by Rich Collins | Jun 1, 2020 | AWWA in the Community, Youth Conservation Corps (YCC)
I am happy to announce the 2020 AWWA season is a go! A lot is still uncertain about where things will go in the next year, following the pandemic and the shutdown. Despite these uncertainties, AWWA’s staff and board decided that being present to help our residents...
by Rich Collins | Apr 22, 2020 | AWWA in the Community, Do-It-Yourself Conservation Practices
Now more than ever is a time to reflect on the purpose of Earth Day. To remind us that we only have one planet and that we all have a role in protecting it. The COVID-19 crisis has taught us two important things about humanity: 1) that we are truly vulnerable to...
by Rich Collins | Apr 9, 2020 | AWWA in the Community
Dear AWWA Community, We are truly in an unprecedented time. You have almost certainly heard from every organization, local government, and business you are associated with about how COVID-19 has impacted their operations, their employees, and in many cases, their very...
by Rich Collins | Jan 8, 2020 | AWWA in the Community
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 Outdated and undersized systems are known to be a significant cause of lake contamination, so AWWA secured grant funding from NHDES to conduct this...
by Rich Collins | Nov 20, 2019 | AWWA in the Community
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...
by Rich Collins | Sep 17, 2019 | AWWA in the Community, Best Management Practices, Uncategorized, Water Quality, Youth Conservation Corps (YCC)
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...
