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<h3>Purpose and Benefits</h3>
<p class="MsoNormal">The goal of this procedure is to
track monthly water use.
Tracking water usage is an important step to becoming more aware of how
much
water we use, which is a lot. Reducing water usage will save you money
on your
water and energy bills, and also reduce energy use throughout the water
supply
system. Arlington, Cambridge, and Medford rely on the Massachusetts
Water
Resource Authority (MWRA) for the delivery of water and processing of
sewerage.<a href="#_ftn1" name="_ftnref1" title=""><span
 class="MsoFootnoteReference">[1]</span></a> <span
 style="color: blue;"><b>This Nugget is worth 500
points.</b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">&nbsp;</p>
<h3>Fast Facts</h3>
<p class="MsoNormal">Water use = energy use, for
purification, pumping,
wastewater treatment, as well as heating hot water in your home.</p>
<ul style="margin-top: 0in;" type="disc">
  <li class="MsoNormal" style="">According to the
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency:</li>
  <ul style="margin-top: 0in;" type="circle">
    <li class="MsoNormal" style="">A family of four
in the United States uses up to 400 gallons of water per day (almost
150,000 gallons per year)</li>
    <li class="MsoNormal" style="">An estimated 3%
of national energy consumption, equivalent to approximately 56 billion
kilowatt hours (kWh), is used for drinking water and wastewater
services. Assuming the average mix of energy sources in the country,
this equates to adding approximately 45 million tons of greenhouse gas
to the atmosphere. This is about the same amount of greenhouse gas
emissions that is emitted by 7.5 million cars.</li>
  </ul>
  <li class="MsoNormal" style="">One estimate for
California is that almost 20% of electricity use in that state is
related to water use (<a
 href="http://www.sandia.gov/energy-water/West/Krebs.pdf">http://www.sandia.gov/energy-water/West/Krebs.pdf</a>)</li>
  <li class="MsoNormal" style="">In Arlington, the
average annual water use for a family of four is 120 CCF or 89,760
gallons per year. That works out to 30 CCF per person per year or
22,440 gallons. That?•s 61 gallons per person per day. The average
household in Arlington uses approximately 7,500 gallons (10 CCF) of
water per month.<a class="msocomanchor" id="_anchor_2"
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;">&nbsp;</p>
<h3>What to Do</h3>
<p class="MsoNormal"
 style="margin-left: 0.25in; text-indent: -0.25in;">1.<span
 style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
</span>Turn off
all the faucets, showers and spigots in/around your house. This is so
you can
get a steady reading from your water meter,</p>
<p class="MsoNormal"
 style="margin-left: 0.25in; text-indent: -0.25in;">2.<span
 style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
</span>Locate
your water meter (this may be the hardest part of this nugget!).
Typically, you
can find it in the basement of your home, condo, or apartment building.
The
meter has a dial on the top with a series of numbers below, like a car
odometer.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal"
 style="margin-left: 0.25in; text-indent: -0.25in;">3.<span
 style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
</span>Record the
meter reading (in cubic feet). If the meter has a series of dials (like
an
electric meter), read the dials from left to right. Careful, the dials
may
alternate from clockwise to counterclockwise. You can use the optional
Water
Use Log<a class="msocomanchor" id="_anchor_3"
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<p class="MsoNormal"
 style="margin-left: 0.25in; text-indent: -0.25in;">4.<span
 style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
</span>Record
your water usage each month. Usually, the simple process of tracking
use is
enough to create a change in behavior. For tips on saving water, see
Water Conservation
Tips below.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal"
 style="margin-left: 0.25in; text-indent: -0.25in;">5.<span
 style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
</span>Log your
nugget on Energysmackdown.com</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;">&nbsp;</p>
<h3>My View</h3>
<p class="MsoNormal">I've been living on my own for many
years now and have
never, ever looked at my water meter. I never even knew where it was or
what it
looked like. We have an old New England basement with a cracked, dirty
floor,
chunks of ceiling plaster falling down, pipes everywhere...not the kind
of
place you want to explore. But I had to find this thing, so down I
went. And
the first place I peered is where it was...I think! It was down next to
the sump
pump, small and round, with numbers and the words "cubic feet" on it.
