Brunswick officials float Maquoit Bay pollution study

TIMES RECORD • June 7, 2023

The Brunswick Town Council on Monday established a task force charged with organizing a water-quality study of Maquoit Bay over concerns about pollution. Stormwater runoff carrying nitrogen-rich fertilizers and pesticides into the bay has been suspected as a possible cause of pollution that officials say may have contributed to the deaths of 4 acres of clams in the bay last year. Citing concerns about the bay’s health, the council last year purchased 283 acres around the bay for $4 million. The land had been slated for a new housing development that environmental groups said would negatively affect the health of the bay.