Weston Reservoir
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The Weston Reservoir is part of the greater Boston’s water supply maintained by the Massachusetts Water Resources Authority
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Until the 1960s, the Weston Reservoir was one of two distribution reservoirs close to Boston, receiving water from the Wachusett Reservoir
via the Weston Aqueduct (placed in service in December 1903), which in turn received water from a connection to the Hultman Aqueduct in Southborough. Because of the construction of the water treatment facility at Walnut Hill, the Cosgrove Tunnel was shut down in 2003 in order to make the large piping connection between the new treatment plant and the MWRA
's new MetroWest Water Supply Tunnel
. The MetroWest Tunnel extends east 18.6 miles (29.9 km) from Walnut Hill to Weston
. During that shutdown, the Wachusett Aqueduct
was the primary method of transmission of about 240 million USgals (908,498.9 m³) of water per day. It remains a backup connection to two underground storage tanks near the Massachusetts Turnpike
in Weston
as well as the Weston Reservoir.
Walkers extensively use the area around the Weston Reservoir. This reservoir is maintained along with other open distribution reservoirs (Sudbury, Foss, Brackett, Stearns, Norumbega, Waban, Spot Pond, Chestnut Hill and Middlesex Fells
) as an emergency backup only. The MWRA's main distribution reservoirs are now covered storage facilities. The Weston Reservoir is now used by grounds crews and the MWRA's Emergency Service Unit for training and storage of emergency trucks and equipment.
Massachusetts Water Resources Authority
The Massachusetts Water Resources Authority is a public authority in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts that provides wholesale drinking water and sewage services to certain municipalities and industrial users in the state, primarily in the Boston area.The authority receives water from the Quabbin...
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Until the 1960s, the Weston Reservoir was one of two distribution reservoirs close to Boston, receiving water from the Wachusett Reservoir
Wachusett Reservoir
The Wachusett Reservoir is the second largest body of water in the state of Massachusetts. It is located in central Massachusetts, northeast of Worcester. It is part of the water supply system for metropolitan Boston maintained by the Massachusetts Water Resources Authority . It has an aggregate...
via the Weston Aqueduct (placed in service in December 1903), which in turn received water from a connection to the Hultman Aqueduct in Southborough. Because of the construction of the water treatment facility at Walnut Hill, the Cosgrove Tunnel was shut down in 2003 in order to make the large piping connection between the new treatment plant and the MWRA
Massachusetts Water Resources Authority
The Massachusetts Water Resources Authority is a public authority in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts that provides wholesale drinking water and sewage services to certain municipalities and industrial users in the state, primarily in the Boston area.The authority receives water from the Quabbin...
's new MetroWest Water Supply Tunnel
MetroWest Water Supply Tunnel
The MetroWest Water Supply Tunnel is an advanced underground aqueduct that supplies potable water to residents of much of Greater Boston. It is part of the Massachusetts Water Resources Authority water supply system....
. The MetroWest Tunnel extends east 18.6 miles (29.9 km) from Walnut Hill to Weston
Weston, Massachusetts
Weston is a suburb of Boston located in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States in the Boston metro area. The population of Weston, according to the 2010 U.S. Census, is 11,261....
. During that shutdown, the Wachusett Aqueduct
Wachusett Aqueduct
The Wachusett Aqueduct carries water from the Wachusett Reservoir to the John J. Carroll Water Treatment Plant at Walnut Hill in Marlborough, Massachusetts...
was the primary method of transmission of about 240 million USgals (908,498.9 m³) of water per day. It remains a backup connection to two underground storage tanks near the Massachusetts Turnpike
Massachusetts Turnpike
The Massachusetts Turnpike is the easternmost stretch of Interstate 90. The Turnpike begins at the western border of Massachusetts in West Stockbridge connecting with the Berkshire Connector portion of the New York State Thruway...
in Weston
Weston, Massachusetts
Weston is a suburb of Boston located in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States in the Boston metro area. The population of Weston, according to the 2010 U.S. Census, is 11,261....
as well as the Weston Reservoir.
Walkers extensively use the area around the Weston Reservoir. This reservoir is maintained along with other open distribution reservoirs (Sudbury, Foss, Brackett, Stearns, Norumbega, Waban, Spot Pond, Chestnut Hill and Middlesex Fells
Middlesex Fells Reservation
Middlesex Fells Reservation, often referred to simply as the Fells, is a Massachusetts state park located in Malden, Medford, Melrose, Stoneham, and Winchester...
) as an emergency backup only. The MWRA's main distribution reservoirs are now covered storage facilities. The Weston Reservoir is now used by grounds crews and the MWRA's Emergency Service Unit for training and storage of emergency trucks and equipment.