For 25 years, the Massachusetts Alternative Septic System Test Center (MASSTC) has provided space for technologists to develop, test, and certify cutting edge wastewater treatment systems. We're pretty darn proud of that.
In the early 1990s, it became evident that nitrogen and other contaminants from septic systems were damaging Cape Cod’s marine resources and coastal embayments. To address degrading water quality, the Barnstable County Department of Health and Environment and its partners established the Massachusetts Alternative Septic System Test Center (MASSTC).
Today MASSTC is the nation’s premier third-party testing and research facility for innovative/alternative (I/A) technologies, engaging in extensive research funded by state and federal grants. MASSTC is also partnered up with Barnstable County's SUP (Septic Utility Program), to help Cape Cod's municipalities effectively manage advanced septic system technologies.
Join us for a year-long celebration!
Next month we launch the Waste No Water tour, a 10+ library series to engage the public in over 10 Cape towns, focusing on the wastewater successes and challenges each town faces. We'll kick off the conversation with a showing of the recent Scientific American documentary that featured MASSTC's efforts. We invite local boards of health, pond groups, homeowners, water advocates and anyone interested in the topic of wastewater to gather and better understand how innovative/alternative systems, including urine diversion, are just one important piece of the ongoing wastewater puzzle.
On April 8th we will be at the Centerville Library and for Earth Day on April 22nd, we'll be at the Yarmouth Public Library. Check out our favorite water-related book reading list we put together for all libraries here on the Yarmouth Library website.
Other events scheduled through 2024 include summer tours at MASSTC, a September open house to unveil our new space, and a November film screening in partnership with the Woods Hole Film Festival.
For information about any of these events or how you can get involved, reach out to us here.
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