WATER CONSERVATION

WATER CONSERVATION

Making sure there is enough clean, plentiful water to support wildlife, communities and business is one of the main challenges we face as the Voice of the River. The Ipswich River provides drinking water for 14 communities, more than 350,000 people. All of that demand puts a lot of stress on our River, which regularly runs dry in the summers, especially during droughts. 

Water conservation is a key solution to solving the problems of low flow in the Ipswich River.

Here’s our three-step water conservation plan for you!

1. Get Informed

We recommend that people who drink Ipswich river water aim for 40 gallons a day per person, the amount that the river can sustainably yield.

Find Out How Much Water You Use

Understand Water Stats In Your Community

The Ipswich River supplies water to Beverly, Danvers, Hamilton, Ipswich, Lynn, Lynnfield, Middleton, Peabody, Salem, Topsfield, Wenham and Wilmington and private wells in Boxford.

Ipswich River Drink Water Communities

Ipswich River Drink Water Communities
HamiltonWenham

Wenham

Click on your town to discover water use statistics for your community.

(More communities coming soon!)


Take Our Survey

We are asking for anonymous information to understand how YOU use water. This information will help us develop community-wide water conservation programs and track changes over time.

2. Make A Change

3. Take Action in Your Community!

Spread the Word

Participate in our team of tabling volunteers or contact IRWA if you have an event you’d like us to attend to talk about water conservation.  


Tabling volunteers engage in interactive conversations with the public on the need to conserve water and concrete steps to take to conserve water in homes and gardens. 


Talk to your leaders

Write to your local town officials or state-elected officials expressing your support for their engagement with the North Shore Water Resiliency Task Force and emphasize the need for water conservation to be a part of the ultimate solution. 

Bring resiliency to YOUR town

Thank you to the Ipswich-Rowley Rotary Club for their support for IRWA’s critical water supply issues. Click for a full press release on the generous grant secured from Rotary International to go towards work addressing critical water supply issues on the North Shore of Massachusetts.