So it's either measuring our occasional floodwaters or our water usage.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Most people either already know where
their water meter is
or aren't as clueless as I am about meters. But in case you're like me,
be
brave, root around in your basement, and look for something that looks
like it
measures water. Then try to ease up on your water consumption, and
check your
meter every month! Remember, if you can't measure it, you can't change
it. Good
luck. <i>Laurel from Arlington, MA</i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;">&nbsp;</p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span
 style="font-size: 13pt; font-family: Helvetica;"><b>Water
Conservation Tips</b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"
 style="margin-left: 0.25in; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span
 style="font-family: Symbol;">??<span
 style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
</span></span>Turn off the tap while brushing your teeth or
while
shaving.&nbsp;Save 4-10 gallons a day.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal"
 style="margin-left: 0.25in; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span
 style="font-family: Symbol;">??<span
 style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
</span></span>Take shorter showers (5 minutes will get you
clean).&nbsp;Save
3-7 gallons per minute.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal"
 style="margin-left: 0.25in; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span
 style="font-family: Symbol;">??<span
 style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
</span></span>If you prefer a bath, close the tub drain
before turning on the
water. The initial cold water will be&nbsp;warmed by the hot water
added later.
Save 3 gallons or more.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal"
 style="margin-left: 0.25in; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span
 style="font-family: Symbol;">??<span
 style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
</span></span>Fill your bathtub only halfway.&nbsp;A
full tub holds more than
50 gallons! Save up to 25 gallons.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal"
 style="margin-left: 0.25in; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span
 style="font-family: Symbol;">??<span
 style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
</span></span>Fill your sink or basin when washing and
rinsing
dishes.&nbsp;Save 8-15 gallons per day.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal"
 style="margin-left: 0.25in; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span
 style="font-family: Symbol;">??<span
 style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
</span></span>Run your dishwasher only when
full.&nbsp;Each load you avoid
saves 6-10 gallons (more for older dishwashers)</p>
<p class="MsoNormal"
 style="margin-left: 0.25in; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span
 style="font-family: Symbol;">??<span
 style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
</span></span>Run your garbage disposal only when
necessary.&nbsp;Save 2-7
gallons per minute. (if you start composting, you will also use your
disposal
less ??“ see the Nugget called ?’Composting is Easy!?“)</p>
<p class="MsoNormal"
 style="margin-left: 0.25in; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span
 style="font-family: Symbol;">??<span
 style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
</span></span>Run your washing machine only when full, or
adjust the water
level setting carefully. Washing machines use 25-50 gallons per load.
Save
25-100 gallons per week.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal"
 style="margin-left: 0.25in; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span
 style="font-family: Symbol;">??<span
 style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
</span></span>New appliances use less water than older
models. Look for the EPA
WaterSense label (similar to the EnergyStar label) when shopping for
new
appliances.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;">&nbsp;</p>
<h3>Measuring Water Use</h3>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;">Municipal
water
meters generally measure water consumption in cubic feet. One cubic
foot is
approximately 7.5 gallons. Towns generally charge for water and
sewerage in
units of hundred cubic feet (100 cubic feet = 1 CCF), which is what you
will
track when you read your meter.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;">&nbsp;</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;">Your
apartment or
condominium may not have its own water sub-meter. Check with your
supervisor or
manager. If there is no sub-meter, you can estimate your monthly water
use
using basic math<sup>2</sup>.</p>
<h3>Conversions</h3>
<p class="MsoNormal"
 style="margin-left: 0.25in; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span
 style="font-family: Symbol;">??<span
 style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
</span></span>There are 7.48 gallons of water in a cubic
foot of water. To
convert gallons to cubic feet, divide the total gallons by 7.48. To
convert
cubic feet to gallons, multiply the cubic feet by 7.48.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal"
 style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.25in; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span
 style="font-family: Symbol;">??<span
 style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
</span></span>One CCF (100 cubic feet) is equal to 748
gallons of water.</p>
<h3>Municipal Water Rates</h3>
<p class="MsoNormal">Water may be more expensive than you
realize. Although it
only costs about a penny a gallon, we use so much that water bills in
many
local communities are more than $1,000 per year. Some comparative
average
water/sewer costs for a family of four are given in the table below. To
learn
more you can call your community?•s Public Works Department (see
Contacts
below).</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">&nbsp;</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Each community charges it residents
according to different
rate structures (also called tariffs). Although only water consumption
is
metered, you are also charged for sewer service based on your water
consumption. </p>
<p class="MsoNormal">&nbsp;</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">&nbsp;</p>
<table style="border: medium none ; border-collapse: collapse;"
 border="1" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0">
