Rands Canal
Rands Canal
A designated Natural Resource Nitrogen Sensitive Area covering Falmouth.
The same area on the map also covers Fiddlers Cove. MassDEP's application table lists that separately from this one; the map does not divide them. For a property here, that distinction does not change the answer — each town's filing is the same across the whole area.
What each town filed
| Town | Filing | Transmittal |
|---|---|---|
| Falmouth | Notice of Intent | 23-WP94-0022-APP |
What the filings mean
Notice of Intent
The town has filed a Notice of Intent: a commitment to apply for a Watershed Permit later, on a schedule approved by MassDEP. It pauses the clock. It does not stop it.
Because these are applications rather than granted permits, the suspension is conditional. A town that misses the milestones in its approved schedule can have the five-year upgrade clock started by MassDEP — running to 8 July 2030.
MassDEP's reports for this area
The studies behind this area, published by MassDEP. They cover the whole Fiddlers Cove & Rands Harbor Embayment Systems area rather than Rands Canal on its own.
- Fiddlers Cove & Rands Harbor Embayment Systems, Falmouth MA - 2013 (2013) — Massachusetts Estuaries Project report
- Fiddlers Cove and Rands Harbor Embayment Systems TMDL for Nitrogen (Total) (2018) — Total Maximum Daily Load report CN 394.1
Selling a property here
On the MassDEP nitrogen disclosure form, a seller in Rands Canal would normally tick box 2 — located in a Nitrogen Sensitive Area, but not subject to the upgrade requirement because a filing covers the watershed — and name the filing for their town above.
Separately, a passing Title 5 inspection is required before transfer, as it is everywhere in Massachusetts. How the disclosure works →
Filings: MassDEP watershed application table, 11 June 2026. Map name transcribed from MassDEP's NSA Address Lookup Map, 10 August 2026. Reports: MassDEP Natural Resource Nitrogen Sensitive Areas feature layer, retrieved 26 August 2026.
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