The Maine Center for Disease Control & Prevention recommends that residents test their well water for arsenic at least every five years. Following recent state legislation, money is now available to help clean and test drinking water. Arsenic is known to cause cancer, and is a major concern in well water in the state of […]
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Jay water district lifts boil-water order
JAY — Jay Village Water District lifted its boil-water order Thursday, three days after it was announced because of a water line break. Customers on School Bus Road, Ludden Drive and Barker Street who lost water during the break Monday can now use the water as normal.
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Water district manager won’t drink Waterville’s 'safe' brown water
WATERVILLE — The general manager of the Kennebec Water District says he wouldn’t drink the brown, discolored water coming out of area faucets either. Roger Crouse said that he was not advocating for residents to drink the murky tap water — which is related to a break in a water main located beneath Messalonskee Stream […]
Posted inConnections, Lewiston-Auburn
Volunteers to stencil storm drains to promote clean water
AUBURN — The Androscoggin Valley Stormwater Working Group (Lewiston, Auburn, Sabattus and Lisbon), in association with Androscoggin Valley Soil and Water Conservation District, are working together with local volunteers for cleaner and safer waters. Volunteers will gather at 9 a.m. on Saturday, June 9, at Festival Plaza in Auburn and will also be meeting in Lisbon and Sabattus […]
Posted inConnections, Lewiston-Auburn
Little Wilson Pond homeowners honor partnership with commission
TURNER — The Little Wilson Pond Improvement Association has honored Lynne Richard and the Lake Auburn Watershed Protection Commission for partnering with its homeowners to improve the water quality in both the pond and Lake Auburn. Little Wilson Pond is a tributary to Lake Auburn, the source of drinking water for the cities. From 2015 […]
Posted inFranklin, sj-web
Jay water district searches for leak in system
JAY — Crews from the Jay Village Water District are searching for a water main break that left customers, including Spruce Mountain Elementary School, without service Monday. A boil-water order has been issued until further notice, Town Manager Shiloh LaFreniere said in a news release late Monday night. All customers in the Jay Village Water […]
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Salty taste in water blamed on softener malfunction
PERU — Students and staff at Dirigo Elementary School have been drinking bottled water rather than the school’s water since mid-November, when a salty taste was noticed. Regional School Unit 56 Superintendent Pam Doyen said Tuesday that the water softener is the problem. Kenny Robbins, the district’s building, grounds and transportation director, told Doyen on […]
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Game wardens investigating moose killed, dumped in Franklin County
The Maine Warden Service is looking for those responsible for hitting a moose on Kennebago Road in Coplin Plantation and dumping it off a bridge two miles away in Lang Township, according to a news release. The vehicle, which dragged the moose two miles through the unorganized territories in northern Franklin County, is believed to […]
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Lawsuit: Poland Spring committing fraud by not using spring water
A lawsuit claims that Poland Spring Water is deceiving consumers with evergreen labels that say their bottle contains “100 percent natural spring water” that hails from Maine. The class-action lawsuit filed Tuesday in federal court in Connecticut claims that parent company Nestle Waters North America is bottling common groundwater that doesn’t meet the federal definition […]
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Moon Tide Springs plans water bottling plant in Rumford
RUMFORD – Moon Tide Springs officials announced Friday they will open a new bottling plant in Rumford, a move expected to create up to 60 jobs. According to a Moon Tide Springs official, the new plant will be open before Christmas. The Rumford plant will produce half-liter polyethylene terephthalate bottles, according to a press release, […]