Sewer committee reviews composting toilets, preps Phase 2 betterment meeting
Orleans Wastewater committee reviewed sewer phase updates and discussed alternative septic systems.
Wastewater Management Advisory Committee · Meeting of October 8, 2026
Orleans Wastewater committee reviewed sewer phase updates and discussed alternative septic systems. The committee reviewed preparations for the Phase 2 property owner betterment meeting scheduled for October 27, while discussing Wellfleet Audubon's experience with foam flush toilets as an alternative system. Connections in Phase 2 increased from 73 to 86 out of 374 properties, approximately 23 percent.
Scott Walker, Town Treasurer, clarified that Phase 1 betterment calculations included engineering and design costs under the 80/20 cost-share bylaw governing Phases 1 and 2.
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