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Environment
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Misleading Soil Quality Map from Woodard & Curran
Is there anything unusual about the soil in West Acton? A map shown by Joseph Shea, Senior Vice President, and Jack Troidl, Project...
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Septic Systems: Better for the Environment, for Everyone
Septic systems have many advantages. First, they allow drinking water drawn from Acton's ground water to return to the local watershed....
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Septic Fail Rate
Is the rate of septic system failure in West Acton higher or lower than average? To answer this question, we looked at Title V septic...
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Water Quality
Measures of nitrates and fecal bacteria can indicate untreated septic discharge in surface and ground water. The plots below show these...
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