The Housatonic River runs from the Berkshire Hills near Pittsfield, Mass., and flows south for 148 miles into Connecticut and Long Island Sound. The City of Pittsfield Wastewater Treatment Facility consistently meets stringent permit limits for discharge into the Housatonic.“In some respects, our permit is more stringent because we contribute a large part of the river flow at its headwaters during low flow periods,” says plant superintendent Tom Landry. “The headwaters of the Housatonic are in the Pittsfield area, but as the river progresses through Massachusetts and Connecticut, our contribution as a percentage of the river flow decreases.”Landry, operations foreman
