BETHEL — An Oct. 15 special town meeting to decide on funding for proposed improvements to the wastewater treatment plant has been canceled. Interim Town Manager David Holt said he learned that a USDA Rural Development program grant of $485,000 — that the town had expected to receive for the project — had just been denied in […]
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Pre-winter maintenance in Farmington
Farmington Wastewater Department employee Joe Hartigan, left, sweeps up cold patch asphalt while employee Ethan Tracy tamps down material around the edge of a manhole cover Monday on Quebec Street in Farmington. The added material will prevent plow trucks from catching the lip around cover this winter. (Donna M. Perry/Sun Journal) Farmington Wastewater Department employee Ethan […]
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Jay board to consider sewer options
JAY — A feasibility study shows it would be more affordable in the long run to build a system to send sewage from North Jay to be treated in Livermore Falls than to continue to upgrade the Jay plant. In the short term, it would cost less to upgrade Jay’s plant, but it would need […]
Posted inFranklin
Livermore Falls Wastewater Treatment Plant needs updating
LIVERMORE FALLS — In their roles as sewer trustees, selectmen received an update Tuesday on what is needed to upgrade the Livermore Falls Wastewater Treatment Plant. Livermore Falls owns and operates the plant, which underwent a $5.8 million upgrade in late 1990s. Not everything was upgraded at that time, however, and some of the concrete at […]
Posted inFranklin
Jay voters to consider grant application Monday
JAY — Voters will be asked Monday, June 8, to approve a $250,000 grant application to rebuild a section of Old Jay Hill Road. The special town meeting will begin at 6 p.m. at the Town Office. If approved, the application will be submitted to the Northern Border Regional Commission Economic and Infrastructure Development Grant […]
Posted inLewiston-Auburn
Brunswick sees financial gain in failing landfill
BRUNSWICK — In an effort to trim the budget, the Town Council has decided to allow more waste to be deposited at the town landfill. The Graham Road Landfill has a history of noncompliance with environmental regulations. Its low-tech wastewater treatment system has continuously failed to meet federal standards for ammonia discharge. On April 29, […]
Posted inAdvertiser Democrat, Oxford Hills
Engineers estimate Oxford sewer system will go online next spring
OXFORD — Engineers expect Oxford’s proposed state-of-the-art wastewater treatment facility will be up and running by next spring. At a recent selectmen’s meeting, Woodard and Curran Vice-President Brent Bridges told town officials the bidding on the facility will begin by the end of the month. The building will be boxy, but designed to fit into […]
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Wastewater facilities receive $30 million in rural development funding
HARTLAND (AP) — Seven Maine wastewater facilities are receiving $29.7 million for upgrades. The in U.S. Department of Agriculture Rural Development grants were announced Tuesday in Hartland in an event celebrating Earth Day. Nationally, a total $387 million is going to 116 similar projects in 40 states and Puerto Rico. In Maine, the funds are […]
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Oxford gets $23.7 million grant for new wastewater facility
Maine’s wastewater infrastructure got a big boost on Earth Day, with the U.S. Department of Agriculture announcing $29.7 million in funding toward upgrades at seven Maine facilities. The grants were announced Tuesday morning during an event in Hartland. Hartland received $1.6 million to make improvements at its wastewater facility. “These essential funds will assist with […]