  <tbody>
    <tr>
      <td colspan="4"
 style="border: 0.5pt solid black; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 6.4in;"
 valign="top" width="461">
      <p class="MsoNormal"
 style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: center;"
 align="center"><span
 style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;"><b>Selected
FY 2008 Average Annual Water &amp; Sewer Cost for a family of four
(120 CCF/year)<a href="#_ftn2" name="_ftnref2" title=""><span
 class="MsoFootnoteReference">[2]</span></a></b></span></p>
      </td>
    </tr>
    <tr>
      <td
 style="border-style: none solid solid; border-color: -moz-use-text-color black black; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 1.6in;"
 valign="top" width="115">
      <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><span
 style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;"><b>Community</b></span></p>
      </td>
      <td
 style="border-style: none solid solid none; border-color: -moz-use-text-color black black -moz-use-text-color; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 1.6in;"
 valign="top" width="115">
      <p class="MsoNormal"
 style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: center;"
 align="center"><span
 style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;"><b>Water</b></span></p>
      </td>
      <td
 style="border-style: none solid solid none; border-color: -moz-use-text-color black black -moz-use-text-color; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 1.6in;"
 valign="top" width="115">
      <p class="MsoNormal"
 style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: center;"
 align="center"><span
 style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;"><b>Sewer</b></span></p>
      </td>
      <td
 style="border-style: none solid solid none; border-color: -moz-use-text-color black black -moz-use-text-color; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 1.6in;"
 valign="top" width="115">
      <p class="MsoNormal"
 style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: center;"
 align="center"><span
 style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;"><b>Total</b></span></p>
      </td>
    </tr>
    <tr>
      <td
 style="border-style: none solid solid; border-color: -moz-use-text-color black black; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 1.6in;"
 valign="top" width="115">
      <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><span
 style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;">Arlington</span></p>
      </td>
      <td
 style="border-style: none solid solid none; border-color: -moz-use-text-color black black -moz-use-text-color; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 1.6in;"
 valign="top" width="115">
      <p class="MsoNormal"
 style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: center;"
 align="center"><span
 style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;">$393</span></p>
      </td>
      <td
 style="border-style: none solid solid none; border-color: -moz-use-text-color black black -moz-use-text-color; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 1.6in;"
 valign="top" width="115">
      <p class="MsoNormal"
 style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: center;"
 align="center"><span
 style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;">$378</span></p>
      </td>
      <td
 style="border-style: none solid solid none; border-color: -moz-use-text-color black black -moz-use-text-color; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 1.6in;"
 valign="top" width="115">
      <p class="MsoNormal"
 style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: center;"
 align="center"><span
 style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;">$771</span></p>
      </td>
    </tr>
    <tr>
      <td
 style="border-style: none solid solid; border-color: -moz-use-text-color black black; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 1.6in;"
 valign="top" width="115">
      <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><span
 style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;">Belmont</span></p>
      </td>
      <td
 style="border-style: none solid solid none; border-color: -moz-use-text-color black black -moz-use-text-color; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 1.6in;"
 valign="top" width="115">
      <p class="MsoNormal"
 style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: center;"
 align="center"><span
 style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;">$590</span></p>
      </td>
      <td
 style="border-style: none solid solid none; border-color: -moz-use-text-color black black -moz-use-text-color; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 1.6in;"
 valign="top" width="115">
      <p class="MsoNormal"
 style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: center;"
 align="center"><span
 style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;">$1,057</span></p>
      </td>
      <td
 style="border-style: none solid solid none; border-color: -moz-use-text-color black black -moz-use-text-color; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 1.6in;"
 valign="top" width="115">
      <p class="MsoNormal"
 style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: center;"
 align="center"><span
 style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;">$1,647</span></p>
      </td>
    </tr>
    <tr>
      <td
 style="border-style: none solid solid; border-color: -moz-use-text-color black black; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 1.6in;"
 valign="top" width="115">
      <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><span
 style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;">Cambridge</span></p>
      </td>
      <td
 style="border-style: none solid solid none; border-color: -moz-use-text-color black black -moz-use-text-color; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 1.6in;"
 valign="top" width="115">
      <p class="MsoNormal"
 style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: center;"
 align="center"><span
 style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;">$349</span></p>
      </td>
      <td
 style="border-style: none solid solid none; border-color: -moz-use-text-color black black -moz-use-text-color; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 1.6in;"
 valign="top" width="115">
      <p class="MsoNormal"
 style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: center;"
 align="center"><span
