Harwich Water Board Approves Route 28 Contract, Seeks Independent Facility Study

Other Committee · Meeting of August 11, 2026

Harwich Water Board approves Route 28 main contract and moves toward independent facility study. The Board of Water and Wastewater Commissioners voted unanimously Tuesday to approve a contract and notice to proceed with Dig It Construction for the Route 28 water main replacement, then approved a separate $17,000 contract with APEX for emergency response services. The three-member quorum, chaired by Bob Young, also voted unanimously to direct Superintendent Jason to identify engineering firms that could propose a feasibility study limited to water department facility needs, separate from a broader town-commissioned study by Weston and Sampson expected in December.

Commissioners said they felt the town consultant had not adequately absorbed the board's concerns about co-locating near an existing water tank site or about the department's obligation to move storage out of a Zone 1 groundwater protection area, with one commissioner saying: "When the presenters were here, they acted like that was the first time they heard those, and that absolutely wasn't true." A public outreach meeting on the Route 28 project is set for August 20 at 6 p.m. in the Griffin Room, with 228 abutting customers already notified by mail.

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Source: the Other Committee meeting of August 11, 2026, reported from the official video recording and transcript.