Assabet #3

February 5th, 2008

Final Water Quality Data is available in PDF format by clicking this link. Assabet 3 Water Quality Data

January 10,2008

The long duration pump test was completed successfully on Monday, 12/17/2007.  The well was pumped at a flow rate of 350 Gallons-per-minute (GPM).  Water quality data should be available by mid-January.

December 13th,2007

The long duration pump test at Assabet #3 (WRG-3) well began again on Wednesday, 12/12.  Water quality and level testing will be conducted through the weekend and the pump test should conclude by Monday, 12/17.

July 23rd, 2007

The Pump Test on the proposed Assabet #3 Well was shut down on Friday, July 20^th because of structural problems with the existing well.  Samples were taken during the 24 hours that the test was running and they will be analyzed.  When that information is available, discussions will take place to determine the appropriate course of action.

July 11th, 2007

The 5-day pump test is scheduled to begin July 19th, 2007.  R.E. Chapman will be performing the test supervised by Stantec.

May 23rd, 2007

Beginning next week the Acton water District's well drilling company, R.E. Chapman, will begin to clean and test the observation wells selected to be used and sampled during the proposed pumping test.  This is the first step in preparation for the actual 5 day test.
Once we have determined the condition of the observation wells, we will try to schedule the 5 day pumping test.  We would like to have the test performed in June of 2007. 

April 4th, 2007 

We have  received approval from D.E.P. on April 4, 2007  for the Assabet 3 site exam and pump test

January 23, 2007 

Scheduled “Site Visit” with D.E.P. to proposed pumping test location.  Anyone wishing to attend should meet at the Assabet #1A Well site off of High Street at 10:00 a.m.

October 26th, 2006

The Acton Water District received notification from the Secretary of Environmental Affairs that this project will NOT require the preparation of an Environmental Impact Report (EIR).

September 15th, 2006

The ENF (Environmental Notification Form) was filed with the Secretary of Environmental Affairs

August 28th, 2006

The Acton Water District will be submitting an environmental notification form (E.N.F.) that addresses the proposed prolonged pumping test to the Massachusetts Environmental Policy Act office (M.E.P.A.) for their review sometime in mid September.

July 25th, 2006

The AWD is planning on conducting a 4 hour “step test” at the site of the original WRG 3 Well on Thursday July 27^th.  The purpose of this test is to gather additional information, primarily on water quantity, and to a lesser extent on water quality, in order to be better prepared to submit a request to D.E.P. to conduct a more lengthy, and far more comprehensive pump test late in 2006 or early in 2007.

March 28th, 2006

At the Annual meeting held on March 15th, 2006 the voters approved Article #12.  "Voted to transfer $96,00.00 from the W.R. Grace settlement account for the initial engineering and related costs and expenses associated with gaining regulatory approval for the use of the Districts' Assabet well #3 off of High street in Acton as a public water source or to take any other action relative thereto."

At the regularly scheduled commissioners meeting held on March 27th, 2006, the commissioners  approved entering into a contract with Dufresne-Henry, for that purpose.  The following is a very preliminary schedule, provided by the consultant, outlining the steps to be taken according to that contract.

The board of water commissioners expects periodic reports on the progress according to this schedule and will attempt to make available any applicable findings here on this site, as soon as they are available.

**When approval from the applicable agency should be given.  The actual schedule will be greatly dependent on regulatory review times and drilling contractor availability