Onset beaches closed until further notice due to sewer main break, no shellfishing
Posted on: July 5, 2020 - 5:20pm
Town of Wareham
Natural Resources Department
July 5, 2020
Please be advised due to a sewer release located at Stone Bridge on Onset Avenue all shellfishing within Onset Harbor from an imaginary line drawn from the tip of Sias Point to the tip of Codman Point and all points North within Onset Harbor including inner connecting waterways are closed to shellfishing.
In addition all beaches within all of Onset Bay are closed to swimming as a precautionary measure.
Water quality testing for shellfishing will be preformed Monday AM to monitor the situation. The sewer release has been contained at this time and is in the process of determining repairs.
This closure is subject to change.