Bipartisan group tackles effluent discharges in Merrimack River

Campaigners call for "urgent action" on sewage spills following new data

Campaigners are raising questions over sewage discharge monitors as they call for more action on what they calling “continuing major issues”…

Windermere sewage 'worst year on record' according to campaigners

Using data provided by United Utilities, the Save Windermere group claim that, in 2024, there were 140 days with illegal sewage spills.

Bipartisan group tackles effluent discharges in Merrimack River

LOWELL — Combined sewer overflows reached a record high in 2024, with 896 million gallons of untreated sewage released along the Merrimack River, about 30% above the average amount in the previous 10 years. The municipal sewage discharges were in addition to partially treated sewage discharges and street sewer overflows. All that untreated and partially treated waste flows into the 117-mile federal waterway, which provides drinking water for mor…

Sewage pours into town's rivers over 340 times as councillors demand action

One councillor stated 'all rivers are now polluted'

Adrian Ramsay reiterates call for public ownership of water following pollution data release

Green Party co-leader Adrian Ramsay has renewed the party’s call for water to be brought into public ownership. This follows the release of data on sewage discharges by the Environment Agency. The data showed that water companies spilled raw sewage for a record time of 3.61m hours into sea and rivers in England in 2024 Ramsay, reacting to the data released by the Environment Agency,  said: “Four million hours of raw sewage were dumped into our r…

Sewage 30% Above Average in Merrimack River

News Proivided by the Merrimack River Watershed Council Curt Rogers, Executive Director March 24, 2025. Lawrence, Massachusetts – 2024 totals for municipal sewage discharge have been released indicating 896 million gallons of untreated sewage were released along the Merrimack River, about 30% above the average amount in the previous ten years. This does not account for additional partially treated sewage discharged and street sewer overflows. Co…