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Clean Water Starts Here! Official Twitter Account of the Massachusetts Alternative Septic System Test Center.

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#blackhistorymonth spotlight: Mari Copeny: This 16-year-old activist, philanthropist, and “future president” is on the front lines tackling America's water crisis head on by helping kids embrace their power through equal opportunity.
https://t.co/sI7ntSgfPI
#water #wastewater

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A MUST-READ: In Waste: One Woman's Fight Against America's Dirty Secret, Catherine Coleman Flowers, shows how sanitation is becoming too big a problem to ignore as climate change brings sewage to more backyards—not only those of poor minorities.
https://t.co/4TMvdwd4wJ

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Going into the weekend thinking about connections and collaboration and the need to work together to make change...

#capecod #water #wastewater

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It may be cold out but we're growing flowers in our little greenhouse!
The plan is to set up our hydroponics and grow the plants in it using urine and water that will recirculate through the hydroponics system.
Of course Bryan Horsley is at the helm.

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How can we learn from nature about a co-existence that's good for people and planet? According to the EPA, where and how communities accommodate growth profoundly affects the quality of streams, rivers, lakes, and beaches.
More here: https://t.co/GV9SSrOw0U

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February is Black History Month showcasing achievements by African Americans and their central role in U.S. history.
St. Elmo Brady's method to determine alkaloids can be linked to some of the analytical tools used in water treatment labs today.
https://t.co/JL41LNSjkr

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Do you have today off for the President's Day holiday? Well, put on your warm weather gear and take a hike around the National Seashore and thank President Kennedy!
Learn more about legislation establishing the Cape Cod National Seashore here: https://t.co/okFCt3LXgm

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Friday (Black History Month) Fact: 1968. Memphis, Tennessee. Black sanitation workers faced poverty wages and degrading, dangerous conditions on the job.
1,300 AFSCME Local 1733 brothers said enough is enough, risking everything by going on strike.
https://t.co/47FwXwZwp9

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"Do unto those downstream as you would have those upstream do unto you."
-Wendell Berry

Just a friendly reminder that everything we do is connected.
#dumpnowaste #drainstowaterways #water #capecod #wastewater

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The @CCCommission recently released new tools and resources to engage and educate the public around the region’s freshwater ponds in one centralized location through the Cape Cod Water Quality Data Portal.
More here: https://t.co/u4b1oWDMr8

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Happy International Day of Women and Girls in Science from the our crew at MASSTC!
2025 marks the 10th anniversary of the International Day of Women and Girls in Science, a global effort to promote gender equality and women's empowerment.
https://t.co/JUnSM1KUDD

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For #blackhistorymonth we're honoring black pioneers in the sanitation and wastewater industries! Jerome Bonaparte (J.B.) Rhodes was the visionary behind an innovative water closet attachment in 1899. His invention significantly impacted sanitation.
https://t.co/KsrwG4TABU

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Friday Fun Facts: What do you know about toilet history?
@familyhandyman writes: "Everybody poops, and for thousands of years, humans have sought better ways to dispose of it."
Read more here: https://t.co/HFls7ZMmlt

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We're getting our Clean Water Center ready for you!
The 2 bathrooms in our new space are outfitted with Jets vacuum flushed toilets that connect to these 3 blue composting containers.
Interested in scheduling a spring tour to see these live? Contact us: https://t.co/4AYOe4SWQ6

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What's SUP? Think of it as a utility like NSTAR or National Grid that manages electricity and gas, but in the case of SUP, it manages your I/A septic system.
https://t.co/B9y3lrIKUo

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Our EPA Star Project investigates decentralized wastewater treatment modalities & municipal treatment unit processes for their capability to remove human enteric viruses that will allow safe reuse of treated wastewater.
Read about the project here: https://t.co/keLGJoipDu

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Friday fun fact(s): Did you know the history of porta potties can be traced back to the 1940s when they were first used by shipbuilders? Our friends over at Wasted have porta potties that recycle human waste.
Learn more about them here: https://t.co/QaBM6uASat

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Did you know MASSTC has been providing third-party independent testing of advanced onsite treatment and other devices since 1999?
If you have a product that you want research and development for, contact MASSTC's Deputy Director Sara Wigginton at [email protected].

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The Cape Cod Times reports: "Wellfleet board tightens septic regulations. What that means for homeowners."
Enhanced innovative alternative septic systems are being looked at and can reduce nitrogen loads by up to 70%.
https://t.co/hYVjixjnzf

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Friday fun fact: Did you know that in the 19th century, tourism became the leading economic driver for Cape Cod? In 1921, the Cape Cod Chamber of Commerce began to market the concept of vacationing on the Cape in earnest. “Olde Cape Cod” became a thing...