Water & Sewer

The Water and Sewer Department of the Town of Ashland is responsible for providing the Town with drinking water in a cost-effective and environmentally friendly manner that meets the EPA and MassDEP Standards.  

The Department is in charge of maintaining approximately 80 miles of water mains, over 6,900 water services, 2 water booster pump stations, over 1,600 water gates, 2 storage tanks, and the Water Treatment Plant.  In addition, the Department is also in charge of maintaining approximately 66 miles of sewer mains, over 2,000 manholes, approximately 5,300 sewer service connections and 9 sewer pump stations. The Town sends its wastewater to the Deer Island Treatment Plant in Boston through the City of Framingham, MA and the Massachusetts Water Resource Authority (MWRA) system.


Current Water & Sewer Projects


Sewer Rehabilitation Project

As part of its continuing efforts to identify and remove extraneous flows into the Town’s sewer system, the Town of Ashland, Department of Public Works will be cleaning and televising sewer mains throughout Town.  This effort will be completed by Insituform, LLC under the direction of the Town’s engineering consultant, Haley Ward, Inc.  Work is scheduled to resume on January 20, 2026.

For more information on the locations and duration of work please visit https://www.ashlandmass.com/1279/Sewer-Rehabilitation-Project.

Union & Fountain Street Water Main Replacement Project

Ashland has contracted with RFS Corp. out of Brockton, MA to replace the water main in Union Street from Chestnut Street to Fountain Street and the water main in Fountain Street from the Union Street intersection to the bridge. Work has wrapped up for the winter and crews will be back in the spring to finish paving. 

Please see the notice linked below for more information. https://www.ashlandmass.com/1297/Union-Fountain-Street-Water-Main-Replace


Permits:

Click Here to print and fill out a new Sewer Service Permit application.

Click Here to print and fill out a new Water Service Permit application.

If you are contractor looking to obtain a new / renew a Drain Layer License, Click Here.

To review the list of current Ashland, Drain Layer Licensed Companies: Click Here.

Click here for the Water construction standards for a Water connection installation / modification.
 
Click Here for Frequently Asked Questions on Supplemental water connection.


Lead Service Line Inventory

The Town of Ashland has completed its initial lead service line inventory as required by the Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection (MassDEP). Please find our No Lead Service Lines Statement (pending MassDEP's approval) below.

 

Ashland Water and Sewer 

INSERT PWS ID #3014000

Our Public Water System has no Lead, Galvanized Requiring Replacement (GRR) or Unknown Service Lines

On October 16, 2024 MassDEP received Ashland Water and Sewer's request for approval to release a statement that our system has no service lines of Lead, Galvanized Requiring Replacement (GRR) or unknown materials. This statement is based on the results of a service line inventory that was developed using the following verification method(s): 
☒ Field Inspection by PWS
☒ Records Review
☐ Statistical Analysis
☐ Customer Self-Identification
☐ Sequential Monitoring 
☐ Other(s) MassDEP-Approved Method(s):       
Disclaimer: This statement is based on the initial service line inventory for our system as required by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Lead and Copper Rule Revisions. This statement does not take into consideration the presence of unknown or lead service line connectors. A gooseneck/pigtail/connector is defined as a piece of pipe typically not exceeding two feet in length that connects the water main to the service line or the service line to the water meter of a building.
 
For information on all service lines in the Town of Ashland contact Rebecca Navarro at rnavarro@ashlandmass.com.