
North Shore Water Resilience Task Force
The North Shore Water Resilience Task Force aims to identify and advance long-term solutions to improve water supply resilience and ecosystem health in the Ipswich River Watershed.

Questions?
For more information about the Task
Force, please contact:
Leah Robins
Government Affairs Director
[email protected]
About
The Task Force includes the 18 communities of Andover, Beverly, Boxford, Burlington, Danvers, Hamilton, Ipswich, Lynn, Lynnfield, Middleton, North Andover, North Reading, Peabody, Reading, Salem, Topsfield, Wenham and Wilmington. It also includes the Ipswich River Watershed Association and the Lynn Water and Sewer Commission, Lynnfield Center Water District, and Salem and Beverly Water Supply Board. Additional state and regional stakeholders also participate as partners adding value to the work of the Task Force.
The Task Force is convened by legislators of the region, including Co-founder and Chair Senator Bruce Tarr. The group is facilitated by staff at MAPC and the Department of Conservation and Recreation (DCR).

Task Force members at the September 28, 2022 Meeting | Credit: Leah Robins, MAPC
Task Force Joint Narrative
The goal of the North Shore Water Resilience Task Force is to ensure water supply resilience within the Ipswich River Watershed, while improving ecosystem health.
Resources
Past Meetings

Press Releases
Reports
More coming soon!
News and Media
From the Task Force
North Shore Water Resilience Task Force Making Critical Progress in Safeguarding Ipswich River Watershed and Water Supply
June 7, 2024 | Office of Senate Minority Leader Bruce E Tarr
A Good Week for Advocacy: Updates on the Drought Bill and the North Shore Water Resiliency Task Force
February 6, 2024 | Ipswich River Watershed Association
Press Release: Ipswich River Watershed Stakeholders Sign Major Agreement: Unprecedented Charter Sets Stage for Resource Protection and Water Supply Resilience
December 12, 2022 | Massachusetts Senate
Lynnfield Signs Charter Agreement of the North Shore Water Resiliency Task Force
October 3, 2022 | Town of Lynnfield, Planning Board
Media Coverage of the Task Force
Under Threat, Ipswich River Water Supply Seeks New Sources
June 8, 2024 | The Local News
North Andover joins water resilience task force(subscription required)
December 27, 2022 | Eagle-Tribune
Wilmington Represented On New North Shore Water Resiliency Task Force
December 12, 2022 | Patch.com
18 North Shore municipalities sign regional watershed supply charter
November 16, 2022 | Massachusetts Municipal Association (MMA)
North Shore Water Resilience Task Force Charter
October 18, 2022 | Wicked Local
Communities sign historic charter to address water problems (subscription required)
September 29, 2022 | Salem News
Select Board picks Keeley for North Shore Water Resilience Task Force
March 1, 2022 | Daily Times Chronicle