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RUMFORD – For decades, Rumford served as a poster child for the nightmarish pollution that turned the Androscoggin River into a foaming, dye-filled mess with fumes so awful they peeled the paint off homes.
It’s not like that anymore.
These days, there are trout, bass and beavers enjoying clear water in Rumford that’s becoming attractive to kayakers and canoeists.
But there’s more to it than meets the eye.
Rumford officials, like many along the river, worry that some are in such a hurry to declare the river is in better shape that they might impose regulatory measures that could stifle existing businesses, push up the cost of upgrading sewage treatment plants and prevent new companies from coming to town.
Peter Rubins: Muskie’s Androscoggin: To ‘B’ or not to ‘B.’ That is the question
City government, industry and environmentalists have worked for 50 years to improve the river’s quality. We are now petitioning the Department of Environmental Protection and Legislature to reclassify the river from the lowest class, C, up to Class B.
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Peter Rubins
The Androscoggin River was one of the top 10 polluted rivers in the country in 1972 when our senator from Rumford, Ed Muskie, pushed through the Clean Water Act. The Lower River now is the poster child for the Clean Water Act, with data showing that it has met Class B for the past 20 years 99% of the time.
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AUBURN In honor of Earth Day on Thursday, April 22, Androscoggin Land Trust will present “Over 30 Years of Protecting Land in the Lower Androscoggin Region” from 4:30 to 5:30 p.m. via Zoom.
This program, hosted by Auburn Public Library, will be presented by Aimee Dorval, the executive director of the trust.
Attendees can learn about the land trust’s conservation and stewardship efforts, covering more than 5,000 acres of land, including 10 miles of Androscoggin River waterfront.
To register, call 207-333-6640, ext. 4, or email Donna Wallace at [email protected]. Participants will be emailed the Zoom link on the day of the program.