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Lowell officials seek Article 97 easements to move forward with $160M sewer separation project
Summary
City officials and consultants told the committee Article 97 approval and state SRF support are required for the multi‑phase Merrimack River watershed sewer separation project; proponents said the work will reduce combined sewer overflows and benefit environmental justice neighborhoods downstream in Lawrence and Haverhill.
Representative Rodney Elliott and City of Lowell witnesses appeared before the Joint Committee on June 24 to request support for H.4183, legislation authorizing the Division of Capital Asset Management and Maintenance (DCAMM) to grant easements over state land under Article 97 of the Massachusetts Constitution so Lowell can construct an outfall for a Centerville sewer separation project.
Project purpose and scale: Aaron Fox, director of the Lowell Regional Wastewater Treatment Utility, described the Centerville sewer separation as part of a larger combined‑sewer‑overflow (CSO) abatement program that "will reduce CSOs... with an estimated reduction in CSOs of 59,000,000 gallons per…
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