PUBLIC MEETING NOTICE

 


OAK BLUFFS WATER DISTRICT

 POST OFFICE BOX 1297, OAK BLUFFS, MASSACHUSETTS 02557

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PUBLIC NOTICE

 MEETINGS OF THE
OAK BLUFFS BOARD OF
WATER COMMISSIONERS
Will be held:

Monday, May 2, 2012
@
4:30 pm
Monthly Meeting

                                                                                    

 Wednesday, May 16, 2012
@
4:30 pm
Operational Meeting

OAK BLUFFS WATER DISTRICT OFFICE

 If you wish to be put on the agenda,

Or be recognized at a meeting, please call

The office one week in advance.
 
Where Our Water Comes From...

The Oak Bluffs Water District receives its water from four supply sources, the Lagoon Pond Well, the Farm Neck Well, the State Forest well, and the Madison Alwardt Sr. Well.  All four sources are groundwater supplied from the Island's sole source aquifer.

Aquifer is the name given to underground soil or rock through which groundwater can easily move.  An aquifer is recharged from rainwater and snowmelt, and from lakes and rivers.

 

With careful use, and by reducing sources of pollution, such as seepage from landfills, septic tanks, leaky underground fuel tanks and sometimes fertilizers and pesticides, groundwater will continue to be an important natural resource.

The Lagoon Pond Well, (Well #1), off Barnes Road, consists of 7 gravel-packed wells.  Combined, they are capable of pumping 850 gallons per minute. (gpm).

The Farm Neck Well, (Well #2), on Tradewinds road, consists of 2 gravel-packed wells, put into operation in 1972.  Combined, they are capable of pumping 00 gallons per minute (gpm).

The State Forest Well (Well#3), off Airport Road, consists of a single gravel packed well, put into operation in 1987.  It is capable of pumping 1000 gallons per minute.

The Madison Alwardt Sr. Well (Well #4) off Airport Road, consists of a single gravel-packed well, put into operation in 2003.  It is capable of pumping 1000 gpm.

This water system is interconnected with the Edgartown water system.  In the event of a water emergency, the Oak Bluffs water system can be fed by the Edgartown system.
 
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Meetings

Upcoming Meetings:

Wednesday May 2, 2012 & May 16, 2012 
Regularly Scheduled Meetings:
1st and 3rd Wednesdays each month at 4:30 pm at the Water District Office. Schedule is subject to change by Commissioners.

Additional Meetings:
Wednesdays at 4:30 pm as needed

All meetings are open to the public.  If you wish to speak at a meeting, please call the office in advance to be scheduled on our agenda.
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