Lynnfield Center Water District

The Cambridge Water Department is a municipally owned and operated water utility serving more than 100,000 permanent residents of Cambridge, Mass. The department is under the general direction of the city manager. It is regulated by federal and state drinking water codes and is comprised of administration and business, engineering and program development, water quality and treatment operations, transmission and distribution and watershed protection divisions. The Cambridge Water Departments responsibilities include the protection of tributaries and reservoirs within and outside Cambridge City limits to ensure the highest raw water quality. The department also operates, maintains and improves an over 20-million gallon per day water treatment facility. It additionally protects purified water from potential hazardous contamination and removal of lead water services wherever possible. It is located in Cambridge, Mass.

Natick Public Works Department, located in Natick, Mass., supervises various divisions, such as land facilities and natural resources, recycling center, water and sewer, highway and sanitation, engineering, water treatment, and building and equipment maintenance. The department operates a building maintenance division that services fire and security alarms, and heating, ventilation and air conditioning equipment. The division monitors the temperature and airflow of buildings and provides electrical and plumbing repairs. Its engineering division utilizes computers, surveying equipment, global positioning systems, computer-aided designs, plotters and digitizers. Its recycling and composting center provides curbside programs. The equipment division maintains a fleet of vehicles. The department's highway and sanitation division provides crosswalk painting, warning signs design, drainage catch basins cleaning, street sweeping, potholes patching, street paving and gravel pit maintenance. The sewer division supervises water meter installation and backflow prevention device testing.

The Reading Municipal Light Department serves more than 25,000 customers in Reading, Mass., and the surrounding areas. It has a staff of more than 80 employees and provides electricity at more than 172 megawatts. Reading Municipal Light Department purchases electricity from a number of different sources through long-and-short-term contracts. It also provides electricity generation from renewable energy sources, such as wind, solar, hydro, geothermal, biogas and biomass. Reading Municipal Light Department provides community services through consistent returns on investments, in-lieu-of-tax payments, community development and energy education programs. It also includes energy conservation programs, school safety projects, school-to-work partnerships, outreach to senior groups, community support and active memberships in local civic groups.