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Forever chemicals in landfills threaten groundwater, streams and rivers

There is no evidence the pollutant-laden wastewater that forms when rain trickles through a landfill is escaping from the holding tanks, ponds or lagoons where it is stored, but then again, no one is looking. ....

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A 34 million-gallon sewer leak in Waterville highlights infrastructure needs, official says

Kennebec Sanitary Treatment District Superintendent Timothy LeVasseur said Tuesday that 34 million, not 15 million, gallons of sewage flowed into the Kennebec River when a sewer main broke. ....

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Maine's clean water workforce is one of the oldest in America

With the average age of an operator in Maine’s clean water industry eight years above the national average, the state is looking to count veterans’ military experience to start. ....

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Camden receives USDA grant to upgrade wastewater treatment facility

CAMDEN The Town of Camden is one of several coastal municipalities that are receiving USDA funds coastal Water and Environmental programs in Maine in 2023. The Town of Camden received a grant of $1.4M and a loan of $12.5M to upgrade its wastewater. ....

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Fox River ranks high in importance, fifth in length in Wisconsin

Our Fox River flows north and shouldn t be confused with another Fox River in southeast Wisconsin that flows south. ....

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