Op-ed: Water lessons from Leominster, stormwater actions in Attleboro

Op-ed: Water lessons from Leominster, stormwater actions in Attleboro

On Sept. 11, 2023, six to nine inches of rain fell in just four hours in Leominster. Sheets of water cascaded down hillside slopes, eroding and washing away the soil beneath roads and structures. The North Nashua River swelled into raging floodwaters, inundating streets. Stormwater threatened to breach the old Fall Brook Reservoir Dam and the Barrett Park Pond Dam, prompting the evacuation of 300 people, including residents of a high-rise apartm…