CHAPTER 6 



ANALYSIS OF LAND -USE FOR TOXIC AND HAZARDOUS MATERIALS 



WITHIN A ZONE OF CONTRIBUTION * 



6.1 Study Plan 



CCAMP undertook an intensive land-use study within one wellhead-pro- 

 tection area in the town of Barnstable. The goal of this study was to 

 provide a more thorough understanding of the information necessary for an 

 effectively designed and implemented resource-based groundwater management 

 plan. An examination was conducted and evaluated the following parameters: 

 (1) the adequacy of hydrogeological and contaminant- source data, (2) the 

 appropriate tools for management of specific contaminant generating activ- 

 ities, and (3) the institutional arrangements within and among levels of 

 government required for effective program implementation. By locating and 

 characterizing existing land uses and potential risks of contamination 

 from those land uses, CCAMP evaluated the effectiveness of existing land- 

 use -management programs. 



In conference with the Town of Barnstable's Office of Planning and 

 Development, a wellhead-protection area identified by the Town as Zone of 

 Contribution #1 (ZOC #1), was chosen for CCAMP's land-use study because of 

 the complex challenges it posed. This ZOC presents a prototype for 

 studying groundwater management for many potential types of contamination 

 sources, large and small, found on the Cape and elsewhere. 



5 .2 Characteristics of Barnstable Zoc #1 



ZOC #1 surrounds nine public-supply wells and six future well sites. 

 It provides 31 percent of the water to the town (11.7 million gallons/day) 

 and encompasses 3550 acres within two jurisdictions, Barnstable and 

 Yarmouth. This area comprises the most highly developed commercial area 

 on Cape Cod, yet there is still substantial vacant land targeted for 

 further development. 



The commercial area within ZOC #1 is extensive and varied. Specific 

 activities include the municipal airport (second busiest in Massachu- 

 setts) , the municipal waste water treatment plant, an industrial park 

 (largest on Cape Cod), and 140 retail enterprises including the Cape's 

 largest shopping mall. A junkyard, numerous medical offices, 119 

 automotive, commercial and service related businesses, and a large number 

 of residential parcels, 300 of which are unsewered are also located in 

 this area. 



* This chapter is largely taken from: Gallagher, T. and L. Steppacher. 

 Management of Toxic and Hazardous Materials in a Zone of Contribution 

 on Cape Cod. In: Proceedings for the Conference on Eastern Regional 

 Groundwater Issues. Burlington, VT, 1987. 



