Current City and Town Water Restrictions
| Town | Public Water Supplier | Contact | Implementation Date | Restriction Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Acton | Water Supply District of Acton | 978-263-9107 | 4/1/2021 | Mandatory |
| Adams | Adams Fire District | 413-743-0978 | 3/15/2021 | Mandatory |
| Ashburnham | Ashburnham Water Department | 978-827-4100 ext. 5 | 5/1/2021 | Mandatory |
| Attleboro | Attleboro Water Department | 508-223-2222 ext. 1850 | 5/1/2021 | Mandatory |
| Auburn | Auburn Water District | 508-832-5336 | 5/1/2021 | Mandatory |
| Ayer | Ayer Water Department | 978-772-8242 | 5/1/2021 | Mandatory |
| Bellingham | Bellingham DPW | 508-966-5813 | 5/1/2021 | Mandatory |
| Billerica | Billerica Water Works | 978-671-0957 | 5/1/2021 | Mandatory |
| Blackstone | Blackstone Water Department | 508-883-9331 | 5/1/2021 | Mandatory |
| Bourne | North Sagamore Water District | 508-888-1085 | 5/26/2021 | Mandatory |
| Brewster | Brewster Water Department | 508-896-5454 | 5/7/2021 | Mandatory |
| Canton | Canton Water Department | 781-821-5017 | 5/1/2021 | Mandatory |
| Chatham | Chatham Water Department | 508-945-5155 | 5/18/2021 | Mandatory |
| Chelmsford | Chelmsford Water District | 978-256-2931 | 5/1/2021 | Mandatory |
| North Chelmsford | North Chelmsford Water District | 978-251-3931 | 5/1/2021 | Mandatory |
| Concord | Concord Water Department | 978-318-3250 | 1/1/2021 | Mandatory |
| Danvers | Danvers Water Division | 978-762-0235 | 5/1/2021 | Mandatory |
| Dartmouth | Dartmouth Water Division | 508-999-0742 | 5/1/2021 | Mandatory |
| Dedham | Dedham-Westwood Water District | 781-329-7090 | 5/1/2021 | Voluntary |
| Devens | Devens-MassDevelopment | 978-784-2931 | 5/1/2021 | Mandatory |
| Dighton | Dighton Water District | 508-824-9390 | 5/1/2021 | Mandatory |
| Douglas | Douglas Water Department | 508-476-2400 | 5/1/2021 | Mandatory |
| East Bridgewater | East Bridgewater Water Department | 508-378-1619 | 5/1/2021 | Mandatory |
| Easthampton | Easthampton Water Department | 413-529-1410 | 5/18/2021 | Mandatory |
| Easton | Easton Water Division | 508-230-0850 | 5/1/2021 | Mandatory |
| Fitchburg | Fitchburg DPW | 978-345-9616 | 5/26/2021 | Mandatory |
| Foxborough | Foxborough Water Department | 508-543-1209 | 4/1/2021 | Mandatory |
| South Grafton | South Grafton Water District | 508-839-0512 | 5/1/2021 | Mandatory |
| Groton | Groton Water Department | 978-448-1122 | 5/1/2021 | Mandatory |
| Hamilton | Hamilton Water Department | 978-468-5581 | 5/1/2021 | Mandatory |
| Hanover | Hanover DPW | 781-826-3189 | 6/1/2021 | Mandatory |
| Hanson | Hanson Water Department | 781-447-1200 | 5/24/2021 | Mandatory |
| Harwich | Harwich Water Department | 508-432-0304 | 5/1/2021 | Mandatory |
| Holliston | Holliston Water Department | 508-429-0603 | 5/1/2021 | Mandatory |
| Hopedale | Hopedale Water Department | 508-634-2203 | 5/21/2021 | Mandatory |
| Holliston | Holliston Water Department | 508-429-0603 | 5/1/2021 | Mandatory |
| Hudson | Hudson Water Department | 978-562-9333 | 5/1/2021 | Mandatory |
| Leicester | Cherry Valley and Rochdale Water District | 508-892-9616 | 5/1/2021 | Mandatory |
| Leominster | Leominster Water Department | 978-534-7590 | 4/12/2021 | Mandatory |
| Lunenburg | Lunenburg Water District | 978-342-9211 | 4/14/2021 | Mandatory |
| Mansfield | Mansfield Public Works Water Division | 508-261-7376 | 5/1/2021 | Mandatory |
| Maynard | Maynard Water Department | 978-897-1317 | 5/1/2021 | Mandatory |
| Medway | Medway Water Department | 508-533-3275 | 5/1/2021 | Mandatory |
| Merrimac | Merrimac Water Department | 978-346-8407 | 4/20/2021 | Voluntary |
| Middleborough | Middleborough Water Department | 508-946-2482 | 5/1/2021 | Mandatory |
| Milford | Milford Water Company | 508-473-5110 | 1/1/2021 | Mandatory |
| Millbury | Aquarion Millbury | 800-732-9678 | 5/1/2021 | Mandatory |
| Millis | Millis Water Department | 508-376-5424 | 5/1/2021 | Mandatory |
| Natick | Natick Water Department | 508-647-6557 | 5/20/2021 | Mandatory |
| Northampton | Northampton Water Department | 413-587-1097 | 4/14/2021 | Mandatory |
| Norwell | Norwell Water Department | 781-659-8076 | 4/13/2021 | Mandatory |
| Orleans | Orleans Water Department | 508-255-1200 | 4/1/2021 | Mandatory |
| Pepperell | Pepperell Water Department | 978-433-5591 | 5/1/2021 | Mandatory |
| Plainville | Plainville Water Department | 508-695-6871 | 5/1/2021 | Mandatory |
| Plymouth | Pinehills Water Company | 508-209-9000 | 5/10/2021 | Mandatory |
| Plymouth | Plymouth Water Division | 508-830-4162 | 5/1/2021 | Mandatory |
