HOUSATONIC WATER ACTION

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WE DESERVE CLEAN WATER

HOUSATONIC IS IN A WATER CRISIS THAT CONTINUES TO GET WORSE. AN AGING INFRASTRUCTURE, UNTRUSTED PRIVATE UTILITY OWNER, AND A WATER SOURCE PLAGUED WITH MANGANESE RESULT IN BROWN WATER FOR MANY RESIDENTS EVERY SUMMER.

Get Reimbursed

HOUSATONIC WATER WORKS CUSTOMERS IN GREAT BARRINGTON CAN APPLY FOR A $600 REIMBURSEMENT FROM THE TOWN FOR:

  • Filtration

  • Bottled water and water services

  • Laundry related expenses

YOU WILL NEED:

  • Receipts for your purchase

  • Copy of your HWW bill (Landlords- share these with your tenants; each household in a residents can get up to $600)

  • Completed reimbursement form

Reimbursement Form

How It Started

In 2024 and 2025, HWW customers volunteered their data for our Brown Water Map. If you’d like more information or to add to the map, contact the Housatonic the Beautiful Committee, or email housatonicwateraction@gmail.com.

Contact Us

The purpose of this map is a central repository for our water issues. For any issue you report here, please also report it to the Great Barrington Board of Health.

(*Brown tags on the map were reported during line flushing)