The city of Gloucester, Mass., has agreed to add secondary treatment at its water pollution control facility as part of a consent decree with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Dept. of Justice and state officials over alleged Clean Water Act violations. The agreement, announced March 6, is still pending court approval.
The project is estimated to cost between $100 million and $150 million. Design and bidding are due by the end of 2024, and construction is expected to complete by the end of March 2028, city officials say. Quincy, Mass.-based Environmental Partners Group LLC is serving as project manager and Tetra Tech is the designer, according to a city spokesperson.