New England Water Supplies – A Brief History

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Marcis Kempe, the Director of Operations Support at MWRA as well as a devoted historian, is the author of New England Water Supplies – A Brief History.

This detailed and concise paper, published in the September 2006 Journal of the New England Waterworks Association, reviews the historical development of New England water supplies by delving into the development of water sources over the years including public health issues, the evolution of water quality regulations and water treatment, and the growth of distribution systems and their components.

As Kempe illustrates, the major social, economic, and environmental developments that have occurred since the settlement of New England have had huge impacts and repercussions on the water supply, which stresses the importance of MWRA to safely and effectively provide water and sewer services to its customer communities.

New England Water Supplies - A Brief History by Marcis Kempe, MWRA NEWWA Journal, September 2006 All Files in PDF form
Image	Complete Paper New England Water Supplies - A Brief History
Image	Cover, Abstract, Author and Artist Information
Image	Chapter 1 Drinking Water in the Early Days
Image	Chapter 2 The Search for Water - Growth and Water Source Development
Image	Chapter 3 Public Health and Water Quality, Water Treatment
Image	Chapter 4 Water Distribution Systems and Water Efficiency
Image	Chapter 5 Disasters, War and Emergency Planning
Image	Chapter 6 Managing the Water System
Image	Chapter 7 NEWWA - The People, the Forums, the Difference they Made
Image	Chapter 8 Where will the Future Go?
Image	A Closing Thought - Appreciating History
Image	Bibliography and Image Credits