SESD staff, current and former, joined together on Wednesday, September 10, 2025, to celebrate the Centennial Anniversary of our wastewater treatment plant. From 1925 to 2025, SESD has served local municipal sewer departments by collecting and treating wastewater. In support of this essential community service, we process approximately 25 million gallons of wastewater per day, […]
All water on Earth is the same – oceans, lakes, streams – even the water inside our own bodies. Plants, animals, you and me – we all need water to live! In an effort to help our community understand our relationship with this precious resource, SESD created The Pipe Patrol. Lead by Detective Pippen, Pipe […]
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This year, the National Association of Clean Water Agencies (NACWA) held their National Environmental Achievement Awards ceremony during their winter conference. At the awards ceremony and reception on January 29, 2025, our Executive Assistant, Executive Director, Manager of Administration & Finance, Engineers, and Superintendents at SESD, along with our branding agency, Mayo Designs, were awarded […]
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This year, the New England Water Environment Association (NEWEA) Annual Conference was held at Boston Marriott Copley Place in downtown Boston, MA. At the awards ceremony luncheon on January 29, 2025, our Executive Director, David Michelsen, received the prestigious Elizabeth A. Cutone Executive Leadership Award. Established in 2014, the Award is given annually to an […]
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On January 6, 2025, Salem Sound Coastwatch issued a press release regarding their free lecture series “Underwater in Salem”. Our Executive Director, David Michelsen, P.E., is invited to present one of five lectures on Wednesday, April 16, 2025, from 7:00 pm to 8:30 pm at the Abbot Public Library in Marblehead, MA. We hope to […]
On Friday, September 6, 2024, SESD invited the Northshore Education Consortium, the largest provider of special education programs for children with emotional, behavioral, and developmental disabilities on the North Shore, to bring twenty-two students and eight special education teachers to our facility for a presentation and a plant tour. Gathered in our Board Room, the students […]
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