A national advocacy group says federal limits for three carcinogens found in tap water from public systems in Maine and across the U.S. are too low. Water districts say it’s not fair to expect ratepayers to fund improvements to meet its lower recommended levels.
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Posted inBusiness, Lewiston-Auburn, Maine, News
2.1 million-gallon sewer tank coming together in Lewiston | Video
An aerial view of the storage tank at the Lewiston Auburn Clean Water Authority treatment facility under construction.
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Posted inMaine, News
Over 50 Maine beaches tested positive for potentially unsafe contamination levels last year
A nationwide study also found that 15 of the beaches had potentially unsafe levels of fecal bacteria on more than 25% of the days they were tested.
Posted inNews
Hallowell volunteers survey ‘threatened’ Vaughan Brook watershed
Recent testing found Vaughan Brook does not meet water quality standards for aquatic life and dissolved oxygen, thanks largely to increased pressure from development.
Posted inMaine, News
Gray Water District lifts boil water order
The town is advising water residents to flush all water lines and faucets in their homes and discard food, beverages and ice made during the boil order.
Posted inAdvertiser Democrat, News, Oxford Hills
Norway Select Board discusses Hobbs Pond survey
Landowners of 54 sites will be notified if their site was identified as contributing to polluted runoff and given links to find information on recommendations and cost estimates to fix the issues.
Posted inMaine, News
Toxic foam spreads to pond in wake of Brunswick chemical spill
Foam has been building up in ponds and billowing through the air near Brunswick Landing since 1,600 gallons of fire-suppressing chemical was accidentally released Monday.
Posted inMaine, News
Volume of Maine’s storm and sewage overflows more than doubled in 2023
Heavy rains coming in back-to-back storms, sometimes when the ground was frozen, contributed to high levels of untreated storm and sewer water being washed in Maine’s rivers and bays last year, resulting in shellfish bed and beach closures.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, News
New wastewater plan makes a splash in Lewiston and Auburn
The Lewiston-Auburn Water Pollution Control Authority has determined the site of a large holding tank that will collect sewage and stormwater overflow during heavy rainfall to help prevent it from going into the Androscoggin River.
Posted inNews, Oxford Hills
Norway releases preliminary report on Hobbs Pond pollution
Testing showed water was contaminated with cow DNA and E. coli at one of the testing sites.