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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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The Conservation Law Foundation reached an agreement with Schnitzer Steel over heavy metal pollution going into the water.
LOWELL — The Department of Planning and Development’s Economic Development Office invites the public to the grand opening and ribbon-cutting ceremony of Project Pop-Up: Lowell, Tuesday, Nov. 21, at 3 p.m., 51 Market St.
Editor’s note: This is an ongoing series focused on the impact and future of dams, canals and fish passages in our communities.