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Chicopee Valley Aqueduct

Coordinates: 42°16′59″N 72°20′36″W / 42.28306°N 72.34333°W / 42.28306; -72.34333
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Chicopee Valley Aqueduct
Chicopee Valley Aqueduct access shaft
Coordinates42°16′59″N 72°20′36″W / 42.28306°N 72.34333°W / 42.28306; -72.34333
BeginsQuabbin Reservoir
EndsChicopee
Official nameChicopee Valley Aqueduct
Maintained byMWRA
Characteristics
Total length13.1 mi (21.08 km)
First section length4.5 mi (7.24 km)
First section diameter48 in (121.92 cm)
Second section length8.6 mi (13.84 km)
Second section diameter36 in (91.44 cm)
Capacity20 cu ft/s (0.566 m3/s)
History
Construction start1947
Opened1950
Location
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The Chicopee Valley Aqueduct carries water from the Quabbin Reservoir in Massachusetts to the Chicopee city line. It delivers Quabbin water to Wilbraham, South Hadley fire district #1, and Chicopee. It is part of the Chicopee River Watershed.

History

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In 1947, the Massachusetts Legislature authorized the construction of the aqueduct, which was completed three years later.

Present day

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The Massachusetts Water Resources Authority initiated the Chicopee Valley Aqueduct Pipeline Redundancy project to provide redundancy and to improve reliability to the Chicopee Valley Aqueduct water transmission system to the three already served communities. The design phase was completed in 2001. Construction of a redundant barrel was substantially completed in 2008.[1]

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