Clean water

Rewilding retired cranberry bogs to promote native habitat has yielded many success stories on and around Cape Cod. New bog restoration projects in Marstons Mills have a different primary objective.

How our approach to protecting water quality has evolved over the past 50 years, and what steps we’ll need to take in the future as we balance the needs of housing and development with a healthy ecosystem.

Water quality organizations around the Cape are hosting events throughout this week as part of the inaugural Cape Cod Clean Water Week.

The increase in the summer population, the region's ongoing drought and challenges enforcing the irrigation ban and are raising questions about the future of water consumption in Falmouth.

The Conservation Law Foundation says the Wareham-based company has been strip-mining sand and dumping material into wetlands without a Clean Water Act permit.

Experts say Cape Cod has too much nitrogen and not enough housing. But officials in Truro may have struck a balance for a housing project planned for what's known in town as the Walsh property.

A trade conference in North Falmouth this week highlighted efforts to develop new talent for the drinking water and wastewater industries.

After years of planning, work will soon be underway to install and test eco-toilets in 25 homes.

There are two ongoing state-mandated PFAS remediation efforts in the town of Barnstable, both with recent announcements.

Barnstable County has a new tool for testing the safety of drinking water, and it will make weekend and holiday testing more efficient.