The new line bringing water into Lewiston from Lake Auburn is considered a significant infrastructure upgrade, but it hasn’t come without some traffic headaches this summer.
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Auburn closes swimming at Lake Grove Park
City officials said Wednesday that a weekly water test detecting E. coli has forced the city to close swimming at Lake Grove Park until further notice, though the rest of the park will remain open.
City’s planning board supports Lake Auburn watershed ordinance changes
Among the changes is a more specific plan for conducting inspections of existing septic systems in Auburn’s portion of the watershed.
Experts say building resiliency needed for watersheds to withstand changing climate
The Androscoggin River Watershed Council held its annual conference Tuesday, where the recurring theme was the impacts of a warming climate and development on the health of our water.
Gendron pulls out of plans to develop Auburn land into housing
At one time, John Gendron eyed a 1,100-unit development on the site, but the proposal set off a communitywide debate over water quality that included a lawsuit between Lewiston and the Auburn Water District.
Photo album: Fun around Lake Auburn
Lots of activity at Lake Auburn Monday morning.
Lake Auburn sets records for earliest ice-out, least amount of days with ice cover
The records fell during a year in which most of Maine’s lakes and ponds saw very short periods of ice cover due to a mild winter, but that has local water quality experts on guard as spring and summer arrive.