Welcome To The Nahant Public Works Department

Our goal at the Nahant Public Works is to provide continuous coordination and control at all divisions of Public Works through effective leadership and to insure that all functions of the Public Woks program are carried out completely and effectively.

Those responsibilities are accomplished under the direction of the Superintendent. Functional work areas include; water and sewer, parks and beaches, highway and cemetery.

The DPW trains, motivates, and directs personnel to perform all program activities, interface with all Town boards, committees and departments, as well as with municipal, utility and regional authorities.

Public Works Department
Flash Road
Nahant, MA 01908
781-581-0026

DPW Superintendent
Dennis Ball
General Foreman
Tim Lowe

DPW Members
Bruce Bennett
Dan Gauvain
Michael Gagnon
Tom Mazzaferro
Keith Olbash
Christopher Ward

Compost and Recycling | Opens In April

2017 Curbside Leaf Pick Up Will Be Offered On The Following Days: Monday’s: October 16th, 23rd and 30th
Please have leaves in biodegradable bags ONLY.
NO open barrels.
NO twigs branches or other debris.
Bags must be Out To The Curb by 7 AM

The Compost Area will open on Wednesdays and Saturdays from 9 AM to 3 PM.  Leaves and grass only. 

Acceptable material include: leaves, grass clippings, garden waste, weeds, hedge clippings and small brush. Trees and tree limbs, no larger than 8” in diameter will be accepted. Tree stumps of any size will not be accepted. Leaves and other yard waste must be in biodegradable bags.

Please keep compost materials free of plastic, glass, cans, bottles, stones, metals, trash or other debris.

Projected 5 Year Paving Plan
(Plan is dynamic and subject to appropriation and repriortization as conditions changenge)

Plan Year | 2014
Street	From	To	Length	Plan Activity
GARDNER RD	BASS POINT RD	TRIMOUNTAIN RD	950 ft	BC - 1-1/2" Mill & Overlay
HIGH ST EXT	SPRING RD	DEAD END	375 ft	BC - 1-1/2" Mill & Overlay
LENNOX RD	LITTLE NAHANT RD	JAMES AVE	1056 ft	BC - 1-1/2" Mill & Overlay
LITTLE NAHANT RD	WILSON RD	SIMMONS RD	905 ft	BC - 1-1/2" Mill & Overlay
SIMMONS RD	LENNOX RD	LITTLE NAHANT RD	380 ft	BC - 1-1/2" Mill & Overlay
SUNSET RD	COOLIDGE RD	HIGH ST EXT	1109 ft	BC - 1-1/2" Mill & Overlay
TRIMOUNTAIN RD	GARDNER RD	BASS POINT RD	682 ft	BC - 1-1/2" Mill & Overlay
WILSON RD	NAHANT RD	LITTLE NAHANT RD	2285 ft	BC - 2" Mill & Overlay
Segment Count | 8			1.6	miles
COOLIDGE RD	SPRING RD	SUNSET RD	375ft	BC - Crack Seal and Patch
Segment Count | X			X	miles
MARGINAL RD	SUMMER ST	OCEAN ST	1373 ft	BC - Rubber Chip Seal
WINTER ST	MAOLIS RD	MARGINAL RD	1374 ft	BC - Rubber Chip Seal
SUMMER ST	MARGINAL RD	DEAD END	275 ft	BC - Rubber Chip Seal
HOOD ST	MAOLIS RD	MARGINAL RD	233 ft	BC - Rubber Chip Seal
MAOLIS RD	SUMMER ST	DEAD END	2979 ft	BC - Rubber Chip Seal
CLIFF ST	WILLOW RD	NAHANT RD	1373 ft	BC - Rubber Chip Seal
VERNON ST	CLIFF ST	SWALLOW CAVE RD	1162 ft	BC - Rubber Chip Seal
NAHANT RD	FORTY STEPS LN	SWALLOW CAVE RD	1921 ft	BC - Rubber Chip Seal
Segment Count | 8			1.8	miles
Total Segment Count | 17			3.4	miles
Plan Year | 2015
Street	From	To	Length	Plan Activity
SHERMAN AV	CASTLE RD	DEAD END	528 ft	BC - 1-1/2" Mill & Overlay
WALTON LN	FORTY STEPS LN	WHARF ST	440 ft	BC - 1-1/2" Mill & Overlay
BURPEE RD	LENNOX RD	BAKER RD	410 ft	BC - 1-1/2" Mill & Overlay
FOX HILL RD	CASTLE RD	1327' S OF CASTLE RD	1327 ft	BC - 1-1/2" Mill & Overlay
FALLON WAY #2	BURPEE RD #1	DEAD END	305 ft	BC - 1-1/2" Mill & Overlay
FALLON WAY #1	WILSON RD	DEAD END NORTH	176 ft	BC - 1-1/2" Mill & Overlay
Segment Count | 6			0.7	miles
CASTLE RD	NAHANT RD	HARBOR VIEW RD	1170 ft	BC - Patch/Paving
FENNO WAY	WINTER ST	OCEAN ST	686 ft	BC - Patch/Paving
LINDA LN	WILSON RD	BURPEE RD	581ft	BC - Patch/Paving
TUDOR RD	OCEAN ST	POND ST	686 ft	BC - Patch/Paving
Segment Count | 4			0.6	miles
Total Segment Count| 10			1.3	miles
Plan Year | 2016
Street	From	To	Length	Plan Activity
TO BE DETERMINED
COLBY WAY	GARDNER RD	BASS POINT RD	695 ft	BC - 2" Overlay Local
JAMES AV	BURPEE RD	DEAD END	290 ft	BC - 2" Overlay Local
SOUTHWICK AV	CASTLE RD	DEAD END	158 ft	BC - 2" Overlay Local
Segment Count| 3			0.2	miles
TO BE DETERMINED				BC - Crack Seal and Patch
Segment Count | X			X	miles
HIGHLAND RD	POND ST	OCEAN ST	686 ft	BC - Patch/Paving
POND ST	WHITE WAY	SPRING RD	600 ft	BC - Patch/Paving
Segment Count | 2			0.2	miles
Total Segment Count | 5			T.B.D.	miles
Plan Year | 2017
Street	From	To	Length	Plan Activity
TO BE DETERMINED				BC - 2" Mill & Overlay Local
BAKER RD	LITTLE NAHANT RD	LENNOX RD	495 ft	BC - 2" Overlay Local
IRVING WAY	BASS POINT RD	GARDNER RD	547ft	BC - 2" Overlay Local
Segment Count | 3			0.4	miles
TO BE DETERMINED				BC - Crack Seal and Patch
Segment Count | X			X	miles
HARBOR VIEW RD	CASTLE RD	WENDELL ST EXT	600 ft	BC - Patch/Paving
HILLCREST AV	HARBOR VIEW RD	DEAD END	317 ft	BC - Patch/Paving
ROLLINS AV	BASS POINT RD	DEAD END	211 ft	BC - Patch/Paving
HOVEY WAY	KAROLYN CIR	DEAD END	248 ft	BC - Patch/Paving
Segment Count | 4			0.3	miles
Total Segment Count | 7			T.B.D.
Plan Year | 2018
Street	From	To	Length	Plan Activity
POND ST	SPRING RD	MAOLIS RD	1209 ft	BC - 2" Mill & Overlay Local
HARRIS ST	COLBY WAY	BREEZY HILL TER	205 ft	BC - 2" Overlay Local
PARROT RD	WILSON RD	DEAD END	120 ft	BC - 2" Overlay Local
Segment Count | 2			0.6	miles
SUMMER STREET CT	SUMMER ST	WINTER ST	670 ft	BC - Patch/Paving
HIGHLAND RD	POND ST	OCEAN ST	686 ft	BC - Patch/Paving
HIGHLAND AV	CASTLE RD	DEAD END	700 ft	BC - Patch/Paving
PHILLIPS RD	WENDELL RD	CASTLE RD	686 ft	BC - Patch/Paving
Segment Count | 4			0.5	miles
Total Segment Count | 6			1.1	miles