| Provincetown | Provincetown Water Department | 508-487-7060 | 6/1/2021 | Mandatory |
| Raynham | North Raynham Water District | 508-880-0085 | 5/1/2021 | Mandatory |
| Reading | Reading Water Department | 781-942-9092 | 1/1/2021 | Mandatory |
| Rutland | Rutland Water Division | 508-886-4105 | 5/25/2021 | Mandatory |
| Scituate | Scituate Water Division | 781-545-8735 | 5/28/2021 | Mandatory |
| Seekonk | Seekonk Water District | 508-761-8170 | 5/1/2021 | Mandatory |
| Sharon | Sharon Water Department | 781-784-1525 | 5/1/2021 | Mandatory |
| Shelburne | Shelburne Falls Fire District | 413-625-6734 | 5/21/2021 | Mandatory |
| Shirley | Shirley Water District | 978-425-2245 | 5/1/2021 | Mandatory |
| Southwick | Southwick Water Department | 413-569-6772 | 5/26/2021 | Mandatory |
| Spencer | Spencer Water Department | 508-885-7525 | 5/1/2021 | Mandatory |
| Sterling | Sterling Water Department | 978-422-6767 | 5/1/2021 | Mandatory |
| Swansea | Swansea Water District | 508-672-9746 | 5/26/2021 | Mandatory |
| Taunton | Taunton Water Department | 508-821-1045 | 5/24/2021 | Mandatory |
| Upton | Upton Water Department | 508-529-3993 | 5/1/2021 | Mandatory |
| Uxbridge | Uxbridge Water Department | 508-278-8631 | 5/1/2021 | Mandatory |
| Walpole | Walpole Water Department | 508-660-7300 | 5/3/2021 | Mandatory |
| Warren | Warren Water District | 413-436-9819 | 1/1/2021 | Mandatory |
| Wayland | Wayland Water Department | 508-358-3672 | 5/1/2021 | Mandatory |
| Wellesley | Wellesley Water & Sewer Division | 781-235-7600 | 5/26/2021 | Mandatory |
| West Boylston | West Boylston Water District | 508-835-3025 | 6/1/2021 | Mandatory |
| West Groton | West Groton Water District | 978-448-3711 | 5/1/2021 | Mandatory |
| West Newbury | West Newbury Water Department | 978-363-1110 | 4/5/2021 | Mandatory |
| Westborough | Westborough Water Department | 508-366-3070 | 5/1/2021 | Mandatory |
| Westford | Westford Water Department | 978-692-5529 | 5/1/1021 | Voluntary |
| Westwood | Dedham-Westwood Water District | 781-329-7090 | 4/5/2021 | Mandatory |
| Williamstown | Williamstown Water Department | 413-458-3383 | 5/24/2021 | Mandatory |
| Wilmington | Wilmington Water Department | 978-658-3311 | 1/1/2021 | Mandatory |
| Winchendon | Winchendon Water Department | 978-297-0170 | 5/1/2021 | Mandatory |
| Wrentham | Wrentham Water Department | 508-384-5400 | 4/20/2021 | Mandatory |
Current water use restrictions shown on a map
MassDEP regularly updates this map and list during the monitoring season (normally May 1 through Sep. 30). The list is also available as a downloadable PDF, linked below.
Additional Resources
Restriction Information
Water suppliers utilize emergency restrictions or bans on non-essential water use to reduce water consumption by their consumers. These restrictions vary by water system or community, but often include:
- Limitations on the hours of the day you may water
- Limitations on the number of days per week you may water
- Restrictions to automatic sprinklers or irrigation systems
- A complete ban on outdoor watering.
You can find out if there is a water restriction by contacting your local community government or public water supplier.
Public Water Suppliers should use the "Notification of Water Use Restriction Form" provided below to notify MassDEP of any restrictions they put in place.
You can find more drought and water restriction information from:
- The Department of Conservation & Recreation
- MassDEP's Water Management Act Program
Additional Resources
Water Conservation Pilot Program: Lawn Watering Reduction
The Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) implemented a behavior-change campaign pilot in the summer of 2018 with the water systems associated with the communities of Concord, West Springfield, and Hingham (Aquarion Water Company) with the goal of reducing summer water usage. The current pilot builds on the findings from the Massachusetts Division of Ecological Restoration’s (DER) community-based social marketing project in the Ipswich watershed, conducted in the summer of 2017.
To select potential water systems for participation, DEP reviewed annual statistical reports to create a short list of water systems with high summer-to-winter water use differences, suggesting there is a significant amount of lawn watering occurring. DEP reached out to the water supplier to provide an overview of the project. The towns of Concord and West Springfield, as well as Hingham, supplied by the Aquarion Water Company, opted in to the pilot.
You can read the report and find a quick results flyer below.