by John Macone | May 19, 2022 | Current Events, News
April 25th 2022: MRWC has been awarded $352,000 from Congress to pinpoint sources of pollution along the Merrimack, and to craft “green infrastructure” projects to help prevent contaminants from entering the river. Read the full story from the Lowell...
by John Macone | Dec 22, 2021 | News
(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...
by John Macone | Jan 14, 2021 | News
PDF version below. Boston Herald – “Baker Signs Bill Forcing Alerts of Sewage...
by John Macone | Jan 13, 2021 | News
January 13, 2021 BOSTON – Merrimack River Watershed Council (MRWC) applauds Gov. Charlie Baker for signing into law a bill that will require sewage plants to quickly inform the public whenever they release untreated sewage into a river. The long-awaited public alert...
by John Macone | Jul 17, 2020 | News
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,...
by John Macone | May 11, 2020 | News
TerraCorps, an AmeriCorps affiliated environmental nonprofit, has selected MRWC to be a Service Site for the 2020-21 TerraCorps program year. This partnership will allow MRWC to host one Land Stewardship/Community Engagement Coordinator in a full-time 11-month service...
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