Portland Water District earns national recognition for sustainability.

The Portland Water District (PWD) was recently honored with the Association of Metropolitan Water Agencies’ (AMWA) Sustainable Water Utility Management Award. AMWA’s Sustainable Water Utility Management Award recognizes member utilities that have made a commitment to sustainable management. This award views sustainability through a triple bottom line lens; winners must achieve a balance of innovative…

Portland Water District Seeks Applications For 2023 Water Bottle Filling Fountain Grants

Applications for 2023 Water Bottle Filling Fountain Grants are now being accepted. The grant program offers free water bottle filling fountains to local entities. Over the past ten years, PWD has awarded $63,000 to support the installation of approximately 43 Water Bottle Filling Fountains through its grant program. Water bottle-filling fountains provide touch-free, sanitary access to Greater…

Portland Water District bond rating remains high, Aa3 for water bonds, Aa1 for wastewater bonds

Last month, Moody’s Investment Services confirmed Portland Water District’s (PWD) credit rating of Aa3 water bonds, Aa1 wastewater bonds, citing a well-managed district with sound debt service coverage, manageable debt profile, and very strong liquidity. PWD benefits as the exclusive franchise providing an essential service to the greater Portland (Aa1 stable) area, with its diverse customer…

Cape Elizabeth, Westbrook wastewater facilities earn peak performance award

The Portland Water District was recently recognized by the National Association of Clean Water Agencies (NACWA) with its 2022 Peak Performance Award for the Cape Elizabeth Wastewater Treatment Facility and the Westbrook/Gorham Regional Wastewater Treatment Facility. The Peak Performance Award recognizes Member Agency facilities for excellence in wastewater treatment as measured by compliance with their…

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PWD welcomes the newest trustee, Leroy Crockett of Scarborough

Leroy Crockett of Scarborough is our newest trustee.  As a write-in candidate, he received 126 votes out of 536 votes cast, or 24%. He fills the seat left by Seth Garrison when he became General Manager last year. The seat is up for reelection in November 2023. Leroy plans to campaign for his re-election to…

Portland Water District’s intricate, historic roofing project nearly complete

Video of roof work PORTLAND – As the nearly 100-year-old slate roof atop the Portland Water District’s Douglass Street headquarters slowly disintegrated, the public utility faced a decision: How should it honor the heritage of the John Calvin Stevens-designed structure in a way that was fiscally responsible? Turns out, there was no decision at all….

UPDATE: Advancing Our Community: A Sustainable Wastewater Solution and Transportation Improvements

50 years in the making, North Windham Wastewater Project breaks ground and receives $25 million grant for transportation multi-modal improvements   Groundbreaking Ceremony PUBLIC AND MEDIA WELCOME Date: Tuesday, June 27, 2023 Time: 10:00 a.m. (rain or shine) Location: Manchester School 709 Roosevelt Trail, Windham Maine   Speakers: Senator Susan Collins I Commissioner MeDOT Bill…

Advancing Our Community: A Sustainable Wastewater Solution

50 years in the making, North Windham Wastewater Project breaks ground Groundbreaking Ceremony PUBLIC AND MEDIA WELCOME Date: Tuesday, June 27, 2023 Time: 10:00 a.m. (rain or shine) Location: Manchester School 709 Roosevelt Trail, Windham Maine   Speakers: Senator Susan Collins | Senator Angus King |Jarrod Maxfield & Mark Morrison, Town of Windham | Christopher…

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Recognizing the men and women that keep Maine’s water clean and safe

June 22 at the ballpark   Join us to celebrate the men and women that keep Maine’s water clean and safe as our local Portland Sea Dogs take on the Reading Fightin Phils, on June 22 at 6:00 p.m. The first-ever Maine Water and Wastewater Professional’s Day at Hadlock Field will celebrate our statewide MVPs…

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Local industries recognized for excellence in pretreatment of wastewater

Congratulations to these Portland businesses who achieved full compliance with their industrial discharge permits for the 2022-2023 Industrial Pretreatment (IPT) year which ended on April 30th: Concord Coachlines, Sewall Street Cozy Harbor Seafood, St. John Street ecomaine Landfill, Scott Drive (South Portland) ecomaine Waste-to-Energy, Blueberry Road D.L. Geary Brewing, Evergreen Drive Kimberly Clark Larsen-Chapman Landfill,…

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