The Wachusett Reservoir and Dam stand together in Clinton as one of the most ambitious and important infrastructure projects ever in Massachusetts.
“It’s 37 miles of shoreline, it’s 65 billion gallons of water,” Department of Conservation and Recreation education coordinator Katherine Parent said. “Water that’s essential for about 40% of the people living in Massachusetts.”
The crystalline waters of the reservoir provide drinking water for more than 3 million people in 53 communities in eastern Massachusetts, fed by a subterranean, gravitational aqueduct…