Franklin (MA) Matters

This session of the radio show shares my conversation with Doug Martin, Franklin’s Water and Sewer Superintendent and Jake Standly, the Assistant Water/Sewer Superintendent . We had our conversation in the Franklin Public Radio studios on Hutchinson St. This is one of three in a series exploring the status and operations of the Franklin’s Water & Sewer Division. During 2021, we did a 3-part series on the water supply. With the Beaver St interceptor project starting later this year, we decided to cover the sewer side of the business. A little more dirty talk although we do start out with some updates on water.Part 1 - approx. 25 minutesPFAS - the EPA is looking to update their regulationMitigation of PFAS for Well 7 is costly and starting later this yearIf the proposed regulations go through, it will be more costly as "60% of our water sources are currently above that (proposed) threshold"Likely water rate increase coming in a future year (TBD)New diagram shows lines of responsibility for water (and s