Haverhill sewage leak still pouring into Merrimack River, governor issues ‘whole-of-government response’
Beaches in Ipswich, Newburyport, Essex and Salisbury remain closed to swimming
Massachusetts is coordinating a statewide response as a sewage overflow in Haverhill continues to dump millions of gallons of wastewater into the Merrimack River, aiming to successfully bypass the break by Wednesday.
“I am optimistic that we will have one of the temporary pipes that will take our normal day flow completely and totally to the waste treatment plant sometime in the next 24 hours,” said Haverhill Mayor Melinda Bennett on Tuesday. “I think that will essentially save the Fourth of July from ruin.”
About 8 million gallons of wastewater have been pumped into the Merrimack River each day since the torrential rain Friday night caused two breaks in Haverhill’s 42-inch sewer pipe, local and state officials said.
The breaks occurred at the South Mill Street Pumping Station, letting most of the city’s wastewater overflow directly into the river downstream of downtown Haverhill instead of being taken to the wastewater treatment plant for several days.
Brown is the new Blue.
ReplyDeletewell it is haverhill. no one will notice the smell.
ReplyDeletefun fact...haverhill is the template for "riverdale", the mythical town in Archie comics. yeah it was a long time ago...
If only we'd signed the Paris Climate Accords. If only O'Bama was still president. If only Trump was in jail. If only someone would TAKE RESPONSIBILITY AND DO THE RIGHT DAMNED THING!!!!
ReplyDeleteOh, no, sorry, sorry, no, that would put the blame on people I support. Can't have that, no. Uh, If only... /snark
Its one big shithole anyway so if the shoe fits!
ReplyDeleteThe Potamic interceptor sewage line that broke 18 Jan has currently a temporary fix. This line that carries a lot of DC's sewage is "expected" to be fixed by 2027. The Potamic River is just getting deemed safe for recreational use.
ReplyDeleteA LOT of America's infrastructure is well over its design lifespan.
MULTI-Generational Failures are seldom JUST one Administrations problems.
Because fixing infrastructure isn't sexy.
DeleteMeh, no worries. Locals swimming in those waters is the same as living there isn’t it?
ReplyDeletehttps://x.com/MassFiscal/status/2072327346363748653
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priority. keep in mind the priority. the illegals get first dibs on money.
ReplyDeleteYesterday WRKO radio host Howie Carr played the speech from the Mayor in the movie ‘Jaws’ as counterpoint to Gov Maura Healey’s statement about the poop. It was perfect!
ReplyDeletebest I can do is....s#!t happens....sorry.
ReplyDeleteIf you see any foreigners drinking from the river, be sure to tell them to cup their hands so they don't spill any.
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Back in the '60s/70s I used to live in Amesbury, along the Merrimack. It had a long-running pollution problem. We used to joke that during the Revolutionary War, rebel militia cut blocks out of the river to build fortifications.
ReplyDeleteWoeful demorats at it again.
ReplyDeleteMore re-assurance that I made the right call to bail out of MA years ago. Yeesh.
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