Holbrook Public Pump-out Station
In 2012, the Town of Harpswell with assistance from the Maine DEP purchased a pump-out float to be moored in Cundy’s Harbor. Holbrook Community Foundation maintains the float for the Town. Please pass along the word to boating friends on their way to and from the Basin and beyond who might be looking for a spot to pump out. The pump-out is free but donations are welcome. The untreated sewage from 2 recreational boaters in one weekend puts the same amount of bacterial pollution into the water as does the treated sewage of 10,000 people.
Water Quality Testing
The Casco Baykeepers of Friends of Casco Bay have developed an extensive water monitoring program for Casco Bay. In March 2020, they approached HCF about the possibility of installing a water monitoring device at Holbrook’s Wharf. The device will be one of three in Casco Bay.
Aquaculture Cooperative
Collaboration with New Meadows Aquaculture Growers
In 2019-20, HCF Board members worked with aquaculture growers on the New Meadows and provided financial assistance to enable them to form a cooperative. In March 2020, the New Meadows River Shellfish Cooperative was officially formed. Mackin Pulsifer, a member of the HCF Board, was invited to join the Board of the Coop.
Aquaculture Boat Trip
In 2019, HCF received funding from the Casco Bay Estuary Partnership to organize three boats trips on the New Meadows River to visit aquaculture growers and learn about their work. The goal of this project was to engage, inform and educate key policy makers and members of the community about oyster aquaculture in Harpswell, Brunswick, West Bath and Phippsburg. The boat tours were guided by Peter Milholland, Captain of the Pamela B of Seacoast Tours of Freeport. A third tour was offered by sea kayak by Registered Maine Guide Alicia Heyburn.
Other FREE pump-out stations in Harpswell:
Dolphin Marina (Potts Harbor):
24/7 self-service float: 207-833-5343Great Island Boatyard (Quahog Bay):
207-729-1639Quahog Bay (boat to boat):
207-522-1105
