NEWBURYPORT — Folks interested in ensuring the Merrimack River’s health will want to weigh in at an upcoming public hearing that could mean more testing after combined sewer overflow events.
AMESBURY — Local water officials responded to two sewer overflows on Friday, both spilling into the Merrimack River, after a fast-moving storm dumped inches of rain on the region in
The extremes of weather the region has experienced in recent years have posed challenges to keeping area waterways clean, but local watershed associations said infrastructure improvements could help keep rivers clean in the future.