[2] The reservoir's construction finished and it became fully operational in 1888, with an access road added in 1897.

[3] Fishing is not allowed in the reservoir to protect against aquatic invasive species.

Following new filtration requirements in the 1980s, the Reservoir was put on standby in the early 1990s.

[4] Regulations designed to ensure pure water include the prohibiting of dogs, horseback riding, camping, smoking, sledding and motorcycle riding are among prohibited activities from the reservoir and abutting property.

[5] The trail and access road around the reservoir was rededicated in 2018 as the Rudy Lengieza Cross Country Course for a former coach of high schools' boys and girls cross-country Holyoke Catholic High School who had served in that post for more than 50 years.