SUN JOURNAL • April 28, 2023
I’ve been dismayed that protection of Lake Auburn’s water quality and the Environmental Protection Agency waiver from filtration — providing ratepayers with safe, affordable drinking water — have become emotional political issues. A non-partisan citizen group of local residents named We Protect Lake Auburn has worked with legislators and water quality experts to propose LD 1473, “An Act to Protect Certain Unfiltered Drinking Water Sources,” sponsored by Sen. Peggy Rotundo. This bill would help protect Lake Auburn and other sensitive drinking water sources in Maine, recentering the focus to natural resource protection regarding water quality and affordability. Let’s ensure that efforts to address the housing crisis aren’t at the expense of clean and affordable drinking water. ~ Joshua Nagine, Lewiston