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The parcels highlighted in purple and bright green add phosphorus to the Mashpee-Wakeby pond system, largely via septic system effluent. This phosphorus fuels toxic cyanobacteria blooms.
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Mashpee voters gave the town permission to borrow money for the construction of a system that will help reduce nutrient pollution in Mashpee-Wakeby Pond.
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