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 2008. 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".
NOTE: The data presented here may not be current. Contact your municipal public water supplier for updated restriction information.
| Town |
Public Water Supplier |
Restriction Level |
Implementation Date |
| Abington |
Abngton/Rockland Joint Water Works |
Mandatory |
6/10/2008 |
| Acton |
Water Supply District of Acton |
Mandatory |
5/1/2008 |
| Avon |
Avon Water Department |
Mandatory |
6/14/2008 |
| Ayer |
Ayer Water Department |
Mandatory |
Year-round |
| Barnstable |
Centerville-Osterville Marstons Mills |
Voluntary |
6/1/2008 |
| Billerica |
Billerica Water Department |
Mandatory |
5/1/2008 |
| Blackstone |
Blackstone Water Dept. |
Voluntary |
6/3/2008 |
| Bourne |
Bourne Water District |
Voluntary |
6/1/2008 |
| Braintree |
Braintree Water & Sewer |
Mandatory |
1/14/2008 |
| Brewster |
Brewster Water Dept. |
Voluntary |
6/23/2008 |
| Bridgewater |
Bridgewater Water Department |
Mandatory |
Year-round |
| Chelmsford |
Chelmsford Water District |
Mandatory |
5/1/2008 |
| Chelmsford |
North Chelmsford Water District |
Mandatory |
5/1/2008 |
| Danvers |
Danvers Water Division |
Mandatory |
5/1/2008 |
| Dedham |
Dedham-Westwood Water District |
Voluntary |
5/1/2008 |
| Dighton |
Dighton Water District |
Mandatory |
6/7/2008 |
| Duxbury |
Duxbury Water Dept. |
Voluntary |
6/17/2008 |
| Fairhaven |
Fairhaven Water Dept. |
Mandatory |
6/18/2008 |
| Foxborough |
Foxborough Water Department |
Mandatory |
5/19/2008 |
| Franklin |
Franklin Water Dept. |
Mandatory |
5/27/2008 |
| Grafton |
South Grafton Water District |
Voluntary |
7/1/2008 |
| Groton |
Groton Water Department |
Mandatory |
6/1/2008 |
| Groton |
West Groton Water Supply District |
Mandatory |
5/1/2008 |
| Halifax |
Halifax Water Dept. |
Mandatory |
5/31/2008 |
| Hamilton |
Hamilton Water Dept. |
Voluntary |
5/15/2008 |
| Hanover |
Hanover DPW Water Division |
Voluntary |
6/13/2008 |
| Hanson |
Hanson Water Dept. |
Mandatory |
6/13/2008 |
| Holliston |
Holliston Water Dept. |
Mandatory |
6/16/2008 |
| Hopkinton |
Hopkinton Water Dept. |
Mandatory |
5/1/2008 |
| Hudson |
Hudson Water Dept. |
Mandatory |
6/17/2008 |
| Kingston |
Kingston Water Dept. |
Voluntary |
6/11/2008 |
| Lynn |
Lynn Water & Sewer Comm. |
Mandatory |
12/7/2007 |
| Mansfield |
Mansfield Water Dept. |
Mandatory |
7/1/2008 |
| Medway |
Medway Water and Sewer Dept. |
Mandatory |
5/1/2008 |
| Middleborough |
Middleborough Water Dept. |
Mandatory |
6/1/2008 |
| Millis |
Millis Water Dept. |
Mandatory |
6/9/2008 |
| Newbury |
Byfield Water District |
Mandatory |
6/12/2008 |
| Norfolk |
Norfolk DPW Water Division |
Voluntary |
5/1/2008 |
| Oak Bluffs |
Oak Bluffs Water Department |
Mandatory |
Year-round |
| Pepperell |
Pepperell Water Division |
Mandatory |
5/1/2008 |
| Plymouth |
Plymouth Water Company |
Voluntary |
6/10/2008 |
| Plymouth |
Plymouth Water Dept. |
Mandatory |
6/4/2008 |
| Provincetown |
Provincetown Water System |
Mandatory |
6/1/2008 |
| Raynham |
Raynham Center Water District |
Mandatory |
5/1/2008 |
| Raynham |
North Raynham Water District |
Mandatory |
6/9/2008 |
| Reading |
Reading Water Dept. |
Mandatory |
Year-round |
| Rockland |
Abington/Rockland Joint Water Works |
Mandatory |
6/10/2008 |
| Seekonk |
Seekonk Water District |
Voluntary |
5/1/2008 |
| Sharon |
Sharon Water Dept. |
Mandatory |
5/1/2008 |
| Shirley |
Shirley Water District |
Mandatory |
5/1/2008 |
| Shrewsbury |
Shrewsbury Water Dept. |
Mandatory |
5/12/2008 |
| Southborough |
Southborough Water Dept. |
Voluntary |
6/21/2008 |
| Sturbridge |
Sturbridge Water Dept. |
Voluntary |
6/1/2008 |
| Sutton |
Wilkinsonville Water District |
Voluntary |
Year-round |
| Swansea |
Swansea Water District |
Mandatory |
7/1/2008 |
| Topsfield |
Topsfield Water Dept. |
Voluntary |
6/2/2008 |
| Walpole |
Walpole Water Department |
Mandatory |
5/5/2008 |
| Wareham |
Onset Fire District Water Department |
Mandatory |
5/26/2008 |
| Wareham |
Wareham Fire District |
Mandatory |
5/26/2008 |
| Wayland |
Wayland Water Dept. |
Mandatory |
6/1/2008 |
| Wenham |
Wenham Water Dept. |
Mandatory |
5/1/2008 |
| West Boylston |
West Boylston Water District |
Mandatory |
6/1/2008 |
| Westford |
Westford Water Department |
Voluntary |
5/1/2008 |
| West Newbury |
West Newbury Water Dept. |
Voluntary |
6/16/2008 |
| Westwood |
Dedham-Westwood Water District |
Voluntary |
5/1/2008 |
| Wilmington |
Wilmington Water Department |
Mandatory |
4/17/2008 |