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Middleborough outlines South Wells consolidation, pilot work and SRF application plans
Summary
Commissioners were briefed on a proposed South Wells 2.5-million-gallon-per-day plant to consolidate five south-Middleborough wells, pilot testing challenges, and plans to apply for SRF funding in August 2025; town staff gave a $35–45 million range for combined Mazares/South Middleborough project costs.
MIDDLEBOROUGH, Mass. — At the Jan. 29 Water and Sewer Commissioners meeting staff described plans to combine five south-side wells into a single South Wells water-treatment plant, to continue pilot testing, and to seek SRF (State Revolving Fund) funding starting with an SRF application planned for August 2025.
Leah, the project engineer, summarized the engineering rationale: combining a set of wells with varying iron, manganese and PFAS profiles requires a centralized filtration plant rather than treating each source separately. “When we lump it together, you have a 2,500,000 gallon per day plant, which is not a small plant,” Leah said.
Town staff described the proposed footprint and operational approach: they plan to…
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