Water and Sewer

Important Message to Customers About Lead in Drinking Water

• Letter from the Director
• MWRA Brochure

2016 Independent School Drinking Water Testing Results

• 5/25/16 Results for Healey, West Somerville, Kennedy and Argenziano Schools
• 5/25/16 Results for Brown and West Somerville Schools
• 5/10/16 Results for Cummings, Kennedy, and Healey Schools
• 5/6/16 Results for Edgerly and Winter Hill Schools
• 5/11/16 Results for Argenziano School
• 5/13/16 Results for Somerville High School
• 5/24/16 Results for Cummings, Somerville High, Edgerly, and Winter Hill Schools
• 5/24/16 Results for East Somerville Community School
• 5/24/16 Results for Capuano School
• 6/8/16 Re-Test Results for Somerville High, Edgerly, West Somerville, Kennedy, Brown, & Cummings. Also Results for Public Libraries

Park and Playground Water Fountain Lead Testing Results

• June 2016 Results for Park and Playground Water Fountains

MassDEP School Drinking Water Copper & Lead Testing Program Annual Results

• Fall 2017 MassDEP School Testing Results
  (MassDEP requires limited testing at two schools annually. 2017 sites were Kennedy and Capuano Schools.)
• Fall 2016 MassDEP School Testing Results
  (MassDEP requires limited testing at two schools annually. 2016 sites were West Somerville and East Somerville Schools.)

In conjunction with the requirements of the Department of Environmental Protection 310 CMR 22.22, the following procedures apply:

• No plumbing permit shall be issued for cross connection installations requiring Reduced Pressure Zone Backflow Preventers or Double Check Valve Assemblies until the application for such permit is accompanied by a letter of approval from the Department, its Designee or public water system. (http://www.mass.gov/eea/agencies/massdep/water/drinking/water-systems-ops.html#8)
• The Owner or Agent must deliver design data sheets, a drawing of the plans for installation of the reduced pressure backflow preventer or double check valve assembly, along with a $25 permit fee, to the Water Superintendent prior to the issuance of a building permit and prior to the installation of the device.
• The Water Superintendent will issue a permit.
• If the device is installed prior to obtaining the permit, the permit fee will be doubled to $50.
• No more than fourteen days from the installation of the device, the Owner or agent must schedule an appointment for inspecting the device installation.
• No water will be turned on unless the Water Superintendent has notification from the Cross Connection Control tester that the device passes the required test. 

For approval of new water line installation/upgrade and to have the water turned on:

• Owner/agent must deliver a copy of the utility plans to the Water Superintendent.
• The Water Superintendent issues the permit for a water tap based on these plans.
• Prior to backfilling the trench, the owner/agent must call the Water Foreman for an inspection of the piping and the meter installation. 

Cross Connections Control Fact Sheet