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Monday at the Portland Water District’s remote Board meeting, Trustees awarded 2020 Joseph A. DiPietro Memorial Scholarships to Priscilla Arsenault and Daniel Quinho. Both are attending Southern Maine Community College in the fall. Both students live in Portland are the first in their families to attend college. The scholarship was established in 2003 to commemorate…
The Portland Water District recommends before consuming the water from a residence, office, or building that has been vacant for a long period during the state’s stay-at-home order, you should first conduct a thorough flushing of the internal plumbing. Stagnant water can allow bacteria to grow and can cause unwanted contaminants to leach from pipe…
On Monday, April 6 at a special (remote) meeting of the Portland Water District Board of Trustees, the Board unanimously voted to table the water rate increase that was scheduled to take place May 1. They will revisit it again in late May. (Edit: At the May meeting, trustees decided to table the rate increase until…
Submission Requirements Each photographer may submit a maximum of FIVE photos total. Deadline: August 3, 2020. High resolution photos only: minimum of 1 MB (equivalent to 1024 KB). Must be at this setting when the photo is taken. Photo resolution cannot be adjusted after it is taken. The internet provides many resources for setting cameras…
With the increased attention on disinfection practices and short supplies of toilet paper during the COVID-19 pandemic, the Portland Water District reminds the public to flush only toilet paper and human waste. Materials not meant to be flushed down a toilet like baby wipes, cleaning wipes, paper towels, rags, dental floss, etc., clog wastewater pumps and…
We continue to receive calls alerting us to a postcard being mailed to communities, currently in Scarborough, urging residents to get their water tested due to seasonal changes in the water table. There are no ‘seasonal changes in the water table’ that impact the quality of drinking water provided by the Portland Water District. Our water continues to be…
This February the Portland Water District would like to remind customers Roses are red Violets are blue Please only flush Pee, paper, and poo Recently, the Portland Water District has been responding to an increase in materials plugging pumps and causing system failures at our wastewater pump stations. For the health of our environment, the…
The Portland Water District was recently awarded the Certificate of Achievement for Excellence in Financial Reporting by the Government Finance Officers Association (GFOA). The certificate is the highest form of recognition in the area of governmental accounting and financial reporting, and its attainment represents a significant accomplishment by a government and its management. The Portland…
Allagash Brewing was recently recognized for their outstanding efforts in Industrial Wastewater Pretreatment with the 2019 Pretreatment Excellence Award presented by the Maine Water Environment Association. As with any industrial user connected to the Portland sewer system, Allagash’s wastewater has the potential to disrupt treatment at the East End Wastewater Treatment Facility and ultimately impact…
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