Report: 800 Million Gallons Of Sewage Flowed Into Merrimack River in 2018

The Lawrence Eagle-Tribune is reporting that failing sewer pipes dumped more than 800 million gallons of sewage into the Merrimack River in 2018. The paper also reports that statewide, Massachusetts rivers and streams, according to data collected by environmental groups, were depositories for over 3.5 billion gallons of sewage. According to the Eagle-Tribune's article, 50 out-dated "overflow pipes" within 5 separate sewer systems dumped the sewage into the Merrimack River along its 117-mile cou

The Lawrence Eagle-Tribune is reporting that failing sewer pipes dumped more than 800 million gallons of sewage into the Merrimack River in 2018. The paper also reports that statewide, Massachusetts rivers and streams, according to data collected by environmental groups, were depositories for over 3.5 billion gallons of sewage. According to the Eagle-Tribune's article, 50 out-dated "overflow pipes" within 5 separate sewer systems dumped the sewage into the Merrimack River along its 117-mile cou…