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Water Management Act

The Water Management Act gives the Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection the authority to regulate ground water and surface water withdrawals in excess of 0.100 million gallons per day (MGD). The Water Management Act was enacted during the 1980's and there were quite a few water suppliers that fell under the new regulations.

The regulations created what is refered to as a "registration" volume which is the amount of water historically withdrawn by the supplier at the time DEP's regulation took affect. Some suppliers have filed for water management permits to allow withdrawals in excess of the registration volume.

The Town of Topsfield has a registration volume of 0.430 MGD and a permitted volume of 0.170 MGD.



Summer Regulatory Period PDF Print E-mail
Resource Management - Water Management Act
Monday, 04 May 2009 07:45

May 1st marks the beginning of the Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection's summer regulatory period.  From now until September 30th, our Water Withdrawal Permit requires us to implement outdoor water use restrictions when Ipswich River stream flow falls below certain levels.  The permit also restricts the amount of water we can pump during this period.

Last Updated on Wednesday, 30 September 2009 06:26
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Withdrawal Permit Conditions PDF Print E-mail
Resource Management - Water Management Act
Tuesday, 23 September 2008 09:09

The Town of Topsfield has a registration volume of 0.43 million gallons per day and a permit volume of 0.17 MGD. Due to the concerns about the health of the Ipswich River, the DEP added a number of special conditions to our water withdrawal permit. These conditions are aimed at reducing what is considered to be "non-essential" outdoor water use during the summer months and improve the operation of the water distribution system. The following is a list of the some of conditions and how they affect the Town.

Last Updated on Monday, 08 December 2008 09:44
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Newsflash

Water Use

Water use in gallons

Mar-07359,000
Mar-08350,000
Mar-09360,000
Mar-10349,000
Mar-11336,000
 
So far today:
Mar-1217,000

Click here to view a chart showing water use for the past few weeks.

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