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Q&A with candidate for Acton Water District Commissioner

April 19, 2024

This article is adapted from the website of Green Acton. This year, there is one candidate running for the position of Commissioner of the Acton Water District (AWD): Erika Amir-Lin. This post contains Ms. Amir-Lin’s answers to questions prepared by the Green Acton Water Committee, with the goal…

Map shows existing water pipe trending east-west across the southern edge of the map, and a network of proposed water pipes crossing Concord, Acton and other towns.

Report Estimates Cost and Timeline to Connect to the MWRA Water Supply

October 22, 2023

by Ron Parenti

Since its incorporation in 1912, the Water Supply District of Acton has supplied water to the residents of Acton through a distributed network of wells that pump water from shallow sand and gravel aquifers that were formed at the end of the last Ice Age. The Water District…

Kitchen faucet with PFAS icon suggesting unhealthy tap water

Settlement agreement reached in PFAS lawsuit, potentially benefiting the Acton Water District

June 28, 2023

by Kim Kastens

At the June 5 meeting of the Acton Water District (AWD) Commissioners, District Manager Matthew Mostoller announced that the District had received word that a settlement agreement had been reached in a multi-district lawsuit against the manufacturers of perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS). PFAS are a family of…

Home Filters for PFAS Removal from Tap Water

June 28, 2023

by Ron Parenti

Since new regulations for perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) were established by the Mass. Department of Environmental Protection (MassDEP) in 2021, the Acton Water District has issued several advisories that include the words “consumers in a sensitive subgroup are advised not to consume, drink, or cook with water…

News from Acton Water District Board of Commissioners Meeting, April 24, 2023

May 1, 2023

by Kim Kastens

The Acton Water District (AWD) is on the cusp of completing a large solar energy array on their property on Knox Trail in the southeast corner of Acton. This 1.2 megawatt array will provide energy to power the South Acton Water Treatment Plant. AWD’s latest PFAS measurements (Per-…

Q&A with candidate for Acton Water District Commissioner

Report Estimates Cost and Timeline to Connect to the MWRA Water Supply

Settlement agreement reached in PFAS lawsuit, potentially benefiting the Acton Water District

Home Filters for PFAS Removal from Tap Water

News from Acton Water District Board of Commissioners Meeting, April 24, 2023

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