As far back as 1992, The Town of Westford has recognized the need to address the lack of wastewater disposal capacity for the town’s buildings, and has been exploring possible solutions in and around the Village Center since 2014. In November, 2023 the Town put forth a Bond Vote for a $400,000 contingency to build a Community Wastewater System on a parcel of land owned by the Town at Maple Shade Town Forest on Brookside Road. That bond vote failed, but the wastewater challenges persist. Moving forward, as of 1/11/2024, the Selectboard directed the Planning Commission to work with the Town Administrator and consultant Ron Rodjenski to research and present alternative wastewater solutions.
This page serves to make public records, related to the study of wastewater alternatives, accessible to any interested parties. Meeting minutes, signed contracts and study results will be posted here as they become available. If you have questions or would like to request additional information, email townadmin@westfordvt.us
Wastewater Alternatives Committee Members:
Holly Delisle, Town Administrator
Max Tyler, Planning Commission
Pat Haller, Selectboard Member
Ron Rodjenski, Moderator, Stone Shore Municipal Consulting
TBD, Minute Clerk
Carol Winfield, Resident
Lori Johnson, Resident
Martha Heath, Resident
Jeremy Berger, Resident
Documents
Committee Working Documents
Committee Working Documents
List of Alternative Ideas 04-09-2024 *Working Document
Ideas Matrix 04-09-2024 *Working Document
Wastewater Alternatives Committee Status 04-23-2024 *Working Document
Attributes 04-09-2024 *Working Document
Committee Working Documents
*There are no documents yet
Reports & Studies
1705 VT Route 128 “Pigeon Property”
Evaluation of Corrective Action Alternatives
Access Permission Granted 3-26-2024
Preliminary Scope of Work – David Tudhope 04-05-2024
G. Pigeon email re: WAC Work 2024-04-09
G. Pigeon email re: WAC Work 2024-04-22
2024 LE Environmental Groundwater Results
Wastewater
2022 Town Center Area Wastewater Alternative Studies – Summary of Findings, 1 page
This document contains links to the full reports.
2014 Site Specific Community Wastewater Capacity Soil Study / Tests in the Town Common Area, Stone Environmental Inc., 19 pages
This report summarizes unsuitable soils found on the Town Common & Brick Meeting House parcels and suitable soils for a 1,220 gallons per day system on the United Church of Westford property, noting that an existing water supply well constraints needing additional engineering review.
2008 Study of Community Wastewater Disposal Alternatives for the Town Center, 74 pages
This report maps soils suitable for wastewater disposal for 78 parcels, with 42 parcels supporting onsite wastewater disposal systems, six areas for community wastewater. ]
Other Documents
2024-01-16 State Priority List Application
2024-03-15 NBRC Progress Report
Westford ARPA Rescission Letter
MEMO to Holly D: Next Steps 2024-04-15
ARPA Quarterly Report – Attachment E 2024-03-31
ARPA Biannual Report 2024-03-31
CWSRF Alternative Authorized Representative
NBRC Quarterly Report 2024-04-03
Agendas, Minutes & Recordings
Agendas
Wastewater Alternatives Working Group Upcoming Agendas
10-28-2024
Zoom Link
Zoom ID: 860 7905 9733 Passcode: Rbg1ZQ
Wastewater Alternatives Working Group Agendas
02-20-2024
02-27-2024
03-12-2024
03-19-2024
03-26-2024
04-02-2024
04-09-2024
04-16-2024
04-23-2024
04-30-2024
05-07-2024
09-24-2024
10-07-2024
Recordings & Minutes
Wastewater Alternatives Working Group Minutes
2024-02-20 Minutes
2024-02-27 Minutes
2024-03-12 Minutes
2024-03-19 Minutes
2024-03-26 Minutes
2024-04-02 Minutes
2024-04-09 Minutes
2024-04-16 Minutes
2024-04-23 Minutes
2024-04-30 Minutes
2024-05-07 Minutes
2024-09-24 Minutes
2024-10-07 Minutes
2024-10-28 Draft Minutes
Wastewater Alternatives Working Group Recordings
2024-02-20 Recording
2024-02-27 Recording
2024-03-12 Recording
2024-03-19 Recording
2024-03-26 Recording
2024-04-02 Recording
2024-04-09 Recording **Recording begins late**
2024-04-16 Recording
2024-04-23 Recording
2024-04-30 Recording
2024-05-07 Recording
2024-09-24 Recording
2024-10-07 Recording
2024-10-28 Recording