The city could be pushing for greater “regionalization” when it comes to sharing the maintenance, operations and associated costs of utilities — in particular, wastewater treatment.

Already, Fall River’s wastewater management network includes inter-municipality agreements with Freetown, Westport, and Tiverton, Rhode Island, in a move that has consolidated utility services by means in some cases of supplying satellite municipalities with water and accepting their wastewater, helping to relieve the burden of utility costs on the city’s taxpayers when it comes time to pay for services. 

Fall River hasn’t serviced Somerset’s water since the 80’s, though a pipe was placed under the Taunton River that connects the city to the town in the 70’s. 

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