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48 2022 House Jake Auchincloss Auchincloss Jake A000148 Democrat MA   Interior and Environment Plainville Critical Water Needs PLAINVILLE CRITICAL WATER NEEDS The need for housing in Plainville has dramatically increased in recent years, as demonstrated by our designation as a Housing Choice Community. Additionally, the Town has worked diligently to promote commercial growth in the town attracting large companies such as Brammer Bio/Thermo Fischer to open new facilities and provide major employment opportunities for residents in the area.The Town is perfectly situated near major roads and highways such as Route 495, Interstate 95 and the Route 1 Corridor, making it a premier location for strong economic growth. The Town has also worked cooperatively with its surrounding towns and the Commonwealth to foster tourism in the area and attract more visitors. However, the water infrastructure is inadequate to handle the anticipated and much needed growth. The current and future water demand exceeds supply and is stressing the treatment capacity. While the Town has spent millions over the last few years upgrading the town’s infrastructure, much more is needed to position the town and region for additional development.The existing water system is currently over capacity. To meet current and future demand the water treatment plant needs to be expanded to twice its current capacity. This will allow for planned development including The Reserve at Heather Hill, a 384-unit residential complex, and Thermo Fisher, a life sciences manufacturing facility, within the Town to continue. Without the additional treatment capacity, the Town would be forced to halt approval of both housing and business expansions. By doubling capacity at the plant, the Town would be positioned to provide water to planned housing and business projects to allow them to proceed for at least 10 years.In addition to The Reserve at Heather Hill and Thermo Fisher developments, there are 5 commercial developments that have been approved by the Planning Board and 12 other commercial developments that are pending approval. In order to provide the additional water capacity, the Turnpike Lake Treatment Plant will need to be expanded to provide treatment and disinfection. The existing treatment plant is already exceeding current capacity.The existing filters are over capacity and cannot filter additional water needed for Plainville to supply planned residential and commercial developments. The current building does not have a large enough footprint to provide redundancy for the existing filters or future capacity filters. The upgrade is needed immediately and will require significant expenditures as both buildings will need to be expanded and an additional clear well will need to be constructed. In addition to expanding the size of both treatment buildings and the clear well at the Turnpike Lake site, new chemical feed systems, filters, instrumentation and controls, pumps, ultraviolet disinfection system, electrical work, and generator will be required.Funding for this project would help defray some of the costs for geological evaluation of a new water source, design of the water treatment expansion, clear well, and permitting efforts through the Department of Environmental Protection. The total funding requested at this time is $1,500,000. 190 South Street, PO Box 1717, Plainville, MA 02762 1500000