Department History

Year Event
1992 Construction of the Corrosion Control Building
1991 Construction of the Royal Street Elevated Storage Tank
1950 Completion of the Chicopee Valley Aqueduct Connecting Distribution System to the Quebin Reservoir and Completion of the New Treatment Plant at the Chicopee-Ludlow Line
1942 Began Laying 30 Feet Main Connecting Cooley Brook and Supply System of City of Springfield
1932 Erection of Treatment Works Facility Completed
1927 New Cooley Brook Dam and Reservoir Built
1914 Cooley Brook Dam Rebuilt After Washout in 1913
1893 City of Chicopee Purchases Water Rights and Property From the Chicopee Water Company and City Council Approves Construction of the Cooley Brook System
1892 City of Chicopee Purchases Water Rights and Property From the Willimansett Water Company
1882 Willimansett Water Company Incorporated
1877 Chicopee Water Company Incorporated
1867 Chicopee Central Fire District Began Laying Mains and Hydrants
1848 Chicopee Central Fire District Organized and Chicopee Falls Fire District Also Organized
1836 Chicopee Predominantly got its Water From Wells and Springs