 style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;">$788</span></p>
      </td>
      <td
 style="border-style: none solid solid none; border-color: -moz-use-text-color black black -moz-use-text-color; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 1.6in;"
 valign="top" width="115">
      <p class="MsoNormal"
 style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: center;"
 align="center"><span
 style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;">$1,137</span></p>
      </td>
    </tr>
    <tr>
      <td
 style="border-style: none solid solid; border-color: -moz-use-text-color black black; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 1.6in;"
 valign="top" width="115">
      <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><span
 style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;">Lexington</span></p>
      </td>
      <td
 style="border-style: none solid solid none; border-color: -moz-use-text-color black black -moz-use-text-color; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 1.6in;"
 valign="top" width="115">
      <p class="MsoNormal"
 style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: center;"
 align="center"><span
 style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;">$380</span></p>
      </td>
      <td
 style="border-style: none solid solid none; border-color: -moz-use-text-color black black -moz-use-text-color; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 1.6in;"
 valign="top" width="115">
      <p class="MsoNormal"
 style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: center;"
 align="center"><span
 style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;">$874</span></p>
      </td>
      <td
 style="border-style: none solid solid none; border-color: -moz-use-text-color black black -moz-use-text-color; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 1.6in;"
 valign="top" width="115">
      <p class="MsoNormal"
 style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: center;"
 align="center"><span
 style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;">$1,254</span></p>
      </td>
    </tr>
    <tr>
      <td
 style="border-style: none solid solid; border-color: -moz-use-text-color black black; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 1.6in;"
 valign="top" width="115">
      <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><span
 style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;">Newton</span></p>
      </td>
      <td
 style="border-style: none solid solid none; border-color: -moz-use-text-color black black -moz-use-text-color; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 1.6in;"
 valign="top" width="115">
      <p class="MsoNormal"
 style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: center;"
 align="center"><span
 style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;">$496</span></p>
      </td>
      <td
 style="border-style: none solid solid none; border-color: -moz-use-text-color black black -moz-use-text-color; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 1.6in;"
 valign="top" width="115">
      <p class="MsoNormal"
 style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: center;"
 align="center"><span
 style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;">$771</span></p>
      </td>
      <td
 style="border-style: none solid solid none; border-color: -moz-use-text-color black black -moz-use-text-color; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 1.6in;"
 valign="top" width="115">
      <p class="MsoNormal"
 style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: center;"
 align="center"><span
 style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;">$1,267</span></p>
      </td>
    </tr>
    <tr>
      <td
 style="border-style: none solid solid; border-color: -moz-use-text-color black black; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 1.6in;"
 valign="top" width="115">
      <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><span
 style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;">Medford</span></p>
      </td>
      <td
 style="border-style: none solid solid none; border-color: -moz-use-text-color black black -moz-use-text-color; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 1.6in;"
 valign="top" width="115">
      <p class="MsoNormal"
 style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: center;"
 align="center"><span
 style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;">$754</span></p>
      </td>
      <td
 style="border-style: none solid solid none; border-color: -moz-use-text-color black black -moz-use-text-color; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 1.6in;"
 valign="top" width="115">
      <p class="MsoNormal"
 style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: center;"
 align="center"><span
 style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;">$745</span></p>
      </td>
      <td
 style="border-style: none solid solid none; border-color: -moz-use-text-color black black -moz-use-text-color; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 1.6in;"
 valign="top" width="115">
      <p class="MsoNormal"
 style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: center;"
 align="center"><span
 style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;">$1,499</span></p>
      </td>
    </tr>
    <tr>
      <td
 style="border-style: none solid solid; border-color: -moz-use-text-color black black; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 1.6in;"
 valign="top" width="115">
      <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><span
 style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;">Somerville</span></p>
      </td>
      <td
 style="border-style: none solid solid none; border-color: -moz-use-text-color black black -moz-use-text-color; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 1.6in;"
 valign="top" width="115">
      <p class="MsoNormal"
 style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: center;"
 align="center"><span
 style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;">$579</span></p>
      </td>
      <td
 style="border-style: none solid solid none; border-color: -moz-use-text-color black black -moz-use-text-color; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 1.6in;"
 valign="top" width="115">
      <p class="MsoNormal"
 style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: center;"
 align="center"><span
 style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;">$579</span></p>
      </td>
