Please join us on Monday October 9th @ 6:00 pm at the American Legion 47 Bradley Street, Fryeburg
We meet monthly on the second Monday at 6:00 pm @ the Legion.
We welcome the public to attend. The Public Forum offers an opportunity to express concerns, ask questions, particularly those pertaining to the health and sustainability of our water, and potentially engage in discussion.
Evergreen Spring - July 2023 Aquifer Monitoring Report received by the Town of Fryeburg 8/23/'23
notes "Spring water withdrawals from PBH-1 totaled 7,753,880 gallons for the month of July 2023."
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.
We encourage everyone to 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.