Plum Island Beaches Closed Due to Massive Merrimack River Sewage Spill
Plum Island beaches in Newburyport, Massachusetts, remain closed to swimmers following a massive sewage leak in the Merrimack River. Haverhill Department of Public Works Director Robert Ward reports that breaks in a 42-inch sewer force main are currently discharging between 8 and 10 million gallons of raw sewage into the river every day. Why did … Read more