March 3, 2025 February 25, 2025 – AUGUSTA, Maine – In the largest legislative gathering of the year for Maine’s water industry, Maine Water Environment Association (MeWEA), the trade...
August 1, 2024 By Justin Pimpare, USEPA New England The EPA has published two final analytical methods for PFAS: Method 1633 and Method 1621, fulfilling a commitment in its October 2021 PFAS Strategic...
April 18, 2024 Information from the United States Environmental Protection Agency* Final PFAS National Primary Drinking Water Regulation On April 10, 2024, the EPA announced the final National Primary...
August 1, 2023 July 28, 2023 The State of Maine Department of Health and Human Services, Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Drinking Water Program (Department) is planning on proposing rules...
May 9, 2023 PFAS Sampling & Destruction (virtual) Join MWUA, ECT2, and Enthalpy Analytical as we jump into the current world of PFAS; narrowing it down to what you need to know. Topics …...
March 14, 2023 Good morning State Administrators, This morning at 10 AM ET, EPA released the proposed National Primary Drinking Water Regulation (NPDWR) for PFOA and PFOS, along with four additional...
August 29, 2022 Unity College (Owner) of Unity, Maine is requesting proposals for the removal of PFAS from their public drinking water supply wells. Read More (PDF)...
August 14, 2021 What are PFAS? Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) or PFAS compounds, are man made, carbon, and fluorine based chemicals. PFAS compounds are incredibly resistant to breaking down....
May 29, 2021 The DEP has expanded the investigation into PFAS (Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances) contaminated well water in Fairfield and its neighboring towns. As of May 2021, 63 wells in Fairfield...
By Rosalie Turner Across the table from me were a pair of eyes that had witnessed over thirty years of advocacy. Over three decades of legislating, constituent service and negotiation. …
By Dan Marks As Rob noted in the President’s message, we descended on Augusta to carry our message (and our pipes) to our legislators. We had a strong group of members …
By Evan Pereira The Public Relations Committee has officially launched its 2026 planning efforts, holding its Q1 meeting to begin identifying key goals and priority focus areas that will guide …
By Phil Tucker The last five years have tested Maine’s wastewater utilities in ways few could have imagined. What began as a steady progression of technical, regulatory, and operational challenges …
By Theresa Tucker York High School juniors and seniors recently had the opportunity to explore careers in the water and wastewater profession during a hands-on career day hosted through a …
Good morning, My Fellow Flow Friends! I hope you’ve all had a fantastic winter keeping things moving. If you’ve been keeping an eye on our brand-new Instagram (huge shoutout to our …
By Paula Drouin Force Maine gathered on March 6th for their second practice of the season, putting in more reps on the Pump Maintenance event. Every practice sharpens their safety, teamwork, …
By Rosalie Turner Part 1 The City of Saco’s Water Resource Recovery Department (WRRD) operates the Saco Water Resource Recovery Facility (WRRF) and city pump stations, providing wastewater treatment services …
MWUA Public Awareness Committee
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