Wellesley College Wins Drinking Water Award

Wellesley College has earned a Public Water System Award from the Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection (Mass DEP).

Since 1991, the award has been given to the top public water systems across the state, with only 81 of the 1,752 systems in Massachusetts receiving the honors this year as part of National Drinking Water Week, according to a press release.

“It is with pleasure that each year, from among the state’s many worthy public water systems, we note those whose effort we feel over the past year deserve special recognition," said MassDEP Commissioner Kenneth Kimmell.

The Wellesley College award came in the "Small Community" category, along with 10 others, including the Brookfield Water Dept., Hampden Housing Authority, Overlook Life Care Community Center in Charlton, and others.