WASHINGTON (AP) — Congress sent the White House a $12.3 billion water projects bill half the size of its last one seven years ago — before the economy sank into a deep recession that helped swell the government’s debt and before lawmakers swore off cherry-picking pet projects for folks back home. With a 91-7 vote […]
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Dixfield selectmen discuss future of $1.8 million water, sewer, drainage project
DIXFIELD — Selectmen on Monday discussed their options for a $1.8 million upgrade to water, sewer and drainage systems on six streets in light of the fact that it did not get a $500,000 grant for it. Interim Town Manager Eugene Skibitsky said at the annual town meeting April 24 that the town was denied […]
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Richmond trailer park residents evicted
RICHMOND — Residents of a Richmond mobile home park say they don’t know where they’ll live now that they’ve been ordered to vacate their homes. The Meadowbrook Trailer Park has been plagued by leaky pipes and sewage overflows for years and on Tuesday the town cut the water supply to the nine homes, making them […]
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Auburn council on board with borrowing plan to treat Lake Auburn water
AUBURN — Water officials got the authorization to borrow $1 million to pay for algicide in Lake Auburn but they hope they won’t need to use it. Water District Superintendent John Storer said he hopes that water quality in the Twin Cities water supply improves enough on its own that further treatments won’t be needed. […]
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Tanker truck rolls in Baldwin, trapping Poland Spring driver
BALDWIN (AP) — The driver of a Poland Spring tractor-trailer water tanker is expected to be OK after his rig rolled in Baldwin, trapping him inside the cab. Police said the truck was headed south on Route 113 at about 4 p.m. Sunday when the driver lost control on the ice while negotiating a curve. […]
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Inside Poland Spring
In 1845, Hiram Ricker founded Poland Spring. He was a forward thinker, and began to market drinking water. Many thought him crazy for believing people would actually pay for something they could find free in most places. Today, over $100 billion is spent on bottled water each year and Poland Spring — now a subsidiary […]
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Maine PUC chairman recuses himself in Fryeburg-Poland Spring water case
AUGUSTA (AP) — The Maine Public Utilities Commission chairman is removing himself from a case involving the Fryeburg Water District and the company that owns Poland Spring bottled water. Thomas Welch had come under pressure to recuse himself because he represented Nestle Waters North America, which owns Poland Spring, until his appointment to the PUC […]
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Tests show Lake Auburn free of algae bloom
AUBURN — Last summer’s fish-killing algae bloom has not returned to Lake Auburn this year, according to water quality officials. “We hope it never happens again. But if it does, we want to be ahead of it,” said Water Quality Manager Mary Jane Dillingham. She’s in charge of water quality testing for the Auburn Water […]
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Water pollution is main concern for Hartford committee
HARTFORD — When the Road Committee discusses the upcoming project on Gurney Hill Road and other projects, their main concern is to assure that there will be no water or wetland pollution. Road Committee Chairman Harley Swanson said that he, Selectman Jack Plumley and Road Commissioner Jeremy Johnson met at Gurney Hill Road and formed an informal […]
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Boil-water order in effect in part of Jay
JAY — A boil-water order is in effect until at least Tuesday afternoon due to a waterline break on Smith Avenue on Saturday. Customers of the Jay Village Water District who had no water Saturday should boil water until test results are known, Superintendent Mike Wells said Monday. It was the fourth break in the […]