      <td
 style="border-style: none solid solid none; border-color: -moz-use-text-color black black -moz-use-text-color; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 1.6in;"
 valign="top" width="115">
      <p class="MsoNormal"
 style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: center;"
 align="center"><span
 style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;">$1,158</span></p>
      </td>
    </tr>
    <tr>
      <td
 style="border-style: none solid solid; border-color: -moz-use-text-color black black; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 1.6in;"
 valign="top" width="115">
      <p class="MsoNormal"><span
 style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;">Winchester</span></p>
      </td>
      <td
 style="border-style: none solid solid none; border-color: -moz-use-text-color black black -moz-use-text-color; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 1.6in;"
 valign="top" width="115">
      <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"
 align="center"><span
 style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;">$375</span></p>
      </td>
      <td
 style="border-style: none solid solid none; border-color: -moz-use-text-color black black -moz-use-text-color; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 1.6in;"
 valign="top" width="115">
      <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"
 align="center"><span
 style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;">$292</span></p>
      </td>
      <td
 style="border-style: none solid solid none; border-color: -moz-use-text-color black black -moz-use-text-color; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 1.6in;"
 valign="top" width="115">
      <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"
 align="center"><span
 style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;">$667</span></p>
      </td>
    </tr>
  </tbody>
</table>
<p class="MsoNormal">&nbsp;</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><b><i>Medford:
</i></b><span
 style="font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;">For the
fiscal year 2007-2008 the
water and sewer rate in Medford is&nbsp;</span><b>$12.50</b><span
 style="font-weight: normal;">&nbsp;per CCF<a
 href="#_ftn3" name="_ftnref3" title=""><span
 class="MsoFootnoteReference">[3]</span></a>.</span></p>
<p style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;">&nbsp;</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><b><i>Arlington:
</i></b><span
 style="font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;">Arlington
charges for water and
sewer consumption using a ?’ratcheted?“ rate whereby higher levels of
consumption
are charged a higher rate. This encourages efficiency and conservation.
The
specific rates are given in the table below. Assuming you consume less
than 200
CCF/yr, your average cost of water plus sewer is about 1 ??/gallon.</span></p>
<p style="margin: 3pt 0in;">&nbsp;</p>
<table
 style="border: medium none ; width: 72%; border-collapse: collapse;"
 border="1" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"
 width="72%">
  <tbody>
    <tr>
      <td colspan="6"
 style="border: 0.5pt solid black; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 100%;"
 valign="top" width="100%">
      <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"
 align="center"><span
 style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;"><b>Town
of Arlington Water and Sewer Rates ($/CCF)</b></span></p>
      </td>
    </tr>
    <tr>
      <td
 style="border-style: none solid solid; border-color: -moz-use-text-color black black; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 15.82%;"
 valign="top" width="15%">
      <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"
 align="center"><span
 style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;"><b>Effective
Dates </b></span></p>
      </td>
      <td
 style="border-style: none solid solid none; border-color: -moz-use-text-color black black -moz-use-text-color; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 16.8%;"
 valign="top" width="16%">
      <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"
 align="center"><span
 style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;"><b>Water
Under </b></span></p>
      <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"
 align="center"><span
 style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;"><b>200
ccf/yr</b></span></p>
      </td>
      <td
 style="border-style: none solid solid none; border-color: -moz-use-text-color black black -moz-use-text-color; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 15.8%;"
 valign="top" width="15%">
      <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"
 align="center"><span
 style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;"><b>Water
Over </b></span></p>
      <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"
 align="center"><span
 style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;"><b>200
ccf/yr </b></span></p>
      </td>
      <td
 style="border-style: none solid solid none; border-color: -moz-use-text-color black black -moz-use-text-color; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 17.88%;"
 valign="top" width="17%">
      <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"
 align="center"><span
 style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;"><b>Sewer
Under</b></span></p>
      <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"
 align="center"><span
 style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;"><b>1,000
ccf/bill &nbsp;</b></span></p>
      </td>
      <td
 style="border-style: none solid solid none; border-color: -moz-use-text-color black black -moz-use-text-color; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 18.9%;"
 valign="top" width="18%">
      <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"
 align="center"><span
 style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;"><b>Sewer
Over </b></span></p>
      <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"
 align="center"><span
 style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;"><b>1,000
ccf/bill</b></span></p>
      </td>
      <td
 style="border-style: none solid solid none; border-color: -moz-use-text-color black black -moz-use-text-color; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 14.8%;"
 valign="top" width="14%">
      <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"
 align="center"><span
 style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;"><b>Admin.
