by Rich Collins | Oct 4, 2018 | AWWA News, Youth Conservation Corps (YCC)
In 2013, a watershed survey around Province Lake was conducted to identify erosion sites and possible sources of pollution. During that initial survey, there were a few sites identified as high priority and contributing high volumes of soil and sand. Over the past...
by Rich Collins | Jul 14, 2016 | AWWA Events
The CyanoMobile is coming! What is the CyanoMobile? It is the USEPA Northeast Regional Laboratory mobile lab that will be traveling around the New England states this summer teaching citizens about the new Northeast Cyanobacteria Monitoring Program. It’s coming...
by Rich Collins | Nov 25, 2014 | AWWA in the Community, AWWA News, Road Work
The Maine Department of Environmental Protection has awarded a Nonpoint Source Pollution Control project grant to the Acton Wakefield Watersheds Alliance for 2015-2016. The “Great East Lake and Wilson Lake Watershed Implementation (Phase 2 Maine)” project will...
by Rich Collins | Nov 22, 2013 | Road Work
The Eagle Road Association has achieved its goals of implementing proper roadway Best Management Practices (BMP’s) for their private Road on Wilson Lake in Acton, ME. In the past, Eagle Road has been flat with an undersized drainage system which allowed...
by Rich Collins | Nov 13, 2013 | AWWA News
Each year the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency recognizes organizations and individuals for their contributions to environmental awareness and problem solving and who have demonstrated particular ingenuity and commitment. Linda Schier, Executive Director of the...