Water Resources Committee reviews well tests, considers town meeting articles
Water committee reviewed well tests showing contamination and discussed regional water supply alternatives. Six Board of Health private well tests found contaminants including PFAS, sodium exceedances, low pH, and alpha emitters in residential wells. Members discussed potential fall Special Town
Water Resources Committee · Meeting of July 21, 2026
BOXBOROUGH — Water committee reviewed well tests showing contamination and discussed regional water supply alternatives. Six Board of Health private well tests found contaminants including PFAS, sodium exceedances, low pH, and alpha emitters in residential wells. Members discussed potential fall Special Town Meeting articles including a second-phase water study and contingency plans for obtaining water from Acton or Littleton.
Chair Leslie Fox reported town officials declined a request from Abacus Group, the financing entity behind Paddock Estates, for municipal water and wastewater support.
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Source: the Water Resources Committee meeting of July 21, 2026, compiled from the official minutes.
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