members and supporters in Barnstable, Dukes, and Nantucket counties.
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>> For information, visit https://nam02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sierraclub.org%2Fmassachusetts%2Fcape-cod-islands-group&data=05%7C02%7CSEMCO%40whoi.edu%7C5b4cc7afee5649a3eff608dca4c8806e%7Cd44c5cc6d18c46cc8abd4fdf5b6e5944%7C0%7C0%7C638566428257478006%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=drgAqmCsPVDAsACnetBF%2FlgaZ4czv%2FwdRBBUgSQaTsg%3D&reserved=0. <https://nam02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fclick.emails.sierraclub.org%2F%3Fqs%3D36c4b6f0a0cd7736c44aaf6eae0a87ae6ac3359368367301f68b4091b6318e423fe455c2fb3ea3974855068e9d02464f1673ba3f927b5247&data=05%7C02%7CSEMCO%40whoi.edu%7C5b4cc7afee5649a3eff608dca4c8806e%7Cd44c5cc6d18c46cc8abd4fdf5b6e5944%7C0%7C0%7C638566428257478006%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=ucC3NKGj6BUrUENmln6Vsz%2FcA1gVTLgM8DB0%2BxOgnPQ%3D&reserved=0> Videos of recent “3rd Tuesday” talks are available at this page. 
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