Project Overview and Background

Dover Street and Darton Street, private roads located within the White Pond watershed, are subject to recurring flooding issues. In response, residents submitted a petition to the Public Works Commission under the Private Ways in White Pond Watershed: Temporary Repairs bylaw, requesting the Town’s assistance in making temporary repairs. The petitioners proposed a preliminary design plan that would accommodate up to a 2-year rainfall event but the total cost of the construction and the significant maintenance costs (i.e. semi-annual inspections, annual jetting...) may far exceed the benefit from such a system that mitigates only floods caused by the 2-year storm. These factors prompted CPW to explore alternative solutions that could potentially provide for a more effective and robust solution that could prove to be more cost effective in the long term and acceptable to the neighborhood. 

Current Actions and Updates:

• An appropriation of federal ARPA (American Rescue Plan Act) funds was made to secure consulting services for the development of plans and documentation necessary for the project.
• CPW Engineering is using HSI/IMEG for engineering services related to this project including surveying, field investigations and engineering design and cost estimation.
• Preliminary Design Plan has been developed and shared with the residents.
• Public hearing for the Public Works Commission to act on the petition scheduled for April 9^th 2025. Public Hearing Notice

• Letter to Residents of White Pond Neighborhood

• Petition for Temporary Repair of Private Way in White Pond Watershed 2-6-2024

• Preliminary Drainage Improvement Plan

Preliminary Catchment Area