Joint Grant Awarded to Arrowsic and Georgetown
May 15, 2025
The towns of Arrowsic and Georgetown were recently awarded a $170,000 joint Community Resilience grant to assess each island’s groundwater vulnerability in our changing climate. This grant was awarded from the Governor’s Office of Policy Innovation and the Future (GOPIF). Through this grant we plan to: collect data about wells and septic, offer free water tests, identify local strategies to enhance groundwater, access emergency water sources, establish an aquifer monitoring network with the Maine Geological Survey and conduct community outreach about wells, water conservation, septic maintenance and more.
Work on the grant will start this summer and take place over the next two years. Please look out for information about our project at our Town Meetings. We hope to host project Kickoff meetings in early July. If you have any questions, please email conserv04548@gmail.com.
This is an exciting collaboration with our island neighbors.
