The Topsfield Water Department operates two ground water supplies that provide water to its customers. During the 1990's it was not uncommon for the supplies to run at capacity for periods during the summer months. Recent changes to our water withdrawal permit have come into effect that have reduced the amount of water used during the summer. The permit changes now require the Town to implement water use restrictions based on Ipswich River stream flow levels and cap the amount of water we an withdraw between May 1st and September 30th. The Board of Water Commissioners is responsible for managing the restrictions. Even though we will typically have a mandatory water ban each summer it is not due to a lack of water to pump. The restrictions are based on environmental concerns about the Ipswich River. The amount of water we can pump is limited by the new permit changes not our pumping capacity. |
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| Street Sweeping Announcement |
Due to the fiscal constraints of the Town Budget and the continuing economic downturn, the Town of Topsfield eliminated street sweeping from the Highway Department budget for this fiscal year. Therefore there will be no annual street sweeping program this year. This was an extremely difficult decision for the Board of Road Commissioners who were faced with making difficult budget decisions in order to reduce expenditures by more than 10% last year during the budget process. Questions and comments can be directed to Highway Supt. David Bond at dbond@topsfieldpublicworks.org |
Water use in gallons
| Mar-14 | 333,000 |
| Mar-15 | 320,000 |
| Mar-16 | 329,000 |
| Mar-17 | 339,000 |
| Mar-18 | 330,000 |
| So far today: | |
| Mar-19 | 242,000 |
Click here to view a chart showing water use for the past few weeks.