Gravity is a friend of wastewater treatment plants, which is why the facilities are typically placed at low elevations, often along Maine’s extensive coastline. Placing them in low-lying areas ...

The Town of Winthrop has been recommended to receive a $2.9 million loan from the state Department of Ecology (DOE) for upgrade of the town’s wastewater treatment plant, the DOE announced last week.

Lowell city leaders voted at a recent special meeting to keep the city’s wastewater treatment plant in operation rather than ...