MWRA Water Resources Engineering Consultant

The Towns of Hingham, Cohasset, Scituate, Hanover, Abington, Rockland, Norwell, and their respective water systems ( TOWNS ) are considering the submission of an application to the Massachusetts Water Resources Authority ( MWRA ). The purpose of this application is to meet the varied needs of the towns - increasing reliability and redundancy to their water supplies, as well as supporting economic development. The eight (8) towns listed above are supplied by six (6) water systems: Hingham / Hull / North Cohasset – Weir River Water System Cohasset – Cohasset Water Department Scituate – Scituate Water Division Hanover – Hanover Water Division Norwell – Norwell Water Department Abington / Rockland – Abington - Rockland Joint Water Works The Towns seek engineering services to estimate the water supply and demand for each of the communities and evaluate the MWRA’s ability to mitigate supply shortfalls. In addition, the awarded firm will evaluate the Towns' water system improvements required to extend MWRA supply to the TOWNS assuming that the Town of Weymouth joins the MWRA to supplement its water supply.