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Health officials warn swimmers to stay out of water at Plum Island after sewage leak

Name: Health officials warn swimmers to stay out of water at Plum Island after sewage leak
Uploaded: 2026-06-29T07:57:00-0400
Duration: 2 min 45 s
Description: Millions of gallons of raw sewage are being pumped into the Merrimack River in Haverhill, flowing downstream to Plum Island in Newburyport.

Millions of gallons of raw sewage are being pumped into the Merrimack River in Haverhill, flowing downstream to Plum Island in Newburyport.