Welcome to The Acton Wakefield Watersheds Alliance
Our mission is to protect and restore water quality to maintain the social, economic, and environmental stability in our towns and in the region.
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what we protect, and the threats
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Blog
Retrofitted Infiltration Steps: Do-It-Yourself Conservation Practices
Retrofitted Infiltration StepsRetrofitting steps to control erosion on paths. Purpose: Infiltration steps use crushed stone to slow down and infiltrate runoff. They are effective on moderate slopes, but consider building wooden stairways on 1:1 slopes (45°) or areas...
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Infiltration Steps: Do-It-Yourself Conservation Practices
Infiltration StepsControlling erosion on steep paths. Purpose: Infiltration steps use crushed stone to slow down and infiltrate runoff. They are effective on moderate slopes, but consider building wooden stairways on 1:1 slopes (45°) or areas where rocks or surface...
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2019 Water Talks: A Free Series of Presentations by Experts in Their Fields
Due to the popular success of last year’s “Water Talks”, AWWA, the Gafney Library, and the Acton Public Library joined together again this year for a new round of “Water Talks”, a free series of presentations by experts in their fields. The talks are free and open to...
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