Nearly $25 Million for Maine Water & Wastewater Infrastructure 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 $24,872,075 for 21 water and wastewater infrastructure projects across Maine in the Fiscal Year 2023 Interior and Environment 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.
“Maintaining and upgrading water and wastewater systems is vital to ensuring the economic and environmental health of the community,” said Senator Collins. “These significant investments in Maine’s infrastructure will help Mainers continue to have access to clean, safe drinking water as well as expand capacity for business and residential growth.”
Details on the 21 water and wastewater projects that Senator Collins secured are below:
Aroostook County
Eagle Lake Wastewater Treatment & Pumping Stations Upgrade
Recipient: Eagle Lake Water and Sewer District
Project Location: Eagle Lake, ME
Amount: $1,000,000
Project Purpose: To upgrade Eagle Lake's sewer system to prevent failures and ensure
regulatory compliance.
Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and Pump Station Upgrades and Sludge Drying Bed
Recipient: Town of Grand Isle
Project Location: Grand Isle, ME
Amount: $1,296,000
Project Purpose: To support upgrades that will enhance the safe treatment and delivery of potable water, treatment of wastewater, and disposal of wastewater sludge.
Sewer Replacement and Infiltration/Inflow Removal Project (Limestone)
Recipient: Loring Development Authority of Maine
Location: Limestone
Amount: $1,000,000
Project Purpose: To replace 28,000 feet of clay sewers and 90 brick manholes with new PVC sewers and concrete manholes, resolving overflows of untreated wastewater and discharge permit violations into the Aroostook River Watershed.
West Chapman Road Sanitary Sewer Replacement
Recipient: Mapleton Sewer District
Project Location: Mapleton, ME
Amount: $783,000
Project Purpose: To replace existing sanitary sewer lines for regulatory compliance and to reduce excess flows into the sewer system.
Cumberland County
Town of Gorham Feasibility Study for Sewer and Water Distribution System
Recipient: Town of Gorham
Project Location: Gorham, ME
Amount: $240,000
Project Purpose: To fund a feasibility study to connect the Route 22 commercial corridor
with sewage and water distribution services to prepare for future development.
Maine Turnpike Crossing Water Main Replacement
Recipient: Gray Water District
Project Location: Gray, ME
Amount: $1,416,000
Project Purpose: To replace the 1950s-era water main that runs under the Maine Turnpike.
North Windham Wastewater Treatment Facility
Recipient: Town of Windham
Project Location: Windham, ME
Amount: $2,000,000
Project Purpose: To install a sewer and wastewater treatment system using a Membrane Bio Reactor, which will clean the water to a much higher standard than the existing subsurface waste disposal systems and accommodate business and residential growth.
Hancock County
Up Island Water Tank Storage
Recipient: Town of Bar Harbor
Project Location: Bar Harbor, ME
Amount: $1,439,000
Project Purpose: To replace the Up Island Water Tank, Bar Harbor's sole water tank.
Ellsworth High Street Pump Station Upgrades
Recipient: City of Ellsworth
Amount Requested: $1,774,075
Project Purpose: To upgrade the High Street Pump Station in Ellsworth, which is near the end of its useful life.
Stonington Water Storage Tank Construction
Recipient: Stonington Water Company
Project Location: Stonington, ME
Amount: $1,000,000
Project Purpose: To construct a water storage facility within the water distribution system to improve pressure and provide capacity needed to meet increased demand.
Kennebec County
Greater Augusta Utility District Sewer Pump Station Consolidation
Recipient: Greater Augusta Utility District
Project Location: Kennebec County, ME
Amount: $2,000,000
Project Purpose: To consolidate two existing sewer pump stations into a single, more reliable pump station that will be designed for at least 50 years of service.
Winthrop Pump Stations Upgrade
Recipient: Winthrop Utilities District
Project Location: Winthrop, ME
Amount: $1,896,000
Project Purpose: To upgrade the Sewer Pumping Stations to current electrical standards, replace the pumps and piping, make necessary structural repairs to the steel pump chamber, and recoat steel pump chambers.
Penobscot County
Souadabscook Pump Station Replacement
Recipient: Town of Hampden
Project Location: Hampden, ME
Amount: $2,000,000
Project Purpose: To replace the Souadabscook pump station to alleviate potential
environmental and economic issues.
Mattawamkeag Lagoon Sludge Dredging
Recipient: Town of Mattawamkeag
Project Location: Mattawamkeag, ME
Amount: $520,000
Project Purpose: To provide needed sludge removal for the Town of Mattawamkeag's two facultative wastewater treatment plant lagoons.
Piscataquis County
Dover-Foxcroft Wastewater Treatment Facility Improvements
Recipient: Town of Dover-Foxcroft
Project Location: Dover-Foxcroft, ME
Amount: $1,000,000
Project Purpose: To support needed improvements and efficiencies to the town's wastewater treatment system.
Somerset County
Solon Water Main Replacement
Recipient: Solon Water District
Project Location: Solon, ME
Amount: $340,000
Project Purpose: To replace the water main that runs under the Fall Brook bridge.
Washington County
Palm Street Waterline Replacement
Recipient: Baileyville Utilities District
Project Location: Baileyville, ME
Amount: $1,592,000
Project Purpose: To replace an aging waterline on Palm Street in Baileyville, which is in poor condition and has experienced multiple breaks.
Calais North Street Sewer Remediation Project
Recipient: City of Calais
Project Location: Calais, ME
Amount: $500,000
Project Purpose: To separate storm water from the sewer system and to replace the existing sewer, which has deteriorated.
Calais Well and Generator Replacement
Recipient: City of Calais
Project Location: Calais, ME
Amount: $576,000
Project Purpose: To replace one of the two drinking water supply wells in Calais and install a permanent backup generator.
York County
Limerick Water and Sewer Line Replacement
Recipient: Town of Limerick
Project Location: Limerick, ME
Amount Requested: $1,000,000
Project Purpose: To replace water and sewer lines on three streets in Limerick, some of which are more than 100 years old.
Route 1 Corridor Sewer Extension
Recipient: York Sewer District
Project Location: York, ME
Amount: $1,500,000
Project Purpose: To provide sewer services to over 240 commercial and residential users and complete the sewer line on York's Route 1 corridor.
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