PORTLAND PRESS HERALD • July 21, 2020
East End Beach in Portland was reopened Tuesday after test showed contamination levels are well within state safety standards and pose no threat to swimmers. The popular beach was closed Sunday afternoon following a malfunction at the East End Wastewater Treatment Plant that resulted in the discharge of an undetermined amount of wastewater into Casco Bay. Sunday’s discharge happened after a Central Maine Power line that feeds electricity to the plant shut off around 8:15 a.m. A backup generator at the plant failed at the same time sending partially disinfected wastewater into the bay.