Phase 3 Cost Breakdown Illustration Four Steps to Save $1.75 Million GLOSSARY HELPFUL RESOURCES Contaminants of Emerging Concern (CEC): CECs are chemicals and toxins Check out the that have been shown to have human health and ecological impacts. Operation and Maintenance (O&M): Manage and maintain large facilities, Town of Barnstable’s Water Resources page, including municipal wastewater treatment plant. https://BarnstableWaterResources.com Recharge: The process of water inflow into groundwater or an aquifer. for information on water quality issues, the Comprehensive Wastewater Management Plan, Responsible Management Entity (RME): Agency or organization tasked with and the answers to questions like: managing decentralized wastewater infrastructure. Accessory Dwelling Unit (ADU): A smaller, self-contained housing unit Am I Eligible for New Sewer Service? that can be attached or detached from a single-family home with its own How Do I Hook-Up? separate entrance. What are the Anticipated Costs? Municipal Wastewater Treatment (MWT): Sewage and wastewater from homes and businesses are collected and transported via sewers to Visit the Massachusetts Alternative Septic a municipal wastewater treatment plant where it is treated before it is System Test Center (MASSTC) website discharged back into the environment. Enhanced Innovative Alternative Septic (EIA): EIAs are onsite systems https://masstc.org for information on EIAs, that treat wastewater and remove most of the nitrogen before leaching into their Septic Utility Program (SUP!) and more. groundwater and other water bodies. 10 | Barnstable Clean Water Coalition | Fall/Winter 2025 BCleanWater.org