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09-14-2009, 03:09 PM
Lawsuits Accuse Portsmouth Of Polluting River
City Accused Of Dumping Storm Runoff, Wastewater Into River
POSTED: 10:59 am EDT September 14, 2009
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PORTSMOUTH, N.H. -- Federal and state lawsuits are accusing the city of Portsmouth of pumping bacteria-infused wastewater into the Piscataqua River. The federal lawsuit alleges the city pollutes the river and nearby pond by dumping a mixture of storm water runoff and untreated sewage from its "combined sewer overflows" from the Peirce Island waste treatment plant. It asks a judge to order the city to eliminate its combined sewer overflow system, to upgrade the plant and impose fines. The Portsmouth Herald reported that the state Attorney General's Office filed a companion lawsuit alleging the same E. coli, coliform bacteria and other waste pollution. Also filed was a "consent decree" which would absolve the city of legal ramifications if it complies with specific dates for the planning, execution and proof of the specific sewer upgrades.
City Accused Of Dumping Storm Runoff, Wastewater Into River
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PORTSMOUTH, N.H. -- Federal and state lawsuits are accusing the city of Portsmouth of pumping bacteria-infused wastewater into the Piscataqua River. The federal lawsuit alleges the city pollutes the river and nearby pond by dumping a mixture of storm water runoff and untreated sewage from its "combined sewer overflows" from the Peirce Island waste treatment plant. It asks a judge to order the city to eliminate its combined sewer overflow system, to upgrade the plant and impose fines. The Portsmouth Herald reported that the state Attorney General's Office filed a companion lawsuit alleging the same E. coli, coliform bacteria and other waste pollution. Also filed was a "consent decree" which would absolve the city of legal ramifications if it complies with specific dates for the planning, execution and proof of the specific sewer upgrades.