MWUA News

October 6, 2021 EPA Announces the Expected Availability of $21.7 Million in Grant Funding to Support Rural and Small Water Systems. Click here to read the complete News Release....

September 21, 2021 Join from  your office, home or most comfortable chair for one of JETCC’s many virtual classes How about an October fall foliage road-trip? Join Jack Berry of Vortex Companies in...

August 19, 2021 The Maine Board of Environmental Protection (Board, BEP) invites the public to comment on proposals for changes to existing water quality standards. The Maine Department of Environmental...

July 12, 2021 July 8, 2021 To: Water Sector Professionals From: Brian Kavanah, Director, Bureau of Water Quality Re: Cybersecurity Threats to Water and Wastewater Infrastructure in Maine The Maine...

July 2, 2021 SUBJECT: What We Urge You To Do To Protect Against The Threat of Ransomware DATE: June 2, 2021 The number and size of ransomware incidents have increased significantly, and strengthening...

June 17, 2021 June 17th, 2021 Dear Members, A very dangerous bill is working its way though our legislative body. Its LD 1569. It started out as a bill to tax bottled water. …...

June 14, 2021 June 10, 2021 RE: Wastewater Infrastructure Funds – American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (ARPA) Dear Wastewater Professional: This letter is being sent to all DEP wastewater contacts to...

June 3, 2021 On May 24, 2021, Maine’s public health officials withdrew most of their pandemic guidelines, deferring to the U.S. CDC recommendations. The downward trend of infections was only in the...

May 26, 2021 The Office of Intelligence and Analysis released a seven page report on Malicious Cyber Actors Likely to Continue Exploiting Vulnerabilities in Water and Wastewater Systems Networks on May...

April 28, 2021 The Maine Department of Environmental Protection (Department) invites the public to comment on proposals to update existing water quality standards. Click here for more information....