Rain Compounds Merrimack River Contamination Concerns

Water quality concerns persist along the Merrimack River in the Haverhill area after a recent sewage spill, with new rainfall adding to worries about ongoing contamination, according to a regional television report.

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"Merrimack River still contaminated after sewage spill, rain brings new concern," according to NBC Boston. The station reports that pollution from a sewage discharge has lingered in the river and that additional rain is compounding concerns about water quality in the area, though the report does not specify current advisory status for Haverhill stretches of the river (read it at https://www.nbcboston.com/news/local/merrimack-river-still-contaminated-after-sewage-spill-as-rain-brings-new-concern/3977774/).