Latest News
Catch up with this interview from NEPM’s Carrie Healy and The Berkshire Eagles’s Heather Bellow.
Our goal is to keep up with the latest press covering:
The rate increase being rolled out by Housatonic Water Works, approved by the DEP, and protested by the towns of Great Barrington and West Stockbridge
The Great Barrington Board of Health’s request to Housatonic Water Works for additional testing and clean water supply to HWW customers
Ongoing instances of brown water and heightened concerns about cancer-related chemicals for Housatonic Water Works customers
Potential purchase of Housatonic Water Works by the town of Great Barrington

latest reporting
On Impending Rate Hike
Berkshire Eagle, Aug 13, 2024
New Housatonic Water Worls plan means higher rates for residents
WNYT, Aug 2, 2024
Regulator says Housatonic Water Works can't delay manganese filtration project
Berkshire Eagle, February 17, 2025
On Water Quality
Consultants: Housatonic Water Works has Negative Net Value of $31.3 million
Berkshire Edge, Oct 30, 2024
MassDEP cites Housatonic Water Works for Witholding Poor Test Results
Berkshire Argus, Oct 6, 2024
Housatonic’s drinking water darkens again, roiling residents faced with rate hike
Berkshire Eagle, Jul 13, 2024
Housatonic residents speak out against rate increase amid water quality issues
SpectrumNews1, Sept 29, 2023
Cancer-causing acid found at Housatonic Water Works
News10, March 5, 2022
Berkshire Eagle, January 27, 2025
EXCLUSIVE: MassDEP fines Housatonic Water Works $10,205 for withholding test results
Berkshire Argus, December 12, 2024
On Demand for Testing
Berkshire Eagle, Oct 21, 2024
Board of Health upholds Order to Correct against Housatonic Water Works
Berkshire Edge, Sep 11, 2024
Berkshire Eagle, Aug 17, 2024
Berkshire Eagle, Aug 13, 2024

housatonic water action In the Press
Hether Bellow, Berkshire Eagle, Oct 21, 2024
“Wonder who has brown water in housatonic?…”
Laura Taglianetti, News10 Albany, Oct 25, 2024
“Housatonic residents take water into their own hands”
Breanna Steele, Spectrum News , Nov 8, 2024