New Housatonic Water Works plan means higher rates for residents

New Housatonic Water Works plan means higher rates for residents

Massachusetts has approved a new Housatonic Water Works plan that will raise rates 90% for the next five years. That money will fund system repairs, according to NewsChannel 13's news partners at The Berkshire Eagle.

Massachusetts has approved a new Housatonic Water Works plan that will raise rates 90% for the next five years.

That money will fund system repairs, according to NewsChannel 13’s news partners at The Berkshire Eagle.

This includes the Bel Air Dam, which has been called a “life-threatening hazard.”

Massachusetts also wants to restore the west branch of the Housatonic River.