	Acrobat Documents For Download (PDF)
Five Year Paving Program | August 2014
15 K	2014-2018 Paving Program

Current Water and Sewer Rates
FY'18 | Water/Sewer Rates: $7.78, $8.44 respectively, per 100 CF

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Our Water Meter Replacement Progam



The Town of Nahant has completed its water meter replacement / retrofit and automatic reading system. The project began in April 2012.

Benefits of an AMR System

• Increase efficiency in meter reading (no longer relying on equipment that is unreliable) and eliminates estimated readings
• Ability to obtain meter readings without entering the property
• Allows for better tracking of unaccounted-for water because master meters and revenue meters may be read at the same time
• Quicker detection of customer plumbing leaks by customer or the water department with daily meter readings
• Reduction in administrative time and errors in getting meter reading data to billing software
• Easy detection of meter tampering and identification of accounts that fluctuate from normal usage
• Increase revenues, since older meters under-register
  
  

DPW Helpful Tips

Water mains and water meters can freeze when the temperature remains below freezing for extended periods of time. Temperatures that dip in and out of freezing cause the ground to buckle and sometimes bends and breaks water lines. Here are a few tips to help protect your water lines during periods of cold weather:

• Insulate pipes located in unheated parts of your house. Especially if you had frozen pipes in the past.
• Let a thin stream of cold water run from a basement faucet. It should be a continuous flow, about the thickness of pencil lead. Water can be caught in a bucket and used later as laundry or dish water.
• If a pipe should freeze, gently warm it with hot air from a blow dryer at the point where it enters the house.
• Be sure you know where the water shutoff valve is. Check it periodically to ensure that it works properly.
• Be sure to shut off water to outside faucets.
• Periodically monitor your sump pump. A frozen drain pipe could result in a flooded basement.
• Keep bottled water on hand. Figure on needing a gallon of water per person per day.

Remember, Water lines running from the meter to the house, as well as internal plumbing, are the responsibility of the property owner.