Salem/Beverly water supplier opposes outdoor watering restrictions
IPSWICH — The water supplier for Salem and Beverly has joined a lawsuit challenging new state rules that would ban outdoor watering during droughts...
IPSWICH — The water supplier for Salem and Beverly has joined a lawsuit challenging new state rules that would ban outdoor watering during droughts. In a lawsuit filed in Boston earlier this year, 18 public water systems in the state, including the Salem and Beverly Water Supply Board, said the new restrictions would cut into their revenue and lead to higher water rates for customers. Bradley Perron, deputy director of the Salem and Beverly Water Supply Board, said in an interview that the Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection went 'above their authority' in imposing the ban and did not take into consideration storage capacity that can be used during dry periods.