Framingham Center
Framingham Center, MA water profile — supply sources, drought status, wastewater reuse, and the key water issues facing the city.
Framingham Center is a small but growing city and the 16th-largest in Massachusetts, home to roughly 65,413 residents. Framingham Center's drinking water comes largely from the same regional sources that serve Massachusetts: Quabbin Reservoir, rivers, and groundwater.
As elsewhere in Massachusetts, the central challenge is aging infrastructure. The Quabbin system gives Boston a robust supply, while smaller systems wrestle with PFAS and lead pipes.
Massachusetts reuses an estimated 4% of its treated wastewater and maintains minimal reuse programs; Framingham Center tracks moderate to severe drought conditions on the U.S. Drought Monitor scale.
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At a glance
- Population ~65,413 (16th-largest in Massachusetts)
- Primary sources: Quabbin Reservoir, rivers, and groundwater
- Drought: moderate to severe conditions
- State reuse rate: ~4% of wastewater
Statewide drought history
% of Massachusetts in severe+ drought (Severe (D2) now).
Source: U.S. Drought Monitor
Common questions
Is tap water safe in Framingham Center?
Framingham Center is served by community water systems regulated under the Safe Drinking Water Act. Statewide, 22.4% of Massachusetts's systems have a recent health-based violation. Check your provider's annual Consumer Confidence Report for local results.
Where does Framingham Center get its water?
Framingham Center draws from the same regional sources that serve Massachusetts: Quabbin Reservoir, rivers, groundwater.
Related water issues
Aging Infrastructure
Much of America's water infrastructure is decades past its design life, leaking trillions of gallons a year and demanding hundreds of billions in reinvestment.
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Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances persist in water supplies for decades. New federal limits are forcing utilities nationwide to invest in advanced treatment.
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