I know a lot of people in Exeter are concerned about water quality in the Squamscott River and the Great Bay estuary as a whole. During a town election last week, Exeter residents decided to vote with their wallet and approved three warrant articles related to the treatment of wastewater, totaling over three million dollars. This is good news for the Great Bay estuary and an important step forward by the town in meeting the requirements of their draft Clean Water Act wastewater discharge permit. CLF strongly supports the draft permit and we applaud the decision by the town’s voters to get behind a cleaner and healthier estuary. The first measure approved by Exeter voters will allow the town to develop a Wastewater Facilities Plan to meet the reduced nitrogen limit proposed read more…
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