What We Do
Our mission is plain and simple: Barnstable Clean Water Coalition (BCWC) works to restore and preserve clean water in Barnstable.
BCWC deploys science as its foundation to monitor, educate, advocate and mitigate for clean water throughout the Cape Cod town of Barnstable.
Since 1996, our work has taken us beneath the water, above it, and on land, allowing for a thorough, year-round study of the watershed that encompasses West, North and Cotuit Bays and related ecosystems throughout its 12,458 acres.
Beginning in June 2017, Barnstable Clean Water Coalition went town-wide, with a target mission area of 75-plus square miles.
Working to Save Barnstable Waters
The Barnstable Clean Water Coalition is working to restore and preserve clean water throughout Barnstable.
Four Directives Drive Our Mission
BCWC Projects
Our science based and collaborative approach to advocate, educate, mitigate, and monitor are resulting in real impacts to protect, preserve, and enhance water quality for Barnstable.
Advocacy
We believe an informed electorate represents our best collective opportunity for consensus on water quality, and restoring and preserving our priceless water supply for drinking, and for swimmers, boaters, fishing enthusiasts, and other outdoor recreational users.Â
Educate
Barnstable Clean Water Coalition (BCWC) believes education to be one of the pillars of successful community-based conservation. Regardless of age, BCWC aims to promote a culture of science literacy surrounding local environmental issues.
Monitor
We have tracked water quality in marine embayments, as well as keeping a close eye on freshwater systems including ponds, streams, rivers and coves. By monitoring, we can then measure the quality of these water systems through comprehensive parameters and proven scientific methods that provide both qualitative and quantitative data.
Mitigate
Our small but intrepid team of engineers, scientists, seasonal help, and interns implement and test innovative technologies including alternative septic systems, permeable reactive barriers, and nature-based treatment systems. We support municipal treatment projects.Â
The Time to Act is Now.
Volunteer
Volunteer Donate
A little help goes a long way.
Join BCWC as we continue our twenty-year legacy of restoring and protecting clean water in Barnstable.
Volunteer your time by joining one of our citizen science programs.
Make your environmental voice heard by attending local and regional meetings and voicing your opinion.
Get involved in local politics, join a committee, write to your local newspaper.