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South Coast leaders back coastal wastewater financing commission to address aging septic and sewer needs
Summary
Municipal officials, regional planners and environmental groups urged the Joint Committee to support S638/H1000 to create a Coastal Waters Wastewater Financing Commission that would study and recommend funding solutions for wastewater projects on the South Coast and Buzzards Bay, where witnesses estimated roughly $2 billion in needs.
Representatives of regional planning agencies, town boards, conservation and environmental groups and municipal public‑works officials told the Joint Committee on Environment and Natural Resources they support Senate Bill 638 and House Bill 1,000 to create a Coastal Waters Wastewater Financing Commission to study and propose funding mechanisms for wastewater infrastructure on the South Coast and Buzzards Bay.
Corinne Peterson, vice president for Clean Water Advocacy at the Buzzards Bay Coalition, said the coalition’s water quality monitoring shows…
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