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Three seats to open in November on Portland Water District Board To learn more about the Portland Water District and its elected Board of Trustees, visit us online at www.pwd.org/governance or www.pwd.orghttps://www.pwd.org/sites/default/files/new_trustee_election_brochure_2016.pdf  TWO SEATS: Portland Papers are available starting July 1 and must be turned in no earlier than August 15, 2022, at 9…
Not only are we celebrating Clean Water Week here in Maine from June 5-11, but 2022 marks the 50-year anniversary of the Clean Water Act (CWA). Established in 1972, the CWA set the course to clean up pollution with a broad goal that all waters in the United States should be swimmable and fishable. That…
Portland Water District develops biosolids masterplan for long-term resiliency and reliability The Portland Water District is charting a sustainable wastewater future through the development of a masterplan to evaluate its current and future biosolids management practices. “As biosolids management costs continue to rise in light of emerging contaminants, like PFAS, and evolving regulations, the Portland…
Congratulations to these ten Portland businesses who achieved full compliance with their industrial discharge permits for the 2021-2022 Industrial Pretreatment (IPT) year which ended on April 30th: Â Barber Foods Concord Coachlines Cozy Harbor Seafood ecomaine Waste-to-Energy D.L. Geary Brewing Kimberly Clark Larsen-Chapman Landfill Maine College of Art and Design Northern Light Mercy Hospital Maine…
Over the past eight years, PWD has awarded $43,500 to support the installation of approximately 32 Water Bottle Filling Fountains through its grant program. This program has been popular, especially among non-profits and schools. Acknowledging the positive results the program has had in the community to expand access to and promote our excellent public tap…
The Portland Water District was recently awarded both the Distinguished Budget Presentation Award and the Certificate of Achievement for Excellence in Financial Reporting from the Government Finance Officers Association (GFOA). The certificate of achievement recognizing the annual comprehensive financial report for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2020, is the highest form of recognition in…
Congratulations to Dylan Anderson of Westbrook, who was recently awarded the DiPietro Memorial Scholarship. Anderson is pursuing a plumbing degree at Southern Maine Community College. The scholarship was established in 2003 to commemorate longtime trustee Joe DiPietro’s dedication to advancing youth education, and the Portland Water District Board of Trustees is proud to continue to support…
This week water main maintenance begins, first in Raymond and Standish, then moves to other parts of the system. Maintenance flushing activities occur during business hours, Monday through Friday from 7:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Customers may notice short periods of water discoloration; however, this program is essential to maintain water quality and public health. If…
Construction to replace the Baxter Boulevard Wastewater Force Main will begin on Monday, March 14th and is expected to be complete by Saturday, April 30th. The project will replace approximately 900 feet of wastewater pipe that was originally installed in the late 1970s. Portland Water District has partnered with Sargent Corporation to complete the construction….
Portland Water District employees, Ryan Staples (left) and Matthew Patterson (right) have received Management Candidate School (MCS) certification. MCS is a multi-year program which they attended from November 2019 through February 2022. This program was designed to be completed in one year but delays due to the pandemic extended this particular MCS class into a two-plus-year…
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