Whether you’re a microbrewery on Main Street, a high-tech manufacturer near the airport, or just a curious citizen who likes to fish for smallmouth bass, these permits are the invisible guardrails keeping our town from turning into a chemistry experiment.
But they are also the only reason the Shawsheen River doesn't smell like a garage floor on a hot August afternoon.
If you live in Andover, you probably know the sound of the Merrimack River better than you think. That soft rush over the rocks near the Balmoral Street bridge? That’s the heartbeat of our town.