Friday, December 02, 2005

11/28/2005 - Still pondering Athol as I walk down 2A

With a population of just under 12,000, Athol is the largest city in the Northern Quabbin region. For them's as knows, the Quabbin Reservoir is a major source (possibly the only source) of Boston's water. As a consumer of the product, I've got no complaints. The baggage that this reservoir comes with are the erstwhile cities of Dana, Enfield, Greenwich and Prescott, all of which now lie below the surface. In 1936, looking to support Boston's burgeoning population, the Commonwealth decided to divert the Ware River into the Quabbin to create a reservoir. The high elevation of the Quabbin (over 500 feet above sea-level) made the area a perfect place for a reservoir. With today's technology, they might have found a way to construct a reservoir without eliminating 4 towns...

So Massachusetts acquired the land. Unlike in more recent public takings, this one was undeniably what our forefathers had in mind, but that didn't necessarily sit well with the locals. Decades later, there are still folks who harbor a suspicious sentiment towards the government. I hear that, when the level in the Quabbin is low, you can still see occasional roof tops. As I am a virtual tourist, I will be spared that view.

From the Reservoir's website, I see that "Planners feel that the Quabbin will be sufficient to supply the metropolitan area at least until the foreseeable future." That's probably for the best as Cambridge (30 ft) is slightly more elevated than Boston (10 ft).

Only 10,000 steps today -- I had a cold. Cheers,

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