Smoke Testing

Smoke Testing of approximately 195,200 feet of sewer main is scheduled from 12-1-2021 to 12-27-2021 is being done by EST Associates.

Click here(PDF, 600KB) for technical and contact information on Smoke Testing work being done.

Click here(PDF, 5MB) for the Map showing streets in Town to be smoke tested. Scroll to the bottom for the list of streets being done each day

"Smoke testing" uses a non toxic smoke to test connections to the Town's Sanitary Sewer system. If smoke ends up inside your home please email your address and contact information to Town Engineer Connor Knightly at cknightly@tows.org or call him at 413-263-3249 and leave a message.

Smoke testing begins on 12/1/2021 and should finish up by 12/22/2021. Homeowners are being notified in advance with a door hanger packet of the technical and contact information.

The door hanger will also indicate when this work will take place and suggestions of activities residents can do before the test; smoke tests might result in plumes coming out of the sewer vents of nearby properties, but in rare cases that P traps under sinks, showers or tubs might not have water in their reservoirs some of the test smoke may end up in the building. The technical and contact information door hanger instructs the property inhabitants to run water through all facilities to prevent this.

Subarea 20: 11/29/2021 - Capital Dr., Ashley Ave., Riverdale St., Ferry Ave., Wayside Ave., Town Way, Doty Cir., Lina Ln., Connecticut Ave., Massasoit Ave., Hayes Ave., Bacon Ave., Hickory St., Birch St., Howard St., Riverview Ave., Bridgewater St., Falvey St.

Subarea 20: 12/1/2021 - Ashley Ave., Falvey St., Lina Ln.. Riverdale St., Monastery Dr.,

Subarea 14: 12/1/2021 - Dingle Dr., Hummingbird Lane, Bluebird Ln., Windpath Condos, Piper Rd., Mt. Pleasant Ave., Grandview Ave., Lombra Rd., Lenox St., Elm St., Duke St., Monastery Ave., Eldridge Ave.,

Subarea 20: 12/2/2021 - Lina Ln., Riverdale St., Monastery Dr., Brush Hill Ave., Lower Pioneer Valley, Edu. Collaborative

Subarea 14: 12/2/2021 - Hummingbird Lane, Bluebird Ln., Windpath Condos, Piper Rd., Elm St., Duke St., Monastery Ave., Eldridge Ave., Shaeffer Way, Eldridge Ave., Crestview Dr., Laurence Dr., East Lincoln St., Chester St., Smyrna St., Lynn Dr., Kent St., Hale Dr., Trinity Drive

Subarea 11: 12/7/2021 - Larivee Ln., Lenny’s Way, Christine Dr., East Gooseberry Rd., Ely Ave., Lancaster Ave., Woodmont St., Harney St., West Autumn Rd., Sagamore Rd., Allison Ln., Beacon Hill Rd.

Subarea 8: 12/7/2021 - Tatham Hill Rd., Ohio Ave., Greystone Ave. Wolcott Ave., Sherwood Ave., Northwood Ave., Westfield St.

Subarea 20: 12/9/2021 - Brush Hill Ave., Riverdale St.,

Subarea 14: 12/9/2021 - Riverdale St., Piper Rd., East Lincoln St., Monastery Ave., Elm St.,

Subarea 8: 12/9/2021 - Westfield St., Tatham Hill Rd., Ohio Ave., Orchardview St., Hilltop St., Craiwell Ave.,Adrian Ave., East Miami St., Poplar Ave., Hazel St.,Meadowbrook Ave., Laurel Rd.

Subarea 5: 12/14/2021 - Woodmont St., Granger Pl., Killum Rd., Morton St., Janet St., Van Horn St., Wilder Ter., Nelson St., Dion Dr., Johnson St., Fenor St., Ashley St., Westfield St., Cedar Ave., Thomas Dr., Maple Ter., Pine St., Silver St.,Murray Pl., Brook Pl., Lyman St., Shepard St., Lee Lang Ter., Guy Pl., Elm Ave., Ames Ave., Smith Ave., First St., Healy St., West St., Prospect St., Second St., Front St., Summit St., Upper Church St.

Subarea 14: 12/14/2021 - Piper Rd., Monastery Ave.

Subarea 5: 12/15/2021 - Silver St., Murray Pl., Brook Pl., Lyman St., Shepard St., Lee Lang Ter., Pine St., Maple Ter., Thomas Dr., Cedar Ave., Westfield St., Janet St., Morton St., Woodmont St., Killum Rd., Granger Pl.

Subarea 4: 12/15/2021 - Harwich Rd., Churchill Rd., Alderbrook Ln., Park Dr., Dorwin Dr., Terry Rd.,

Subarea 4: 12/16/2021 - Harwich Rd.,Churchill Rd., Alderbrook Ln., Westfield St. Talcott Ave., Vernon Pl., Oxford Pl., Lancaster Ave., Brookline Ave.=

Subarea 9: 12/27/2021 - Gaskill Ave., Buckingham Ave., Miami St., Pilgrim Rd., Hawthorne Ave., Hillcrest Ave., Browning Ave., Paul St., Dix St., Belknap Ave., Bonair Ave., Almon Ave., Banks Ave., Audubon Ave., Cambria Ave.