PORTLAND PRESS HERALD • July 27, 2021
Citing climate change and global violence, a recent op-ed author (Maine Voices, July 13) argued water is a “political tool” and that “in Maine, multinational corporations and private equity firms are seizing water sources at an alarming rate.” Colorful, but not accurate. Maine people own our water resources. Nobody can seize them. Property owners can use the water resources on and under their land, but they must obey strict regulations. Twenty-five trillion gallons of fresh water falls on our state every year, and water professionals work 24/7 to make sure Maine people are served and the environment protected. The author appears ignorant of the highly trained water professionals and our diligent regulators, every one of them Maine residents, who serve our state. The alarm intended is unwarranted and unnecessary. ~ Rick Knowlton, Maine Water Co., Saco