Sid Hazelton News Today

Generations of dedicated professionals and volunteers have protected our drinking water supply for good reason. Clean affordable water is a primary driver for attracting and keeping businesses and industries. Studies have shown that the region has no readily viable backup public water supply. In the last six years under Jason Levesque as Auburn’s mayor, I’ve […]

The 18-page comment states that Lewiston 'supports the initiation of a formal investigation by the commission' and that 'over the past many months, Auburn Water District trustees’ actions suggest a worrying pattern.'

The debate over potential changes to Lake Auburn watershed rules almost always centers on the district's ability to maintain a waiver from filtration. But how close has the district come to actually losing it?

The city has removed some "Protect Lake Auburn" signs from public rights of way for not identifying who placed it and on what day.

The commission board is drafting a letter to the city and Auburn Water District after consulting with legal counsel Monday.

Lewiston and Auburn officials have continued a tense back and forth over Lake Auburn water quality.

Lewiston and Auburn officials have continued a tense back and forth over Lake Auburn water quality.

The lake has a filtration waiver from the DEP, which reduces treatment costs. But the Lewiston mayor said that the Auburn City Council's recent approval to rezone nearly 150 acres near the lake to allow development would likely degrade water quality to the point where the sister cities would have to install an attrition plant costing millions of dollars.

Discussion about a $2 million design for a water filtration plant at Lake Auburn was tabled.

An age-old question is being revived about whether the strict limits should be relaxed for the cities' drinking water source.