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PublishedApril 4, 2023
Maine to receive more than $62 million for drinking water upgrades
The funding will be used to replace lead service lines and address PFAS contamination.
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PublishedAugust 30, 2022
RSU 9 moves forward handling elevated lead levels in water fixtures
Remediation test results (following results of elevated levels at across Regional School Unit 9 in May) lay out plans for each school.
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PublishedJuly 6, 2022
How much lead is in your child’s school water?
Water sources from two-thirds of Maine schools have been tested for lead under a mandatory state program aimed at reducing childhood exposure as of Wednesday.
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PublishedMay 10, 2022
RSU 9 battles elevated lead levels in water fixtures
School resumed Monday, May 9, as Regional School Unit 9 figures out long-term steps to lower levels of lead in water fixtures across the district.
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PublishedMay 6, 2022
Farmington-area schools canceled Friday due to high lead levels discovered in pipes
Nearly half of Regional School Unit 9's drinking-water fixtures have tested for levels of lead that exceed state guidelines.
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PublishedFebruary 24, 2022
Lewiston officials say city drinking water does not contain lead
The lead found in Lewiston schools is from internal plumbing and faucets, not the drinking water supply.
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PublishedFebruary 24, 2022
Testing the waters in Lewiston
Every school in Lewiston will be tested for lead by the end of this week.
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PublishedFebruary 15, 2022
High lead levels found in Maine schools’ drinking water
About a third of the examined sites exceed federal limits as results of state-mandated testing begin to be reported.
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PublishedAugust 30, 2021
Auburn to receive $3.4 million for lead removal in over 100 housing units
The goal of the project, which will remove or encapsulate lead in 110 housing units, is to make homes safer for low-income families with children.
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PublishedJanuary 15, 2020
Bird rescue group in Freedom reports death of five eagles since start of 2020, all with elevated levels of lead in blood
It takes a piece of lead the size of a grain of rice to fatally poison a bald eagle, according to the state's raptor specialist with the Maine Department of Inland Fisheries & Wildlife.
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