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Monday, 08 March 2021 The United States offshore wind industry took a monumental step forward following today s announcement from the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management on the final environmental impact statement for the Vineyard Wind Project. This decision puts the first U.S. commercial-scale project a small step away from beginning construction. Pixabay
“We want to thank BOEM for all of the work they’ve done since we submitted the permit application in December of 2017 on this first-in-the-nation project,” said Vineyard Wind CEO Lars T. Pedersen. “More than three years of federal review and public comment is nearing its conclusion and 2021 is poised to be a momentous year for our project and the broader offshore wind industry. Offshore wind is a historic opportunity to build a new industry that will lead to the creation of thousands of jobs, reduce electricity rates for consumers and contribute significantly to limiting the impacts of climate change. We look f
Construction of a sewer system to serve the areas of Teaticket and Acapesket is projected for 2026.
âThe town has put up money for design and planning is currently underway, and this is the timetable,â Water Quality Management Committee chairman Eric T. Turkington told the select board on Monday, December 21. âThese two pieces both affect Great Pond, which except for Waquoit Bay, is the water body most in need of nitrogen reduction.â
While sewering will go a long way toward reducing nitrogen in Great Pond, it will not eliminate it.
âI will caution us, because 60 percent of the water that comes into this water body comes from the Coonamessett River system, sewering these two areas will get rid of a lot of the problem. It will not get rid of all of the problem,â Mr. Turkington said. âThere is a lot of water coming in that isnât coming from the neighborhood. It is coming from north of [Route] 28.â