The citizens of Revere, Massachusetts, use an average of 3.5 to 4 million gallons of water daily. It’s surprising, then, that officials in the city of Revere Water and Sewer Department see double that amount going into its sanitary sewer lines.
While that department is responsible for wastewater collection and conveyance for the city’s 55,000 residents, it is the Massachusetts Water Resources Authority that treats its wastewater. That means Revere is paying the MWRA to...