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..Cape Cod's Ponds and Estuaries
  
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Bakers Pond, Orleans
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Hathaways Pond, Hyannis |
Popponesset Bay, Mashpee |
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| Cape Cod is home to nearly one thousand freshwater ponds and 45 gorgeous salt water embayments. These natural resources require special protection if we want to keep them clean and healthy for generations to come. Learn more about what is being done locally and regionally to protect Cape Cod's surface waters. |
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Massachusetts Estuaries Project-
The MEP website has the latest research information on water quality for Cape Cod estuaries as well as the EPA approved total maximum daily loads (TMDL's) |
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Cape Cod Pond and Lake Stewards Program (P.A.L.S.) |
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More Reading about Cape Cod Ponds
TOWN POND WATER QUALITY REPORTS
- Lake Wequaquet Water Quality Assessment, Final Report, Jan 2009 prepared by E. Eichner, SMAST & Cape Cod Commission.
- Lake Wequaquet Water Level Study, Final Report, December, 1998 Completed for the Town of Barnstable by E. Eichner et al, Cape Cod Commission Water Resources Office
- Barnstable Ponds: Current Status, Available Data and Recommendations for Future Activities: Final Report. July 2008, by E. Eichner, SMAST & Cape Cod Commission
- Brewster Freshwater Ponds, Water Quality Status and Recommendations for Future Activities, draft Final Report.April 2009. Prepared for the Town of Brewster by E. Eichner, SMAST & Cape Cod Commission.
- Eastham Freshwater Ponds: Water Quality Status and Recommendations for Future Activities: Final Report. June 2009 Prepared for the Town of Eastham, by E. Eichner, SMAST & Cape Cod Commission.
- Review and Interpretation of Orleans Ponds, Volunteer Monitoring Data. October 2007, by E. Eichner Cape Cod Commission.
- Review and Interpretation of Harwich Ponds, Volunteer Monitoring Data. December 2006. by E. Eichner, Cape Cod Commission.
- Dennis Freshwater Ponds: Water Quality Status and Reccomendations for Future Activities: draft Report July 2009. By E. Eichner, SMAST & Cape Cod Commission
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