September 20, 2007

Volunteer for New England’s largest river cleanup, September 29th

Filed under: Outreach, Press Release, Source to Sea Cleanup — ctriver @ 4:51 pm

Greenfield, MA.  September 20, 2007  On Saturday, September 29, 2007, the 11th Connecticut River Watershed Council Source to Sea Cleanup takes place throughout the four-state Connecticut River basin.  “We still have groups and sites that could use volunteers,” says Chelsea Gwyther, Executive Director of the four-state Watershed Council,  “If you’d like to pitch in we [...]

CSO Action Alert: Holyoke, Springfield, Chicopee sewage discharges

Filed under: Action Alerts, Advocacy, Clean Rivers, Discharge & Permit Reviews — ctriver @ 12:31 pm

Dear CRWC Member,

Last night CRWC staff, board, and members joined other community members to express concerns over Holyoke’s wastewater discharge permit.  Every year Holyoke, Springfield and Chicopee, MA discharge over one billion gallons of sewage-containing overflow directly into the Connecticut River, causing significant pollution downstream of the Holyoke Dam.  CRWC members and allies [...]