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FY20 Water/Sewer Rate Letter

Mystic River Watershed Water Quality

The City of Cambridge will temporarily begin sourcing its water from the Massachusetts Water Resource Authority (MWRA) starting Tuesday, August 30, 2022. The Cambridge Water Department anticipates that the MWRA will exclusively supply all of Cambridge’s public water through the end of the year.

Where Does Our Water Come From

The home page for the Water department.

The Cambridge Water Department offers free tap water testing for lead and copper to Cambridge residents.

The Cambridge Water Department 2011 Surface Water Supply Protection Plan.

A handout describing the Watershed Division's Source Water Quality Monitoring Program.

Because of the impact the water and sewer rate increases may have on senior citizens, the City offers a Senior Discount Water/Sewer program. All residents 65 years of age or older who own and occupy their one, two, or three family home are eligible for a 15% discount on water/sewer charges, not to exceed $90 per year.

A public tour of the Walter J. Sullivan Water Treatment and Purification Facility, the headquarters of the Cambridge Water Department on the shore of the City's active drinking water supply: Fresh Pond Reservoir.