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New efforts to mitigate pollution expected to provide huge benefits to Casco Bay

03.27.2017

People strolling past the East End Wastewater Treatment Facility in Portland may not notice anything different, but major changes are taking place at the Portland Water District plant that may have huge benefits for the health of Casco Bay.

$1,500 Joseph A. DiPietro Scholarship Application now available at WWW.PWD.ORG

03.07.2017

The deadline to apply for the Joseph A.

PWD Appoints Carrie Lewis as General Manager

01.24.2017

Last night, the Board of Trustees appointed Ms.

Water Main Work, Route 1, Cumberland on 1-3-17

12.30.2016

Water Main work near 68 US Route 1 in Cumberland is scheduled for Tuesday, January 3, from 9 a.m.

Portland Water District Trustees Approve $42 Million Budget for 2017

12.20.2016

Recently the Portland Water District’s Board of Trustees unanimously approved a combined $42 million water and wastewater operating budget which represents a 3.8% increase over 2016. Much of the increase is related to infrastructure maintena

PWD Receives Highest Award for Financial Reporting

12.06.2016

(Greater Portland) – 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 re

WaterWays Marks 20 Years Inspiring Students To Protect and Respect Our Precious Water Resources

12.01.2016

PWD’s in-school water education program began 20 years ago providing 130 students at one school with three weeks of water-re