Nagog Pond is a kettle hole lake situated on the border between Acton and Littleton. Water flows out of Nagog Pond into Nagog Brook, which flows into Nashoba Brook, and then into the Assabet River. The town of Concord has been using Nagog Pond as a drinking water source, and in 2015, they applied for… Continue reading →
Green Acton Position on Town Meeting Article 26: Great Road Water Supply
Article 26 for Acton Town Meeting 2018 is a non-binding resolution which asks Town Meeting to approve an inter-municipal agreement between Acton and Concord. In this agreement, Concord agrees to continue to provide water service to customers along Great Road (Rt 2A) in Acton. In return, Acton agrees to allow Concord to build their proposed… Continue reading →
New Version of Nagog Pond Draft Modified Special Permit Decision
Acton Town Hall has released a new version of the draft modified special permit decision for Concord’s application to increase its water treatment capacity at Nagog Pond. This document emerged from closed door sessions between the Acton and Concord Select Boards over the winter. It will be deliberated at a second “Remand Hearing” on Thursday,… Continue reading →
Select Boards schedule Nagog discussions
The Acton and Concord Select Boards have scheduled several important discussions about water from Nagog Pond over the coming weeks.
Regional Water Sharing Discussed in Concord
On February 25, the Forum at the First Parish in Concord was the setting for a lively and well-attended discussion on regional water sharing, using the ongoing controversy over Nagog Pond as a case study. Green Acton member Kim Kastens opened the event with a slide presentation in which she laid out the context for why… Continue reading →
Nagog Brook Resisting the Cold
The Green Acton Water Committee maintains a stream monitoring station on Nagog Brook. This being a low-tech, low-cost installation, our station requires that a volunteer scramble down to the site once a week to read the staff gage, which is like a giant ruler mounted vertically on a pole in the stream. Last week (January… Continue reading →
The WRAC Rides Again
After a year or so of down time, the Water Resources Advisory Committee (WRAC) is resuming its responsibilities with a new charge and partially new membership. The WRAC advises the Acton Board of Selectmen on issues relating to water resource systems in Acton, including water supply, surface water, groundwater, stormwater and wastewater. WRAC meetings are… Continue reading →
How does Acton say “No” to Concord’s expansion of their Nagog Pond water treatment plant?
The dispute over Concord’s application to enlarge its water treatment plant at Nagog Pond seems to be coming down to a question of whether Acton’s elected leaders have the legal authority to say “no” to a development that is opposed by virtually every Acton resident who has submitted either oral or written testimony throughout the… Continue reading →
Q & A on BoS Nagog Pond hearing
The dispute over Concord’s application to expand its water treatment capacity at Nagog Pond has entered a new phase. The Massachusetts Land Court remanded the issue back to the Acton Board of Selectmen for an additional round of public input and deliberation. New questions are emerging, and this post makes a start at answering some… Continue reading →
Background for Nov. 20, 2017 hearing on Nagog Pond
On Nov. 20, 2017, the Acton Board of Selectmen (BoS) will re-open the hearing for Concord’s proposed work to replace and upgrade their water pumping and treatment facility on Nagog Pond. Here’s a link to the hearing notice. Green Acton’s position is to urge our Board of Selectmen to vote no on Concord’s application to… Continue reading →