Chapter 7 - INSTITUTIONAL RECOMMENDATIONS 



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waste stream as a whole and try to reduce the waste generated and then 

 dispose of it properly in a cost-effective manner. 



Many towns do not have available resources or expertise to develop 

 programs to inspect local businesses using hazardous materials. The Barn- 

 stable County Health and Environment Department (BCHED) should procure 

 funding for regional inspectors specializing in hazardous materials to 

 loan to those towns in need, as is currently practiced with county sanitar- 

 ians . 



All levels of government have a role to play in ensuring that private 

 wells are tested for synthetic organics in high risk areas where contamin- 

 ation is suspected. BCHED and CCPEDC should cooperate in identifying high 

 risk areas on Cape Cod and should design a sampling program to test these 

 wells on a periodic basis. 



7.2.11 Pesticides (See Appendix 0) 



At the current time, CCAMP has determined that very little useful 

 information is available concerning this class of chemicals related to 

 specific land-use categories found on Cape Cod. 



Despite the absence of data which shows that pesticides pose a 

 public-health risk from turf management and agricultural use of these 

 chemicals, it is recommended that more research and information should be 

 collected by appropriate federal, state and county agencies, including: 



o Environmental fate (mobility) studies of commonly used pesticides 



o Rank pesticides according to their environmental fate and toxicity 

 and review all registrations on the basis of this information. 



o Determine the toxicity of pesticides alone or in combination to 

 determine the synergistic effects of two or more chemicals. 



o Increase the visibility of the The Department of Food and 

 Agriculture's Pesticide Bureau, the state's regultory enforcement 

 agency, through the development of regional offices. 



o Implement a program to spot check private wells for pesticides in 

 common use . 



o Continue the interagency task force to coordinate response to 

 water-supply and public -health issues. 



In the absence of this information and the proposed agency activities 

 to implement changes, it will be important to implement these recommen- 

 dations as necessary first steps before any local, state, or federal 

 programs can develop the necessary bylaws, policies, or regulations for 



