After construction of the Paragon Dunes condominium complex – since renamed The Wayfarer – the Weir River Water System says it will no longer be able to supply water to large-scale development in Hull.

WEIR RIVER WATER SYSTEM Managing Director/Superintendent Russell Tierney

According to a partial recording of the June 5 meeting of the Design Review Board reviewed by the Times, Managing Director/Superintendent Russell Tierney said the Paragon Dunes developer was being asked to consult with Cohasset about supplying 20,000 gallons per day in order to ensure capacity in the system. In response to a question from Co-Chair Julia Parker about whether the water company could support additional development in Hull, Tierney said it could not.

“Not without getting additional water supply. So that’s where we stand right now,” Tierney said. “We just turned down another development in Hingham and said unless you can bring us water supply, we can’t supply it.”

The Times has reached out to Tierney several times to further clarify this statement but did not receive a response by the Times’ deadline on Wednesday evening.

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