Town of Pittsfield water and sewer fees are billed quarterly and are due January 1st, April 1st, July 1st, and October 1st. Payments must be received on or before the next due date in order to avoid interest charges. Interest will start accruing one quarter from the due date. Pittsfield Water Company began operation in , with three dug wells drawing water from a sand and gravel aquifer along Hartland Avenue.
Tow new wells were drilled on the East side of Peltoma Avenue, which ran dry in and In a new well was drilled with excellent yield on the west side of Peltoma Avenue. However, by , the State ordered it closed due to high manganese concentrations and the Town had to resort to its prior wells, hoping for wet summers. This was not the case in ; the Town has been fortunate and had enough water through the dry seasons. The newest wells, the Burnham Well Field, drilled in , just across the Sebasticook River will provide high quality water and a plentiful source for several decades.
The water from the Burnham Well Field is pumped to the Detroit Water Plant, constructed in โ 99 aerates the Raw water to sequester hardness and stabilize pH, then the water is treated with Sodium Hypochlorite for disinfection, Fluoride to promote dental health in children, with reduced effect in adults, and a blended Phosphate for corrosion control in the Distribution System.
The two storage facilities, Grove Hill Standpipe, a , gallons tank, is used for storage and to satisfy pressure demand on the system in the North Main St. Phillips Corner Reservoir, on the Phillips corner road, is the major storage facility for the system. This is a 1,, gallon storage tank, that aids in pressure demand and fire flows to the rest of town. In having both tanks strategically placed where they are, we have adequate fire flows and pressure demand on the entire system.
Pittsfield Water Department produces approximately , gallons of safe drinking water and fire protection per day. This daily production is nearly one-hundred fifty million gallons ,, of water per year.
