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Municipal Water Use Restrictions

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Updated June 19, 2009

The map below shows towns and cities in Massachusetts with Public Water Supply (PWS) systems that have notified MassDEP that they have implemented outdoor water use restrictions in 2009. The table below lists each PWS that is implementing restrictions, the type of restriction and the date the restriction took effect. The restrictions may be Voluntary, Mandatory, Emergency or Total Ban on nonessential water use, and may include limitations on outside water use such as odd/even days, hours of the day, hand-held hose, no automatic sprinklers, or total bans on outside watering. Contact your local PWS for updated outdoor water use restriction information.

If you have any questions regarding this map, or if you represent a PWS and would like to add your community to the map, please contact Richard Friend at MassDEP, 617-654-6522. PWSs that implement mandatory restrictions are required to notify MassDEP by submitting the "Water Use Restrictions Form" to the Water Management Act Program in MassDEP's Boston office. The form is available for download on DEP's website at the bottom of the web page http://www.mass.gov/dep/water/approvals/wmgforms.htm under "Other Forms".

Click on the image below or use this link to view the full-size image (opens new window). The information is also presented below in table form.

NOTE: The data presented here may not be current. Contact your municipal public water supplier for updated restriction information.

Map of Communities with 2008 Water Restrictions

List of Municipal Water Use Restrictions currently in place

Town Public Water Supplier Restriction Level Implementation Date
Ayer Ayer Water Dept. Mandatory 1/1/2009
Barre Barre Water Department Mandatory 5/1/2009
Bellingham Bellingham DPW Mandatory 5/19/2009
Billerica Billerica Water Works Mandatory 5/1/2009
Chelmsford Chelmsford Water District Mandatory 5/1/2009
Chelmsford North Chelmsford Water District Mandatory 5/2/2009
Danvers Danvers Water Division Mandatory 5/29/2009
Dedham Dedham-Westwood Water District Voluntary 6/1/2009
Dracut Kenwood Water District Mandatory 5/1/2009
Easton Easton Water Division Mandatory 5/1/2009
Foxborough Foxborough Water Dept. Mandatory 5/1/2009
Groton Groton Water Department Mandatory 6/1/2009
Groton West Groton Water Supply District Mandatory 5/1/2009
Harwich Harwich Water Department Voluntary 6/1/2009
Hopkinton Hopkinton Water Dept. Mandatory 5/1/2009
Lincoln Lincoln Water Dept. Voluntary 5/1/2009
Littleton Littleton Water Dept. Mandatory 6/1/2009
Lynnfield Lynnfield Center Water District Mandatory 1/1/2009
Medway Medway Water and Sewer Dept. Mandatory 4/1/2009
Middleborough Middleborough Water Dept. Mandatory 6/15/2009
Middleton Middleton Water Dept. Mandatory 5/28/2009
Millis Millis Water Dept. Mandatory 6/8/2009
Norfolk Norfolk Water Division Mandatory 6/15/2009
Pepperell Pepperell Water Division Mandatory 5/1/2009
Plymouth Plymouth DPW Water Division Mandatory 5/27/2009
Raynham Raynham Center Water District Mandatory 5/1/2009
Reading Reading Water Dept. Mandatory Year-round
Sharon Sharon Water Dept. Mandatory 5/1/2009
Shirley Shirley Water District Mandatory 5/1/2009
Shrewsbury Shrewsbury Water Dept. Mandatory 5/18/2009
Southborough Southborough DPW Voluntary 6/21/2009
Sturbridge Sturbridge Water Dept. Voluntary 6/1/2009
Sutton Wilkinsonville Water District Voluntary 5/1/2009
Topsfield Topsfield Water Dept. Mandatory 6/11/2009
Walpole Walpole Water Department Mandatory 5/4/2009
Wareham Wareham Fire Dist. Water Dept. Mandatory 5/1/2009
Wayland Wayland Water Dept. Mandatory 6/15/2009
Wenham Wenham Water Dept. Mandatory 6/15/2009
Westwood Dedham-Westwood Water District Voluntary 6/1/2009
Wilmington Wilmington Water Dept. Mandatory 5/21/2009

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