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PublishedApril 21, 2021
Boil-water order lifted on part of Benton Avenue in Winslow
The water main broke early Monday morning, and test results came back inconclusive Tuesday, but Wednesday's tests came out OK.
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PublishedJanuary 6, 2021
Dam replacement project between drinking water ponds completed in Skowhegan
Contamination of the Skowhegan drinking water sources believed to have originated at site of the construction project between the systems Upper and Lower ponds.
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PublishedDecember 5, 2020
Residents of a mobile home park in Benton now have sufficient water, but at what cost?
The owners of Averill's Mobile Home Park say a resident "sabotaged" the water system, wasting thousands of gallons per day.
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PublishedNovember 23, 2020
Coastal harm from invading saltwater ‘happening right now’
Risks are rising faster than predicted for coastal residents from Long Island, New York, to the Gulf Coast as saltwater invades from above and below ground.
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PublishedNovember 15, 2020
Testing reveals no contaminants in Skowhegan drinking water
'Do Not Drink' order remains in force, but could be lifted by Monday evening, according to Maine Water Co.
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PublishedOctober 1, 2020
Benton mobile home park residents struggling with water shortage
Residents at the Averill Mobile Home Park in Benton do not have enough water, and measures taken to increase the supply are not helping much.
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PublishedSeptember 1, 2020
Boil-water order for small section of Richmond lifted
Order put in place Monday for residents of Kimball and Hatch streets, and one house on Southard Street, lifted Tuesday afternoon when test results for bacteria are negative.
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PublishedFebruary 16, 2020
Tens of thousands of Mainers may face exposure to excessive levels of arsenic
Lawmakers consider a bill to spur more testing of private wells and perhaps lower the allowable amount of arsenic in drinking water.
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PublishedFebruary 14, 2020
Washington state opens groundwater fight against bottled water companies
Local activists throughout the country, including in Maine, say bottling companies are taking their water virtually for free, depleting the resource, then packaging it in plastic bottles and shipping it elsewhere for sale.
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PublishedJanuary 28, 2020
Cracked pipe in East Vassalboro water system causes confusion, frustration after mixed messaging about boil order
The boil order was lifted Tuesday afternoon at about 4 p.m., an official said.
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