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Resident urges Lowell City to fix stormwater and wastewater oversight, re-create stormwater fund
Summary
At a Lowell City council meeting, resident Richard Lynch urged the council to involve the wastewater plant operator in consultant discussions, create a dedicated stormwater account, post verified weekly reports and reapply for a previously offered $5 million low-interest loan to fund repairs.
Richard Lynch, a Lowell resident, told the City Council he is worried that the city’s stormwater and wastewater collection systems are being managed without adequate input from the plant operator and engineer and without clear financial controls. "I would like to suggest that we put into place a protocol for all steps concerning our wastewater treatment plant, our collection system, and our stormwater," Lynch said during the public-comment period. "These communications should all have a chain of custody ... to…
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