It's a little more complicated. To begin, the option of going back to the Mass supplies ignores the unresolved question being that there is no long term agreement for a reliable steady source of raw water from the Anawan reservoir during the dry season. It's never been struck with owner of the reservoir, the Anawan Club (it's only a 12 month lease that can be terminated without cause with just a 12 month notice). Are we going to invest millions to upgrade the Mass supplies on a 12 month lease agreement?
Then there is the obvious question, if East Providence can live with just a single source (the Scituate reservoir), why is a second source for BCWA so critical?
Is the real issue little more than the state is too broke to fund East Providence should they decide not to pay their share?
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