Septic Systems, Nitrogen Pollution Stress Buzzards Bay Ecosystem

Nitrogen naturally occurs in Buzzards Bay and other waterways, but when overly abundant, it fuels the growth of algae - algae that robs fish, shellfish, eelgrass, and other marine life of the oxygen needed to survive. The culprit behind all of this - wastewater from septic systems making its way into the groundwater and, ultimately, the Bay.

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What about all the runoff from the many exempt farms, such as in Westport, MA?