The pumpout encourages boaters to reduce the amount of untreated wastewater that would directly be discarded into the Bay and the boardwalk provides access to Barges and Channel beaches.
Scientists found that the Gooseberry Causeway is not affecting the flow of water to the Westport River or its water quality and is not causing or accelerating erosion at East Beach.
The Buzzards Bay Coalition, along with partners from Boston University, Woods Hole Group, and the Virginia Institute of Marine Science, set out to study a series of scientific questions that focused on the Gooseberry Causeway and its effects on the beaches and water quality of Buzzards Bay between the Westport and Slocums Rivers.
The Buzzards Bay Coalition is a membership-supported organization dedicated to improving the health of the Buzzards Bay ecosystem for all through education, conservation, research, and advocacy.
We work to protect clean water on the Bay and on the land: