On Wednesday, September 10
LYNNFIELD — The Lynnfield Center Water District (LCWD) plans to activate the newly constructed interconnection with the town of Wakefield, which will introduce the MWRA as a new source of water supply to the system, this week.
The connection will provide additional water quantity and will supplement existing water supplies within the LCWD system. The activation is scheduled to take place on Wednesday, Sept. 10.
“Our project team has been working for several years, and we look forward to activating the connection and increasing our water supply to the District,” said LCWD Director John Scenna. “We intend to introduce MWRA water initially at a very low flow rate and increase it as needed and demanded. Our operators will be monitoring several locations throughout the system on a routine basis and are following all conditions placed by the MWRA, Department of Environmental Protection and Water Resources Commission on this process. Anyone with questions is welcome to visit our website or call us.”
Scenna also stated that introducing a new source is expected to possibly “alter flow direction patterns of water in the system, which may cause some initial discoloration.”
“In those cases, LCWD urges you to initially run your cold water from an outside spigot to clear the discoloration and call or email the LCWD office so that the issue can be recorded and monitored moving forward,” said Scenna.
While the LCWD’s water supply provides disinfection using chorine, Scenna said the MWRA uses chloramination.
“Your drinking water will continue to be safe and to meet all drinking water standards,” said Scenna. “Water containing chloramines is no different from chlorinated water for most normal uses and is perfectly safe to drink. The differences in sources will not have an effect on your personal use, unless you are a kidney dialysis patient or you are a fish owner. Chloramine compounds are mild and long-lasting disinfectants used to treat drinking water, which are not much different from chlorine. Chloramines are used to provide ongoing disinfection treatment as water moves through miles of distribution pipes from the treatment plant to consumers’ taps. Chloraminated water meets EPA standards and is safe to use for drinking, cooking, bathing and other household uses. Disinfection using chloramines has been used by water utilities for almost 100 years.”
Additional information is available on the LCWD website www.lcwd.us and at LCWD and Town Hall Board of Health offices. An FAQ on this process can be found at https://www.lcwd.us/DocumentCenter/View/2364/LCWD-3164000-PN-Chloramines-DEP-Approved—LCWD-Edit-9-5-25.