Ninety percent of Cape Cod's coastal bays and more than a third of its ponds have “unacceptable” water quality, according to an annual report from the Association to Preserve Cape Cod. The region's bays and ponds are polluted with excess nutrients from septic systems, which feed the growth of invasive weeds and toxic algae.
Ninety percent of Cape Cod's coastal bays and more than a third of its ponds have"unacceptable" water quality. That's according to the nonprofit Association to Preserve Cape Cod's annual
Cape Cod has more than 550 miles of coastline, at least 890 freshwater ponds and 53 small saltwater bays bordering the ocean. The Cape's beaches, ponds and inlets are used for swimming, boating and fishing, and form the backbone of the region's $1.4 billion tourism industry. However, freshwater cyanobacteria blooms, better known as"toxic algae," are triggered by warm water and sunlight, and are expected to increase as the region warms with climate change.
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