PORTLAND PRESS HERALD • August 11, 2020
Portland Water District trustees have claimed that the reversal of the Portland-Montreal pipeline does not represent a serious threat to our precious, pristine drinking water. In last month’s water bill, a glossy insert touted the efforts of the water district to protect the Sebago Lake watershed. It never mentioned the fact that the pipeline reversal is the single biggest threat. Portland Pipe Line Corp. recently applied for the renewal of its permit to operate the pipeline and its tank farm. If either the federal appeals court or the state supreme court rules in their favor, the oil will be flowing and Portland Water District trustees will be asking us to believe that a spill will never happen. It’s time for them to publicly oppose the pipeline. ~ Tom Mikulka, Ph.D., Cape Elizabeth