Iron Barrier at MMR

[Lenny Siegel <lsiegel@cpeo.org>]

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'Iron barrier' targets pond pollution
The technique is designed to reduce phosphorus levels in Mashpee's 
Ashumet Pond.

CAPE COD TIMES
August 5, 2004

MASSACHUSETTS MILITARY RESERVATION - A federal cleanup will employ an 
unusual weapon to cut pollution seeping into Ashumet Pond in Mashpee.

The installation of an "iron barrier" will begin Monday, according to 
officials from the Air Force Center for Environmental Excellence 
(AFCEE), the agency charged with cleaning up pollution from part of the 
Upper Cape base - in this case, from its now-closed wastewater treatment 
plant.

The creation of the barrier may take two weeks, 7 a.m. to 5 p.m., with 
equipment setup starting at 6:30 a.m.. A silt barrier will be used 
around the project on the northwest shore of the pond. The boat ramp 
will remain open at all times at the popular pond.

"As far as our research shows, this will be the nation's first 
large-scale iron barrier for treating phosphorus in a pond," said 
program manager Jon Davis of the Installation Restoration Program.

"We are excited that it will help improve the health of Ashumet Pond. 
The knowledge that will be gained by installing this project will help 
other communities that are looking to improve the health of their ponds."

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for the entire article, see
http://www.capecodonline.com/cctimes/ronbarrierzx5.htm

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Lenny Siegel
Director, Center for Public Environmental Oversight
c/o PSC, 278-A Hope St., Mountain View, CA 94041
Voice: 650/961-8918 or 650/969-1545
Fax: 650/961-8918
http://www.cpeo.org

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