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Town of Falmouth: Town Departments

Conservation Commission
Department of Natural Resources
Health Board/Health Department

PHONE: (508) 548-7611 or (508) 495-7445

FAX: (508) 495-7449

E-MAIL: concom@cape.com

WWW: http://www.town.falmouth.ma.us/

CONTACTS:
Karen Wilson, Chairman
Jennifer McKay, Administrator

HOURS: 9:00-3:00 Monday-Friday

The conservation commission is made up of seven appointed volunteers and three alternates to administer and enforce the Massachusetts Wetland Protection Act, administer local wetlands protection bylaws and associated regulations, manage open space land, initiate conservation programs, advise town agencies on wetlands resource protection, participate in agriculture preservation and educate local citizens.

KEYWORDS: Agriculture, Buzzards Bay, Coastal Management And Planning, Coastal Ponds, Conservation, Erosion, Falmouth, Land Conservation, Regulatory Enforcement And Information, Shellfisheries, Waquoit Bay, Water Quality, Water Pollution, Water Resources, Wetlands, Wildlife, Woods Hole, Cranberry Bogs, Massachusetts Wetland Protection Act, Falmouth Wetland Bylaw

PHONE: (508) 457-2536. Shellfish and Herring Information Line: (508) 495-7334.

FAX: (508) 457-2511

E-MAIL: Not available.

WWW: http://www.town.falmouth.ma.us/

CONTACTS:
Mark Patton, Director
Charles Martinsen, Asst. Director of Natural Resources and Shellfish Constable

HOURS: Monday-Sunday, hours vary.

The Department of Natural Resources enforces the rules and regulations of hunting, fishing, shellfishing, and Wetlands Protection Act in the town. The Department deals with marshland, docks, illegal dumping, driving of recreational vehicles, parking and driving on the beach, wildlife management programs, habitat analysis, and animal control.

The Department is also responsible for the propagation and management of shellfisheries and herring runs in the Town of Falmouth.

KEYWORDS: Coastal Ponds, Coastal Recreation, Conservation, Falmouth, Land Conservation, Natural Habitats, Oil Spills, Recreational Fisheries, Criminal Law Enforcement, Regulatory Enforcement And Information, Shellfish, Shellfisheries, Sportfishing, Wetlands, Wildlife, Woods Hole

Town of Falmouth
Falmouth Health Department
Board of Health
Falmouth Town Hall
59 Town Hall Square
Falmouth, MA 02540

PHONE: (508) 495-7485

FAX: (508) 548-4290

E-MAIL: health@falmouthmass.us

WWW: http://www.town.falmouth.ma.us/

CONTACTS:
David Carignan, Health Agent
Scott McGann, Assistant Agent
Robyn Hendricks, Secretary

HOURS:
- Office: 8:00 a.m.-4:30 p.m., Monday-Friday
- Health Agents Hours: 8:00-9:00 a.m.; 12:00-1:00 p.m.

The Board of Health enforces the Massachusetts General Laws, the state Sanitary Code, the state Environmental Code, and local health regulations. This includes, but is not limited to, the location, construction and repair of septic systems, hazardous material storage and disposal, solid waste disposal, bathing water quality, private water supplies, private wells, and non- community public water supplies. The board regulates the use of pesticides/herbicides. The Health Department also enforces the regulations controlling all food service operations, recreational camps and residential housing units, responds to releases of hazardous materials, and enforces the state housing code. The board sponsors the local Household Hazardous Waste Collections, and has an Underground Storage Tank Registration Program.

KEYWORDS: Falmouth, Health, Mosquito Control, Oil Spills, Public, Red Tide, Seafood, Waquoit Bay, Waste Disposal and Treatment, Water Pollution, Hazardous Materials Disposal, Pesticides