Governor Janet Mills has announced she is awarding $22 million through her Maine Jobs & Recovery Plan to 20 wastewater treatment facilities, including in Rockport and Winterport, serving 27 communities across Maine to accelerate vital wastewater infrastructure projects.

In total, the grants will support 22 wastewater projects around Maine over the next four years, including projects that repair and replace wastewater infrastructure to improve operations, reliability, resiliency to climate effects, environmental impacts, and economic development.

“Maintaining our water and sewer infrastructure across the state of Maine is critical to preserving our clean water, to protecting public health, and to reducing costs for taxpayers,” said Governor Mills. “These new grants will help water and sewer districts across the state speed up maintenance projects for the next four years, creating jobs, cutting costs, and preserving service for the communities that rely on them.”

The awards are as follows:

Anson-Madison Sanitary District- $2.278 million
Biddeford - $1 million
Greater Augusta Utility District (2 awards) - $2 million
Calais - $2 million
Ellsworth - $2 million
Eagle Lake Water & Sewer District - $1 million
Hartland - $1 million
Houlton Water Company - $1 million
Livermore Falls - $1 million
Loring Development Authority - $167,950
Mapleton Sewer District - $917,235
Millinocket - $800,000
Old Town - $733,020
Pittsfield - $498,210
Rockport - $1 million
Rumford-Mexico Sewerage District - $1 million
Stonington Sanitary District (2 awards) - $403,510
Van Buren - $463,509
Machias - $893,589
Winterport Water District - $553,746