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Mass. finalizes public alert system for sewage discharges

(December 22, 2021) After months of review and discussion, Massachusetts has finally worked out a plan for how it will alert the public when sewage treatment plants release untreated and partly-treated sewage into rivers such as the Merrimack. The plan was finalized...
MRWC reaction to upcoming CSO project in Manchester

MRWC reaction to upcoming CSO project in Manchester

Lawrence, MA – In an interview with Newburyport Daily News reporter Heather Alterisio, Executive Director of the Merrimack River Watershed Council (MRWC) Matthew Thorne commented on the upcoming project in Manchester, NH to reduce Combined Sewer Overflows. In short,...