It’s a classic case of "the river can’t handle it, so you have to." Here is your power as a resident. Under the Clean Water Act, discharge permits are public documents. You can look up any permitted facility in Andover using the EPA’s ECHO database (Enforcement and Compliance History Online).
But here is the less romantic, slightly murky truth: What goes into that water (legally) is dictated by a stack of paperwork called an . environmental agency discharge permits in andover
And now, you know exactly where to look to see if everyone is holding up their end of the bargain. Have you ever spotted an odd discharge in a local Andover stream? Drop a comment below—or better yet, send a report to MassDEP. Citizen scientists run this town. It’s a classic case of "the river can’t