Fee/bill<a href="#_ftn4" name="_ftnref4" title=""><span
 class="MsoFootnoteReference">[4]</span></a></b></span></p>
      </td>
    </tr>
    <tr>
      <td
 style="border-style: none solid solid; border-color: -moz-use-text-color black black; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 15.82%;"
 valign="top" width="15%">
      <p class="MsoNormal"><span
 style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;">7/1/2008</span></p>
      </td>
      <td
 style="border-style: none solid solid none; border-color: -moz-use-text-color black black -moz-use-text-color; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 16.8%;"
 valign="top" width="16%">
      <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"
 align="center"><span
 style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;">$3.21</span></p>
      </td>
      <td
 style="border-style: none solid solid none; border-color: -moz-use-text-color black black -moz-use-text-color; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 15.8%;"
 valign="top" width="15%">
      <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"
 align="center"><span
 style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;">$4.73</span></p>
      </td>
      <td
 style="border-style: none solid solid none; border-color: -moz-use-text-color black black -moz-use-text-color; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 17.88%;"
 valign="top" width="17%">
      <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"
 align="center"><span
 style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;">$3.39</span></p>
      </td>
      <td
 style="border-style: none solid solid none; border-color: -moz-use-text-color black black -moz-use-text-color; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 18.9%;"
 valign="top" width="18%">
      <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"
 align="center"><span
 style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;">$6.75</span></p>
      </td>
      <td
 style="border-style: none solid solid none; border-color: -moz-use-text-color black black -moz-use-text-color; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 14.8%;"
 valign="top" width="14%">
      <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"
 align="center"><span
 style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;">$16.90</span></p>
      </td>
    </tr>
  </tbody>
</table>
<p class="MsoNormal"></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><i>Cambridge:</i></b><span
 style="font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;"> Cambridge
also uses a ratcheted rate structure but has more
blocks than Arlington. The rate also ratchets up at a lower level of
consumption. The rates for FY2008 are the same as for FY2007.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">&nbsp;</p>
<table style="border: medium none ; border-collapse: collapse;"
 border="1" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0">
  <tbody>
    <tr style="height: 12.2pt;">
      <td colspan="4"
 style="border: 0.5pt solid black; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 3.95in; height: 12.2pt;"
 valign="top" width="284">
      <p style="text-align: center;" align="center"><span
 style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;"><b>City
of Cambridge Water and Sewer Rates ($/CCF)</b></span></p>
      </td>
    </tr>
    <tr style="height: 0.35in;">
      <td
 style="border-style: none solid solid; border-color: -moz-use-text-color black black; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 41.05pt; height: 0.35in;"
 valign="top" width="41">
      <p style="text-align: center;" align="center"><span
 class="textarial1"><span
 style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial; color: windowtext;"><b>Block</b></span></span></p>
      </td>
      <td
 style="border-style: none solid solid none; border-color: -moz-use-text-color black black -moz-use-text-color; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 108.35pt; height: 0.35in;"
 valign="top" width="108">
      <p style="text-align: center;" align="center"><span
 class="textarial1"><span
 style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial; color: windowtext;"><b>Annual
Consumption</b></span></span><span
 class="textarial1"><span
 style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial; color: windowtext;">
(CCF)</span></span></p>
      </td>
      <td
 style="border-style: none solid solid none; border-color: -moz-use-text-color black black -moz-use-text-color; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 1in; height: 0.35in;"
 valign="top" width="72">
      <p style="text-align: center;" align="center"><strong><span
 style="font-size: 10pt;">FY 08 Water Rate</span></strong></p>
      </td>
      <td
 style="border-style: none solid solid none; border-color: -moz-use-text-color black black -moz-use-text-color; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 63pt; height: 0.35in;"
 valign="top" width="63">
      <p style="text-align: center;" align="center"><strong><span
 style="font-size: 10pt;">FY 08 Sewer Rate</span></strong></p>
      </td>
    </tr>
    <tr style="height: 12.2pt;">
      <td
 style="border-style: none solid solid; border-color: -moz-use-text-color black black; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 41.05pt; height: 12.2pt;"
 valign="top" width="41">
      <p style="text-align: center;" align="center"><span
 class="textarial1"><span
