Water Reports

Evergreen Spring - July 2024 Aquifer Monitoring Report received by the Town of Fryeburg 8/27/'24 notes "Spring water withdrawals from PBH-1 totaled 12,163,425 gallons for the month of July 2024". This volume is 3, 103,120 gallons greater than the spring water withdrawals from PBH-1 in June which were 3, 935, 355 gallons greater than the spring water withdrawals from PBH-1 totaling 5,124,950 gallons for the month of May 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. 
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​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.
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