Throughout the rural areas of the Town of Westboro, storm water is permitted to drain through a series of ditches and culverts along town roadways. In 2009 the Town began installing a storm sewer collection system within the unincorporated area. It is not anticipated additional storm sewer collection systems will be installed over the next 20 years.
Category: Utilities & Community Facilities
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Water Supply
The Town of Westboro has a public water system that was developed between 1987 and 1988, providing service to a limited area of the Town. The system consists of two wells with pumping capacity of 864,000 gallons per day. There are no future plans for expansion of the system, but upgrades are possible.
Sanitary Sewer Service
The Town of Westboro Sanitary District #1 was started in 1977. It has undergone three major upgrades since then. This system is a re-circulating and filter system, with the treated effluent discharged into Silver Creek. The district is designed to treat 30,000 gallons per day, but currently uses an average of approximately 6,000 gallons per day. The Westboro Sanitary District currently serves 90 customers with room for expansion.
Utilities and Community Facilities
Background
This section describes the utilities and community facilities located in and/or serve the Town of Westboro.
- Utilities and Community Facilities
- Sanitary Sewer Service
- Water Supply
- Storm Water Management
- Solid Waste / Recycling Facilities
- Schools
- Law Enforcement
- Rescue/Emergency Response
- Health Care Facilities
- Child Care Facilities
- Other Government Facilities
- Parks/Recreation Areas
- Trails
- Telecommunication and Electric Transmission
Future Needs
Identified throughout this element has been a description of existing utilities and community facilities located in and serving the Town of Westboro. To assess future needs for services and infrastructure related to such utilities and community facilities, the town has forecasted the need to expand, rehabilitate, or provide new utilities and facilities over the next 20 years in Table 4-1. Click on table to enlarge.