 style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial; color: windowtext;">1</span></span></p>
      </td>
      <td
 style="border-style: none solid solid none; border-color: -moz-use-text-color black black -moz-use-text-color; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 108.35pt; height: 12.2pt;"
 valign="top" width="108">
      <p style="text-align: center;" align="center"><span
 class="textarial1"><span
 style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial; color: windowtext;">0-40</span></span></p>
      </td>
      <td
 style="border-style: none solid solid none; border-color: -moz-use-text-color black black -moz-use-text-color; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 1in; height: 12.2pt;"
 valign="top" width="72">
      <p style="text-align: center;" align="center"><span
 class="textarial1"><span
 style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial; color: windowtext;">$2.84</span></span></p>
      </td>
      <td
 style="border-style: none solid solid none; border-color: -moz-use-text-color black black -moz-use-text-color; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 63pt; height: 12.2pt;"
 valign="top" width="63">
      <p style="text-align: center;" align="center"><span
 class="textarial1"><span
 style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial; color: windowtext;">$6.44</span></span></p>
      </td>
    </tr>
    <tr style="height: 13pt;">
      <td
 style="border-style: none solid solid; border-color: -moz-use-text-color black black; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 41.05pt; height: 13pt;"
 valign="top" width="41">
      <p style="text-align: center;" align="center"><span
 class="textarial1"><span
 style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial; color: windowtext;">2</span></span></p>
      </td>
      <td
 style="border-style: none solid solid none; border-color: -moz-use-text-color black black -moz-use-text-color; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 108.35pt; height: 13pt;"
 valign="top" width="108">
      <p style="text-align: center;" align="center"><span
 class="textarial1"><span
 style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial; color: windowtext;">41-400</span></span></p>
      </td>
      <td
 style="border-style: none solid solid none; border-color: -moz-use-text-color black black -moz-use-text-color; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 1in; height: 13pt;"
 valign="top" width="72">
      <p style="text-align: center;" align="center"><span
 class="textarial1"><span
 style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial; color: windowtext;">$3.05</span></span></p>
      </td>
      <td
 style="border-style: none solid solid none; border-color: -moz-use-text-color black black -moz-use-text-color; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 63pt; height: 13pt;"
 valign="top" width="63">
      <p style="text-align: center;" align="center"><span
 class="textarial1"><span
 style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial; color: windowtext;">$6.82</span></span></p>
      </td>
    </tr>
    <tr style="height: 12.2pt;">
      <td
 style="border-style: none solid solid; border-color: -moz-use-text-color black black; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 41.05pt; height: 12.2pt;"
 valign="top" width="41">
      <p style="text-align: center;" align="center"><span
 class="textarial1"><span
 style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial; color: windowtext;">3</span></span></p>
      </td>
      <td
 style="border-style: none solid solid none; border-color: -moz-use-text-color black black -moz-use-text-color; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 108.35pt; height: 12.2pt;"
 valign="top" width="108">
      <p style="text-align: center;" align="center"><span
 class="textarial1"><span
 style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial; color: windowtext;">401-2000</span></span></p>
      </td>
      <td
 style="border-style: none solid solid none; border-color: -moz-use-text-color black black -moz-use-text-color; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 1in; height: 12.2pt;"
 valign="top" width="72">
      <p style="text-align: center;" align="center"><span
 class="textarial1"><span
 style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial; color: windowtext;">$3.23</span></span></p>
      </td>
      <td
 style="border-style: none solid solid none; border-color: -moz-use-text-color black black -moz-use-text-color; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 63pt; height: 12.2pt;"
 valign="top" width="63">
      <p style="text-align: center;" align="center"><span
 class="textarial1"><span
 style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial; color: windowtext;">$7.32</span></span></p>
      </td>
    </tr>
    <tr style="height: 12.2pt;">
      <td
 style="border-style: none solid solid; border-color: -moz-use-text-color black black; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 41.05pt; height: 12.2pt;"
 valign="top" width="41">
      <p style="text-align: center;" align="center"><span
 class="textarial1"><span
 style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial; color: windowtext;">4</span></span></p>
      </td>
      <td
 style="border-style: none solid solid none; border-color: -moz-use-text-color black black -moz-use-text-color; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 108.35pt; height: 12.2pt;"
