Begins Quabbin Reservoir Maintained by MWRA First section length 4.5 mi (7.24 km) Construction began 1947 | Ends Chicopee Length 13.1 mi (21.08 km) Opened 1950 | |
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Official name Chicopee Valley Aqueduct Similar Quabbin Aqueduct, Goodnough Dike, Winsor Dam, Cochituate Aqueduct, Sudbury Aqueduct | ||
The Chicopee Valley Aqueduct carries water from the Quabbin Reservoir in Massachusetts to the Chicopee city line. It delivers Quabbin water to Wilbraham, South Hadley fire district #1, and Chicopee. It is part of the Chicopee River Watershed.
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History
In 1947, the Massachusetts Legislature authorized the construction of the aqueduct, which was completed three years later.
Present day
The Massachusetts Water Resources Authority initiated the Chicopee Valley Aqueduct Pipeline Redundancy project to provide redundancy and to improve reliability to the Chicopee Valley Aqueduct water transmission system to the three already served communities. The design phase was completed in 2001. Construction of a redundant barrel was substantially completed in 2008.
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