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PublishedNovember 28, 2023
Kennebec Water District lifts Winslow boil-water notice
The notice was lifted Tuesday, a day after the district asked customers to boil their water because of a water main break that occurred near the intersection of Bay and Halifax streets.
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PublishedNovember 27, 2023
Boil-water notice issued for parts of Winslow after water main breaks
Some people had no water coming from their taps, while others shared photographs on social media of yellow tap water.
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PublishedOctober 8, 2023
Kennebec Water District completes review in aftermath of fatal Waterville fire
The district launched a review of properties with backflow prevention devices after it was discovered following a May fire at Elm Towers that the residential facility did not have such a device, allowing firefighting foam to enter the public water system.
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PublishedJuly 12, 2023
New $15 million Kennebec Water District complex in Waterville opening to public
The complex at 131 Drummond Ave. puts administrative offices on Cool Street and operations on South Street at the same location.
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PublishedMay 25, 2023
Waterville looks to improve public notification system during emergencies
The City Council heard complaints this week that the city can do better in notifying residents of emergencies, such as when a contaminant entered the public drinking water supply Monday during a fire at an Elm Street apartment building.
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PublishedMay 10, 2023
Planning Board recommends City Council reduce length of parking spaces for downtown Waterville housing project
The board's recommendation is meant to improve parking access at Head of Falls Village, which is proposed for the intersection of Temple and Front streets.
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PublishedFebruary 6, 2023
Severe cold causes water main breaks, frozen pipes
The Kennebec Water District received four reports of water main breaks in Waterville and Winslow on Saturday and all have been repaired, according to superintendent Roger Crouse, who said it is "extremely rare" to have four breaks in one day.
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PublishedDecember 2, 2022
Water main break forces businesses to close on Kennedy Memorial Drive in Waterville
The businesses reopened later Friday following the break that occurred between McDonald's restaurant and Irving Circle K.
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PublishedJune 16, 2022
Even trace amounts of PFAS chemicals pose health risk, new federal advisory says
Under the new guidance, Maine's PFAS problem would challenge public water districts that serve hundreds of thousands of customers, not just rural residents and farmers who rely on well water.
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PublishedJune 3, 2022
As vote nears on Fairfield water expansion project, state says it’s unable to fund filter systems ‘in perpetuity’
Fairfield is considering a $48 million expansion of the public water system as a way to help those with private wells that testing has found to be contaminated by PFAS.
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