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USDA Community Programs Director Rhonda Shippee, third from left, representatives from the offices of U.S. Senators Gregg and Shaheen, Congressman Hodes, state and local officials, and contractors from the MacMillin Company gather for a groundbreaking at the Peterborough, NH wastewater treatment plant.

Town of Peterborough New Hampshire Breaks Ground for Wastewater Improvements Funded by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act

By Lori Duff, USDA Public Affairs Specialist New Hampshire

The town of Peterborough, New Hampshire has been working diligently to upgrade its wastewater treatment facility for the town’s 6,222 residents since 2000 – when they learned that Environmental Protection Agency requirements for treatment plants were changing. By 2006 the need was critical.