What is WaterWise?

Arrowsic and Georgetown received a joint Community Resilience Partnership grant to examine drinking water quality and quantity over the next two years.

Project Goals

  • To collect baseline data on groundwater resources.
  • To identify where quality/availability is a concern.
  • To assess the vulnerability of the aquifer to impacts of climate change.
  • To partner with the Maine Geological Survey
    to establish a long-term monitoring program.
  • To identify strategies to protect our groundwater supplies.

Why is this study important?

  • Understanding and protecting the town’s groundwater resources is becoming increasingly important as the towns continue to develop and as the impacts of climate change progress.
  • Using this updated information, the study will evaluate potential climate-related impacts, such as drought and sea-level rise, on groundwater quality and availability.
  • The outcome of the project is intended to help both towns understand, plan for, and sustainably manage their groundwater resources now and in the future.

What can WaterWise do for you?

  • FREE water testing will be available to all homeowners who fill out the survey. The more people who participate, the better the data for this study.
  • Surveys will be available online and in paper format in June. Stay tuned for more information!

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