LEWISTON (WGME) – Next month marks 50 years since the Clean Water Act was enacted.
Lewiston celebrated the milestone along the banks of the Androscoggin River Thursday.
Governor Janet Mills was among those marking nearly half a century since the Clean Water Act was enacted, honoring what they call 100 clear water champions from around Maine.
The governor says work isn't over yet to keep Maine's water safe.
"Always a lot of work to be done, that's why I was thankful for the federal funds, the one-time monies that we're being able to use to further improve drinking water, clean drinking water, wastewater systems and the like all across the state of Maine," Mills said.
The Natural Resources Council of Maine says passage of the Clean Water Act in 1972 was driven in part by Maine’s posterchild polluted rivers, AND that 50 years of hard work have helped make them cleaner.