SUN JOURNAL • January 6, 2023
Auburn officials plan to move ahead with “ordinances that are fair, easier to understand, and based on the best available science,” including septic design changes and a revised watershed boundary line. The city of Lewiston filed suit against the Auburn Water District last year over proposed changes to the Lake Auburn watershed boundary, which has since become a community wide debate over development and water quality. Lewiston officials believe the changes could lead to increased development near the lake that could threaten the two cities’ federal waiver, which keeps them from being required to build a costly filtration system.