Epping approves $38M fix for sewer plant polluting Lamprey River

By: Brandon Ng

Outlets: Portsmouth Herald

Published: March 11, 2026

Words: 875

Last Updated: 1 week, 2 days ago

EPPING — A $38 million bond narrowly passed at the March 10 town election, sparing Epping the possibility of fines of nearly $100,000 per day.

The bond, the largest in the town’s history, is pitched as a comprehensive fix for Epping’s failing wastewater treatment plant. Since 2022, the town has illegally discharged more than 5 million gallons of partially treated wastewater into the Lamprey River, a key water source for numerous downstream …

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