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$5.8 billion federal funding for water infrastructure

LOWELL Now that the city has executed a consent decree with the Environmental Protection Agency, it is eligible for federal grants to help fund the almost $200 million pipe separation project that will address combined sewer overflows and flooding issues in the Lowell’s Centralville neighborhood. ....

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$200M, multiyear Centralville sewer separation plan proposed

LOWELL This time, next year, the long-delayed and much-anticipated sewer separation project in the city’s Centralville neighborhood will be in the bid phase, followed by a multiyear construction project that is estimated will cost up to $200 million. ....

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Lowell prepares for the next big flood

LOWELL Normally, Lowell Fire Chief Phillip Charron directs the efforts to douse fires with water, but in his dual-hatted role as director of the Office of Emergency Management, he's also focused on dousing flooding issues. ....

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Lowell pays EPA fine, plans $200M in sewer upgrades

LOWELL The city has been assessed a $200,000 civil penalty by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection for violating provisions of the Clean Water Act associated with combined sewer overflows, said Aaron Fox, the executive director of Lowell Regional Wastewater Utility, also known as Duck Island. ....

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