Community Corner
Ribbon Cutting Ceremony New Medfield Water Treatment Facility
A project 12 years in the making, it began design in 2012, was approved at Town Meeting in 2021 and began operation in 2023.
Ribbon Cutting Ceremony Celebrates New Water Treatment Facility in Medfield
Today, June 17, 2024, Michael Quinlan, Chair of the Town of Medfield's Permanent Planning and Building Committee delivered opening remarks at an open house and ribbon-cutting ceremony
celebrating the new Water Treatment Facility located off of Elm Street.
Also present at the event was the Select Board, Board of Water and Sewerage, and Town of Medfield staff to celebration the completion of this significant project. "The Permanent Planning and Building Committee in partnership with the Water and Sewer Board are proud to announce the opening of Medfield's new Water Treatment Facility. A project 12 years in the making, it began design in 2012, was approved at Town Meeting in 2021 and began operation in 2023. With an approved budget of $12M, the project was completed for approximately $10.6M. We appreciate the hard work of the project team: Woodard and Curran (OPM), Environmental Partners (Design and Engineering) and Biszko Builders (General Contractor) and are grateful for the staff of the DPW for their tireless efforts to maintain our drinking water system each and every day!" said Michael Quinlan.
This project has restored the available capacity of Wells 3 and 4 to their original levels, providing
the Town with a redundant source of supply for its largest well, Well 6. Well No. 3 was replaced,
and Well No. 4 was fully rehabilitated, allowing the Water Treatment Facility to supply over 60%
of the Town’s average daily demand.
Find out what's happening in Medfieldfor free with the latest updates from Patch.
Historically, elevated levels of iron and manganese from the wellfield resulted in water quality complaints and operational challenges for the Town. The new Water Treatment Facility offers state-of-the-art treatment for the removal of iron and manganese from groundwater, ensuring compliance with drinking water standards.
The Town of Medfield would like to thank the project team consisting of Environmental Partners
Group, LLC as the designer, Woodard & Curran as the owner’s project manager, and Biszko
Building Systems as the general contractor. The project was overseen by the Town’s Permanent
Planning and Building Committee.
