Dam replacement project between drinking water ponds completed in Skowhegan

MORNING SENTINEL • January 8, 2021

A construction project at the ponds suppling Skowhegan with drinking water — the possible source of contamination —wrapped up in late December with the removal of a dam and the earth that surrounds it. The Maine Water Skowhegan site was a possible cause of a soapy odor and taste reported in November and prompted a do-not-drink order.