Private wells running dry in Maine as drought persists

PORTLAND PRESS HERALD • August 15, 2022

As southern Maine sinks ever deeper into severe drought, a rising number of privately owned drinking wells are running dry. As of last week, 35 residents reported wells running dry to the Maine Drought Task Force – 15 more than at this time last year and almost as many as were reported at this point in 2020, which was Maine’s driest year in almost two decades, state records show. By the end of 2020, after a very dry fall, the task force received more than 100 reports of privately owned wells running dry.