$2 Million for Windham Wastewater Treatment Facility Secured by Senator Collins in Funding Bill

Washington, D.C.--U.S. Senator Susan Collins, a senior member of the powerful Senate Appropriations Committee, announced that she secured $2 million for a wastewater treatment facility in North Windham in the Fiscal Year 2023 Interior appropriations bill.

The omnibus funding package passed the Senate by a vote of 68-29.  It will now be passed by the House before heading to the President’s desk to be signed into law.

“Windham is the gateway to Maine’s beautiful lakes region and is a major retail center for the surrounding communities,” said Senator Collins.  “This advanced wastewater treatment facility will support continued job and residential growth in Windham while also protecting the environmental health of Sebago Lake, Little Sebago, and other local bodies of water.”

The funding will support the installation of a sewer and wastewater treatment system.  The facility will utilize a Membrane Bio Reactor, which will clean the water to a much higher standard than the existing subsurface waste disposal systems and eliminate excessive nitrogen and phosphorous from being placed in the ground each year.

Windham does not currently have a wastewater treatment system in the North Windham Business District.  This infrastructure is needed to accommodate economic development, business and job creation, and residential growth in the region while reducing the carbon footprint.

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