In October 2013, the town finished installing 25 drainage structures and more than 1,000 linear feet of 12- to-24-inch drainage pipe on a collector road.
Town of Wellesley In October 2013, the town finished installing 25 drainage structures and more than 1,000 linear feet of 12- to-24-inch drainage pipe on a collector road.
Wellesley has about 3,600 catch basins, 121 miles of storm drains, and 15 miles of brooks and streams in a service area of about 11 square miles.
Town of Wellesley Wellesley has about 3,600 catch basins, 121 miles of storm drains, and 15 miles of brooks and streams in a service area of about 11 square miles.

Town of Wellesley, Mass.

Challenge: Meet National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) permit requirements and fix the drainage issues around town. We’re an old, old community settled in the 1630s just outside of Boston. We have about 3,600 catch basins, 121 miles of storm drains, and 15 miles of brooks and streams in a service area of about 11 square miles.

Solution: Continue inspecting our drainage system and model areas that continue to flood.