Wellfleet Weighs Proposals for a Shared Approach to Septic Costs

Wellfleet Weighs Proposals for a Shared Approach to Septic Costs

WELLFLEET — As the town struggles to meet state requirements to reduce nitrogen pollution in Wellfleet Harbor — which comes principally from the town’s thousands of septic systems — residents and elected officials are discussing how to organize the expenses of that effort. A citizens’ petition that has been certified for the Oct. 22 fall town meeting aims to address the costs of future upgrades by creating a new “public utility” in Wellfleet to …