Nutrient pollution in Waquoit and Popponesset Bays has reached a grim new milestone: Both bays now show impaired water quality throughout, with no high-quality areas remaining.
That is the latest assessment by Brian L. Howes, a scientist with the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth who has for years worked with the Town of Mashpee and Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe to analyze the impact of nitrogen pollution on local waterways.
âFor the first time in 20 years, I have nothing good to say,â Dr. Howes said during a presentation to the Mashpee Board of Selectmen in the Waquoit Meeting Room at Town Hall on Monday, July 26.
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A ban on the sale of alcoholic beverages packaged in miniature plastic ânipâ bottles went into effect in Mashpee this week, despite objections by liquor store owners.
The board of selectmen voted 4-1 last November to ban the sale of nip bottles up to 100 milliliters. The ban, which went into effect yesterday, is a condition of liquor licensing.
During the selectmenâs meeting on Monday, a motion to postpone the nip ban until January failed 2-3 and the ban went into effect three days later.
âWeâre not out to hurt businesses, believe you me; weâre out to eliminate the 100 nips that are along Route 28,â Carol A. Sherman, chairwoman of the selectmen, said in a phone interview yesterday. âI donât think there is going to be an impact on businesses.â
Nip Ban Takes Effect In Mashpee, Despite Objections
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