CONSUMER CONFIDENCE REPORT

Presented by the

SHIRLEY WATER DISTRICT

Where does your water come from?



The Water District pumps its water from three ground water sources. The Patterson Well (Source Code #2270000-03G), located at 17 Patterson Road, is a 50’ deep gravel packed well, which was put into service in 1977. It currently pumps an average of 87 million gallons per year and is our primary source of water. The Catacunemaug Well (Source Code #2270000-02G), located at 23 Catacunemaug Road, was installed in 1950. This is also a 50’ deep gravel packed well and produces approximately 43 million gallons annually. The Walker Well (Source Code #2270000-04G), 15 Patterson Road, was put into service in 2012. It too is a 50’ gravel packed well, producing 33 million gallons a year.

These three sources pump the water throughout the distribution system via approximately 39 miles of water main. Simultaneously, the Districts’ three sources of storage are also being filled. One storage facility is located on Majors Hill, off of Center Road. This concrete reservoir has a storage capacity of 650,000 gallons. The second storage facility, located off of Farrar Lane, is a 750,000-gallon hydropillar, which was put into service in 2003. The third facility, located on Grant Way in Lancaster, is also a 750,000-gallon hydropillar.

In addition to our own water sources, we also have interconnections with Devens and the Department of Corrections (DOC). These connections were established to benefit all three public water supplies in the event of an emergency.