WASHINGTON — Hydraulic fracturing to drill for oil and natural gas poses a risk to drinking water in some circumstances, but a lack of information precludes a definitive statement on how severe the risk is, the Environmental Protection Agency says in a new report that raises more questions than answers. The report removes a finding […]
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Drought remains, but outlook is improving
Drought conditions in Maine have been getting better, though they may linger into the new year. Rain and snow during the past couple of months have led to some improvement after an arid summer, according to the state’s Drought Task Force. Yet much of the state remains “in some form of drought or […]
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Maine PUC to assess state’s drinking water supplies
PORTLAND — The Maine Public Utilities Commission has started looking into the impact of drought conditions that only continue to worsen on the state’s public drinking water systems. The Portland Press Herald reports that the agency has formally requested input from 153 water utilities to gauge the severity of the problem. The request follows a […]
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Lewiston-Auburn Triple Crown 5k races won’t use bottled water
LEWISTON — A popular Lewiston-Auburn 5K road race series announced Friday it intended to stop using bottled water at its events. The three races, known locally as the Triple Crown, including the YMCA’s Fit Fest 5K on Sunday, will use paper cups to pass out tap water to runners instead of the traditional Poland Spring […]
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Lost Valley opens ‘Adventure Park’ with waterslides and inflatables
AUBURN — Working to expand into a four-season resort, Lost Valley Ski Area is adding an outdoor water park this summer. Featuring nine large inflatable waterslides and play features, the resort has set a grand opening for Monday, June 20, but will have several “preview days” starting June 16. The resort intends to be open from […]
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Tainted at the tap: Michigan guv seeks tougher limits
LANSING, Mich. (AP) — In proposing a tougher limit for lead in drinking water, Gov. Rick Snyder wants to lift Michigan from the depths of the Flint crisis to being a national model for lead monitoring that could help assess whether current rules are too lax. Nearly 1,500 water systems serving 3.3 million Americans have […]
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Poland Spring water truck crashes in New Vineyard
NEW VINEYARD — A tanker-truck hauling 8,200 gallons of water swerved to avoid an oncoming car and went off Route 27, hit trees and rolled over early Wednesday, Maine State Police Trooper Reid Bond said. Driver Kevin Couillard, 40, of Gray was not injured in the 1 a.m. crash, Bond said. Couillard maneuvered the tractor-trailer […]
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Lewiston, Auburn take steps to keep lead out of water
Maximum Healthy Levels of Chemicals in Drinking Water | HealthGrove Auburn Water District Superintendent Sid Hazelton said his district and the Lewiston Water Department have hired engineers to study what they do to keep lead and other contaminants out of the drinking water supply. “Any lead people are seeing in their water does not come […]
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Lewiston neighborhood without water Wednesday
LEWISTON — About 300 households received notice Tuesday morning that they’d be without water most of Wednesday related to work on a new bridge crossing Main Street. Stefanie Mills, owner of the Robin’s Nest day care on Switzerland Road, said it wasn’t nearly enough time to let parents know she’d have to close. “The state […]