SUN JOURNAL • March 29, 2023
Three months after mediation failed, Auburn Water District filed a motion in Cumberland County Superior Court to dismiss Lewiston’s lawsuit against it regarding changes within the Lake Auburn watershed. The city of Lewiston filed suit against the Auburn Water District in Androscoggin County Superior Court in May 2022. The civil complaint asks the court to declare that the Auburn Water District does not have the authority to change the definition of the Lake Auburn watershed or its boundary, and that any increased development causing pollution to the lake goes against the water district’s charter and its agreement with Lewiston.