‘Do Not Drink’ order remains in force, but could be lifted by Monday evening, according to Maine Water Co.
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Posted inLocal & State, Morning Sentinel
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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Posted inKennebec Journal, Local & State, Times Record
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.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, Local & State
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.
Posted inNation & World
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.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Local & State, Morning Sentinel
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.
Posted inOp-Eds, Opinion
Maine Compass: Give ‘we, the people’ control of our state’s vital infrastructure
Electricity, water, banks and the internet should be in the hands of the public, not corporate interests.
Posted inOp-Eds, Opinion
Commentary: Imagine a day without water, and how we can prevent that
Most of us want Congress to invest in water infrastructure before our systems fail. Let’s make sure lawmakers know it.