Program Description

• The Water Department is responsible for providing its customers with safe, high quality drinking water adhering to U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection (MassDEP) drinking water regulations.

• The Department operates and maintains three groundwater sources located within the Town of Truro: the Knowles Crossing Wellfield consisting of three gravel packed wells; the Paul Daley Wellfield consisting of six active gravel packed wells; and North Union Field consisting of two gravel packed wells.

• Operate and maintain two water treatment facilities: a 1.2 Million Gallon per Day (MGD) membrane filtration facility treating raw water from the Knowles Crossing and Paul Daley wellfields, and a .734 Million Gallon per Day (MGD) corrosion control facility treating the North Union Field wells.

• Provide customer support and billings for over 4,000 accounts

• Operate and maintain over 45 miles of water distribution piping, two water storage facilities totaling 6.4 million gallons, 11 gravel packed wells, two water treatment facilities, one booster pump station, 900 gate valves, 282 fire hydrants, water meter maintenance to over 4,000 meters, and testing of 207 registered backflow prevention devices.

Budget Statement

The overall FY24 6001 Budget has increased 2.69%; the Operating “B” budget decreased $32,484 (-1.75%), primarily attributed to capital projects funded from retained earnings being completed, while the Personnel Services “A” budget increased only 12.6% due to a recent compensation plan implementation. Revenues for FY22 are projected to increase 6.4%, however a transfer from retained earnings is necessary for FY24 in order to cover the projected budget deficit of $90,198.

Major Accomplishments for 2022

FY 2023 Objectives

• Complete construction of Knowles Crossing Water Distribution Storage Facility (delayed in FY22 due to funding constraints/COVID19)

• Redevelop six gravel packed wells at Paul Daley/South Hollow wellfield

• Continued leak detection in an effort to reduce unaccounted-for-water in an effort to meet 10% standard