Group pushes for local water laws
Opponents of a controversial proposal to sell Wells groundwater to Poland Spring are now pushing for a local ordinance to ban large water extractions from aquifers in Kennebunk, Kennebunkport and Wells and nearby communities.
The group Save Our H2O is working with lawyers to devise water extraction ordinances, which the group says could either be introduced by local officials or put before voters by petition, according to the Portland Press Herald.
Meanwhile, in the face of such a public outcry over the proposed deal to sell groundwater from the Kennebunk, Kennebunkport and Wells Water District to Poland Spring, the water district's trustees are expected to table the unpopular plan today. Water District Superintendent Norm Labbe had suggested allowing Poland Spring, which is owned by Nestle Waters North American, to draw up to 250,000 gallons of a day from Branch Brook in Wells.
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