The Water Department held an open house at the 60 Forge Village Road treatment facility on May 4, and attendance was high despite the rainy weather. Several local experts were on hand providing informative and practical displays on water-related topics such as conservation, irrigation, organic lawncare, recycling, water testing, private wells, stormwater protection, backflow protection, local aquatic organisms, and health. Information on recent Water Department projects and the new Nutting Road perchlorate treatment plant were also displayed. Kimball Farms generously donated delicious refreshments for many happy people. A high point of the evening was announcement of the Grade 4 Water Department Poster Contest winners. The theme of the posters was water conservation and pollution
prevention. The kids did a great job with the posters, and we had a hard time deciding the winners. All posters submitted to the contest were displayed during the event. Department staff answered questions and led tours of the Forge Village treatment facility.
2011 Grade 4 Water Department Poster Contest Winners:
Norman Day School:
Name Teacher
1st Place Abhimanyu Bhargava Ms. Byam
2nd Place Mehul Shrivastava Ms. Byam
3rd Place Elliot Coleman Ms. Jussaume
Chrisafulli School:
Name Teacher
1st Place Jessica Leong Ms. Santlemann
2nd Place Ashley Grant Ms. Santlemann
3rd Place Emily Sawosik Ms. Santlemann
Abbot School:
Name Teacher
1st Place Elise Sepe Mr. Rebilas
2nd Place Max Sears Ms. Freeman
3rd Place Mattie Dunn-Benson Ms. Stavick
Click HERE to view the posters!
 Facility Tour  Grade 4 Posters
 Aquatic Organism Display Poster Winner Announcement Kimball Farm Refreshments
 Yard Spice Organics
 Cross-Connection Control
The Water Department would like to thank everyone who attended our Open House on May 4, 2011, and would also like to thank those of you that provided table displays including:
Lynn Gilleland, U.S. EPA WaterSense Program.
Steve Evans, Turf Unlimited, a WaterSense-certified Irrigation Specialist and Installer from Tyngsboro, MA.
Chester Mandrik, Yard Spice Organics, an organic fertilizer company from Hollis, NH.
Ellen Harde, Westford Recycling Commission.
Tom Mahanna and Rebecca Jenkins, Stantec Consulting, Westford, MA.
Peter Severence, Westford Resident.
Mike Ohl, Comprehensive Environmental, Inc., Marlborough, MA
Dave Knowlton, Nashoba Analytical, a private analytical laboratory in Ayer, MA.
Rae Dick, Westford Board of Health
Jodi Geary, Upper Merrimack Valley Medical Reserve Corp
Joan Freele, New England Rain Barrel
And a huge thank you to the following for their donations:
Kimball Farms, Westford, MA for the refreshments
Ferguson, Franklin, MA for the Water-Sense-labeled toilets
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