Additional sources of general pond type of information for these ponds, as well as other ponds in Massachusetts, can be obtained from the following resources:

• Massachusetts Department of Public Health (DPH)
• Massachusetts Division of Fisheries and Wildlife
• Massachusetts Natural Heritage & Endangered Species Program
• Waquoit Bay National Estuary Research Reserve
• Local Town Boards of Health

• Town of Bourne
• Town of Falmouth
• Town of Mashpee
• Town of Sandwich

1. Are ponds on or near the MMR safe for recreational use?
See the DPH 2005 Fact Sheet, Massachusetts Department of Public Health, 2004 Recreational Use of Water Bodies on or Near the Massachusetts Military Reservation (MMR), Community Fact Sheet - Annual Update.

2. Why monitor ponds located on or near the MMR?
See the Ecological Impact Monitoring fact sheet available on this web site.

3. How do I find copies of MMR/IRP technical reports?
Search for technical reports in the Administrative Record (AR) section of this web site by searching on a unique pond name, groundwater plume name, report name, or AR document number (AR#). Search on documents AR#90, AR#98, and AR#202 for general pond data collected during the initial Phase I Records Search work.

4. General information about Cape Cod ponds:

A. Treasures of Our Natural Heritage, Coastal Ponds of Southeastern Massachusetts fact sheet

B. Trophic State: A Waterbody’s Ability to Support Plants, Fish and Wildlife fact sheet , also available at http://www.ifas.ufl.edu/~lakewatch/index.htm

C. Lake Stratification and Mixing fact sheet

D. Dissolved Oxygen and Temperature fact sheet

E. Fertilizers and Pesticides fact sheet