The Fryeburg Water District urges the community to join them for their next public meeting which will be
held at the American Legion Building on Bradley Street on Monday April 15, 2024 @ 6:00 pm, changed as of Monday 3/25 from originally publicized 4/8/'24
The Trustees encourage YOU to bring your questions and/or concerns, particularly those pertaining to the health and sustainability of our water.
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**Fryeburg Water District ELECTION**
for two FWD Trustees, each to serve 3 Year Terms.
Election for 2 Trustees to serve terms of 3 years on the FWD Board will be held on Tuesday June 11, 2024.
Registered voters who reside in the District can request hard copies of the nomination papers & instructions
from the FWD by emailing fryeburgwaterdistrict@gmail.com or calling their clerk at 610-587-8695.
To be on the ballot nomination papers with at least 25 signatures (we recommend 35/40) of confirmed Fryeburg registered voters who are residents of the Fryeburg Water District must be returned by Monday April 15, 2024.
Evergreen Spring - February 2024 Aquifer Monitoring Report received by the Town of Fryeburg 3/21/'24 notes "Spring water withdrawals from PBH-1 totaled 6,226,140 gallons for the month of February 2024"
2023 Annual Aquifer Monitoring Report Evergreen Spring Fryeburg, Maine 2023_evergreen_spring_annual_report.pdf
Maine data unveils troubling trend: 55 PFAS-related chemicals in over 1,400 pesticides | Environmental Working Group 6/6/'23
https://www.ewg.org/news-insights/news-release/2023/06/maine-data-unveils-troubling-trend-55-pfas-related-chemicals
Most Maine water bottlers still aren't testing for PFAS, from the Bangor Daily News 1/30/'23
https://www.bangordailynews.com/2023/01/30/mainefocus/maine-bottled-water-pfas-testing-joam40zk0w/
If you missed the July 2022 presentation of David Bernier regarding the potential for our Community's water being provided by a public entity vs. a privately held company or wish to review it, please see the video of it here https://vimeo.com/733686033
Water Test Results of Fryeburg Water Company's Well #2, through Maine Water Company, from 2017-2021 can be found by clicking News Updates at the top of this page which will allow access to each through our Google Drive.
Please communicate with us here, through our website, or contact us via email directly to fryeburgwaterdistrict@gmail.com
Do local laws protect our water?
The Fryeburg Land Use Ordinance (rev 2009) states that any development atop a "prime aquifer" must first complete a study of adverse affects on the aquifer before approval. The LUO is based on Fryeburg's Comprehensive Plan (rev 2014) Ch 3: Natural Resources. The Comp Plan is not law but provides guidance for law makers when writing ordinances.
Why move to public ownership?
FWD trustees believe that transparency of business practices, citizen voice and security of quality and quantity are best insured when residents and rate payers can choose who will make the decisions about expenses and income from our local aquifer. Read here about the process of remunicipalization moving toward public ownership of the town water system.
FWD trustees believe that transparency of business practices, citizen voice and security of quality and quantity are best insured when residents and rate payers can choose who will make the decisions about expenses and income from our local aquifer. Read here about the process of remunicipalization moving toward public ownership of the town water system.