Salt Contamination in Bow’s Municipal Wells

Bow’s municipal water wells in some areas are turning salty due to ice-melt runoff, raising concerns for residents with health conditions.

At last week’s select board meeting, Tom O’Donovan, chair of the Drinking Water Protection Committee, said that the best way to curb this contamination is by reducing salt usage in the wellhead protection area, a zone where groundwater flows to municipal wells.

This critical area spans approximately two and a half to three square miles, from Vaughn Road to Briarwood Drive.

Around 100 residents, along with about 100 other users including employees and visitors, could be drawing from the same groundwater as the Bow Municipal System.