Merrimack River Part 2: Building on the Success of the Clean Water Act
Series: Merrimack River
From: New Hampshire Public Radio
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This week, New Hampshire Public Radio is looking at water in the Granite State. NHPR's Jon Greenberg has been focusing on the Merrimack River. Yesterday Jon told us how investors in the mills in Lowell and Manchester gained control over the waters of the Merrimack. That control grew to include the legal right to dump their waste. The 1972 Clean Water Act helped restore the river. In our second installment, Jon looks at the legacy of that federal legislation and the people who are trying to take the river to the next level.
Transcript
The boat launch in Merrimack is only about a hundred and fifty yards from Chuck Mower?s house. Early one morning, Chuck took me, producer Sam Evans Brown and about 2 thousand dollars worth of recording equipment for a paddle in his canoe down the river.
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(0:45) [Sounds of putting the canoe in the water]
As Chuck lowered his bulk into the stern and we moved all of two feet from the shore, I had an immediate and profound concern for that equipment.
CUT (0:30) J:Chuck, this is not feeling stable!
The canoe twisted under us like a wet toothpick but Chuck kept us upright. He used to lead canoe trips for the Merrimack River Watershed Council . His tour guide patter had a 19th century ring to it.
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It WAS a beautiful morning and like so many other people who enjoy the river, we enjoyed drifting along, looking at the woods and watching for...
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