Maine will distribute $59.1 million to support critical drinking water and wastewater infrastructure projects across the state. The funding was delivered as part of the fiscal year 2026 federal Interior and Environment Appropriations bill, which was passed by the Legislature on Jan. 15, 2026.
A total of 23 projects were chosen to receive a portion of the funding. Recipients selected for wastewater project funding include:
- City of Biddeford – $6 million.
- Passamaquoddy Tribe at Pleasant Point – $5 million.
- Town of North Haven – $4 million.
- Caribou Utilities District – $3.3 million.
- Clinton Water District – $3.3 million.
- South Berwick Sewer District – $3 million.
- Town of Gorham – $3 million.
- Wells Sanitary District – $3 million.
- Richmond Utilities District – $2.5 million.
- Veazie Sewer District – $1.9 million.
- City of Gardiner – $1.4 million.
- Town of Machias – $1.4 million.
- Town of Old Orchard Beach – $1 million.
- Town of Southwest Harbor – $780,000.
- Vassalboro Sanitary District – $386,000.
Those selected to receive funding for water or drinking water infrastructure projects include:
- Old Town Water District – $3.6 million.
- Monmouth Water Association – $3.6 million.
- Lubec Water District – $2 million.
- Presque Isle Utilities District – $2 million.
- Loring Development Authority – $1.7 million.
- City of Brewer – $1.6 million.
- Canton Water District – $1.3 million.
The town of Fort Kent notably received $3.5 million to implement a series of water, wastewater and stormwater infrastructure.
The funding comes as a direct benefit from Congress reinstituting earmarks – otherwise known as congressionally directed spending – in 2021. Since then, the state has delivered more than $1.2 billion for hundreds of Maine projects.
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