 valign="top" width="108">
      <p style="text-align: center;" align="center"><span
 class="textarial1"><span
 style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial; color: windowtext;">2,001-10,000</span></span></p>
      </td>
      <td
 style="border-style: none solid solid none; border-color: -moz-use-text-color black black -moz-use-text-color; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 1in; height: 12.2pt;"
 valign="top" width="72">
      <p style="text-align: center;" align="center"><span
 class="textarial1"><span
 style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial; color: windowtext;">$3.44</span></span></p>
      </td>
      <td
 style="border-style: none solid solid none; border-color: -moz-use-text-color black black -moz-use-text-color; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 63pt; height: 12.2pt;"
 valign="top" width="63">
      <p style="text-align: center;" align="center"><span
 class="textarial1"><span
 style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial; color: windowtext;">$7.89</span></span></p>
      </td>
    </tr>
    <tr style="height: 13pt;">
      <td
 style="border-style: none solid solid; border-color: -moz-use-text-color black black; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 41.05pt; height: 13pt;"
 valign="top" width="41">
      <p style="text-align: center;" align="center"><span
 class="textarial1"><span
 style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial; color: windowtext;">5</span></span></p>
      </td>
      <td
 style="border-style: none solid solid none; border-color: -moz-use-text-color black black -moz-use-text-color; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 108.35pt; height: 13pt;"
 valign="top" width="108">
      <p style="text-align: center;" align="center"><span
 class="textarial1"><span
 style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial; color: windowtext;">Over
10,000</span></span></p>
      </td>
      <td
 style="border-style: none solid solid none; border-color: -moz-use-text-color black black -moz-use-text-color; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 1in; height: 13pt;"
 valign="top" width="72">
      <p style="text-align: center;" align="center"><span
 class="textarial1"><span
 style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial; color: windowtext;">$3.72</span></span></p>
      </td>
      <td
 style="border-style: none solid solid none; border-color: -moz-use-text-color black black -moz-use-text-color; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 63pt; height: 13pt;"
 valign="top" width="63">
      <p style="text-align: center;" align="center"><span
 class="textarial1"><span
 style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial; color: windowtext;">$8.39</span></span></p>
      </td>
    </tr>
  </tbody>
</table>
<p class="MsoNormal">&nbsp;</p>
<h3>Contacts</h3>
<p class="MsoNormal"
 style="margin-left: 0.25in; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span
 style="font-family: Symbol;">??<span
 style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
</span></span><b>Arlington</b><span
 style="font-weight: normal;">: Arlington
Water Department, Supervisor Water &amp; Sewer, Michael Tassinari,
781-316-3102,&nbsp; mtassinari@town.arlington.ma.us</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"
 style="margin-left: 0.25in; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span
 style="font-family: Symbol;">??<span
 style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
</span></span><b>Cambridge</b><span
 style="font-weight: normal;">: Cambridge
Water Department, 617-349-4770, <a
 href="http://www.cambridgema.gov/CWD/">http://www.cambridgema.gov/CWD/</a></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"
 style="margin-left: 0.25in; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span
 style="font-family: Symbol;">??<span
 style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
</span></span><b>Medford</b><span
 style="font-weight: normal;">: Department of
Public Works at 781-393-2421,</span><span
 style="font-family: ArialMT;"> </span>Davis
Proctor,&nbsp;Superintendent of Water and Sewer. Ron
Baker,&nbsp;Water Meter
Technician, 781-393-2502.</p>
<span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;;"></span></div>
<div><br clear="all">
<hr align="left" size="1" width="33%">
<div id="ftn1">
<p class="MsoFootnoteText"><a href="#_ftnref1"
 name="_ftn1" title=""><span
 class="MsoFootnoteReference">[1]</span></a>
Arlington and Medford rely on the
MWRA for all bulk water and sewer service. Cambridge, which supplies
its own
potable water, relies on the MWRA for sewer service and emergency
backup only
for potable water.</p>
</div>
<div id="ftn2">
<p class="MsoFootnoteText"><a href="#_ftnref2"
 name="_ftn2" title=""><span
 class="MsoFootnoteReference">[2]</span></a>
http://www.town.arlington.ma.us/Public_Documents/ArlingtonMA_DPW/Water/2008WSPres.pdf</p>
</div>
<div id="ftn3">
<p class="MsoCommentText"><a href="#_ftnref3"
 name="_ftn3" title=""><span
 class="MsoFootnoteReference">[3]</span></a> This
is the combined water and sewer
rate for Medford.</p>
</div>
<div id="ftn4">
<p class="MsoFootnoteText"><a href="#_ftnref4"
 name="_ftn4" title=""><span
 class="MsoFootnoteReference">[4]</span></a> This
is a fixed fee per meter reading
regardless of consumption.</p>
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