The AWWA Blog
AWWA – 7th Grade Well Water Testing
Over the past several months, I have had the privilege of teaching back to back three-week lessons to 7th grade science students at the Paul and Acton Schools. The program is designed to help students understand where their drinking water comes from, what may be in...
Check out the Results of the Salmon Falls Headwater Lakes Septic Survey
In 2019, AWWA sent a survey to all residents of these lakes to determine the state of shoreline septic systems. Outdated and undersized systems are known to be a significant cause of lake contamination, so AWWA secured grant funding from NHDES to conduct this...
Apply for our septic system replacement cost-share program
Overview and Guidelines The Acton Wakefield Watersheds Alliance (AWWA) has been awarded a Watershed Assistance Grant from the NH Department of Environmental Services to help households in the Salmon Falls watershed upgrade, repair, or replace failing septic...
2019 YCC Season
The 2019 YCC season has wrapped up again with 12 projects completed on seven Lakes in Acton and Wakefield. We had a smaller crew this year of only four members with a crew leader, but this made for a hardworking and tightly knit team that was able to complete projects...
Maine DEP Basic and Advanced Erosion Control Practices Training
Tuesday October 1st at the Acton Town Hall from 8:00a.m to 4:30 p.m. Most municipalities are now requiring contractors working in the Shoreland Zone to be certified if they are involved with soil disturbance activity, making certification a pre-requisite if you are...
Gravel Road Maintenance Workshop
Please join us on Wednesday, July 31 at the Acton Town Hall from 8:00 to 12:00 Do you live on a gravel road or are you responsible for maintaining a gravel road? This is the workshop for you! While this workshop is offered by the Maine Department of Environmental...