Get Engaged!
Get Engaged!
Your actions matter. Explore the resources below to learn more about current projects in and around Santuit Pond, key ways you can engage with local efforts, and actions you can take to support the Pond.
Questions or Comments? Contact Us:
Ashley Fisher
Water Quality Coordinator / Grant Administrator
Town of Mashpee Department of Wastewater Management
Email: afisher@mashpeema.gov
Phone: 508-539-1410
Jason Steiding
Natural Resources Director
Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe
Email: Jason.Steiding@mwtribe-nsn.gov
Phone: 508-477-0208 x 126
Upcoming Events and Engagement Opportunities
Nutrient inactivation treatment is planned to begin on Santuit Pond in Fall 2026. A public hearing was held with the Conservation Commission to review the Notice of Intent and secure a permit to conduct the treatment on June 25, 2026. Learn more here
What can you do to help keep Santuit Pond healthy?
Santuit Pond is an important natural resource to the Town of Mashpee and the communities on Cape Cod. The pond provides habitat for ecologically significant plant, animal, and aquatic communities. The pond enhances quality of life through its rich cultural history and recreational opportunities.
Take the following steps to enjoy this community resource more responsibly.
Attend public meetings and get engaged.
Everyone has a role to play in keeping the pond clean and improving water quality. Attending public meetings and sharing your vision for a swimmable, safe pond helps create a better future.
Town Landing Visioning Workshop, November 2022
Make your home more eco-friendly.
One of the best ways to protect local water bodies from pollutants such as phosphorus is to understand how our homes, lawns, and septic systems contribute to nutrient pollution.
Fortunately, there are many simple ways you can help reduce phosphorus pollution in local watersheds and resources like Santuit Pond.
Reducing fertilizer use in lawns or opting for a phosphorus-free fertilizer can help decrease the amount of phosphorus that washes off your yard and into local waterways. To further make your lawn more-ecofriendly, consider planting vegetation buffers. Buffers are strips of trees, shrubs, grasses and other low growing and deep-rooted plants that work to absorb and filter phosphorus-polluted runoff.
Homeowners can also reduce stormwater runoff by adopting low impact development practices such as installing rain barrels and rain gardens and using permeable pavement. Learn more here.
Aside from lawn care, regular septic inspection and maintenance can further help ensure that no excess phosphorus is being released into groundwater. This can also improve and extend the life of your system! These are just a few simple ways you can help reduce phosphorus pollution in local watersheds and resources like Santuit pond.
Fortunately, there are many simple ways you can help reduce phosphorus pollution in local watersheds and resources like Santuit Pond.
Reducing fertilizer use in lawns or opting for a phosphorus-free fertilizer can help decrease the amount of phosphorus that washes off and transports to local waterways. To further make your lawn more-ecofriendly, consider planting vegetation buffers. Buffers are strips of trees, shrubs, grasses and other low growing and deep-rooted plants that work to absorb and filter phosphorus-polluted runoff. Aside from lawn care, regular septic inspection and maintenance can further help ensure that no excess phosphorus is being released into groundwater. These are just a few simple ways you can help reduce phosphorus pollution in local watersheds and resources like Santuit pond.
Talk to your friends and family.
Share your knowledge about the causes of pond pollution with your loved ones and ask them to get involved too!
Take your trash with you.
Help to keep this beautiful pond clean by taking your trash with you and picking up trash that you may see when visiting. Be sure to pick up and properly dispose of your pet waste as well, as it harms water quality!
Limit boat size on the pond.
Don’t rush while on the pond, go slow to not kick up sediment. Boats greater than 10 hp are not permitted on the pond.
