PROVINCETOWN — People might soon be able to sip craft beers from not just one but two different breweries in town.

Chris Hartley, owner of Provincetown Brewing Co. (PBC), wants to transform the property at 141 Bradford St., currently the home of 141 Natural Market, into a bar and taproom with a small brewery. And Ben deRuyter, owner of 1620 Brewhouse, wants to convert his Commercial Street property into a “state of the art performing arts and cinematic venue” with a seven-barrel brewery onsite. The select board will vote on giving each applicant the additional sewerage “gallons” needed at its March 11 meeting.

Assistant Town Manager David Gardner said on Tuesday that both requests have been reviewed by the Dept. of Public Works for water and wastewater needs.

“These are not large-scale industrial breweries,” said Gardner. “They are small craft brewers. … There are enough gallons [available] to support both requests.”

For Hartley, opening PBC has been his “singular focus and passion since conceiving the concept almost two years ago,” he wrote to the select board. Hartley is asking the board to approve his request for an additional 3,140 gallons of wastewater a day.

It wasn’t until December 2018 that Hartley discovered the space at 141 Bradford St. and determined that it would be the “perfect location to bring Provincetown Brewing Co. to life,” he wrote.

He plans to open an “activist brewery,” according to the permit application.

“This means that the back of each can of PBC will feature progressive causes, charities or events that support the LGBT community, the Provincetown community, and the brewing community,” Hartley wrote.

Hartley said 13 percent of the profit from the sale of these cans would go to the causes and organizations featured, and two percent of all profits would go directly to local causes.

“It is my strong belief that in a place like Provincetown a company can be successful not despite, but because, it gives back to the community,” he wrote.

The brewery will be open year-round and will employ three to four people with full-time jobs, his application stated. There will also be seasonal positions available during busier summer months.

Meanwhile, deRuyter is pushing to open the first brewery in the downtown district.

Plans submitted by deRuyter show a complete renovation and expansion of the 1620 Brewhouse building and its adjoining Art House theater. DeRuyter is asking the select board to approve a total of 8,099 gallons, which is more than double the property’s 3,428-gallon allowance.

DeRuyter’s new proposal is not unexpected. Last year he announced his intention to open a brewery and close the Art House theater. DeRuyter withdrew that proposal following a public outcry from theater supporters. He said he would go back to the drawing board.

Now deRuyter is back with a plan that incorporates the theater. The venue would have two stories, and combine the two smaller theaters into one. It would have 174 seats (including seven lobby seats), a reduction from 240 seats in the two theaters.

“We seek to develop a state of the art performing arts and cinematic venue, expand year-round restaurant seating and create Provincetown’s first brewery,” he wrote in his permit application. “Our vision for our business and for this property is to continue to improve and expand our offerings, grow our business, create new jobs, and provide something new and exciting to Provincetown and our visitors.”

With the addition of the brewery and the expansion of the restaurant there will be four to six new year-round positions and six to 10 new seasonal jobs, deRuyter wrote. The Brewhouse is already a year-round business, he wrote.